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BREAKING: The ozone layer is healing!

After decades of global action, scientists confirm that Earth’s protective shield is on track to fully recover by 2050. Thanks to international efforts like the Montreal Protocol, harmful chemicals that once tore holes in our atmosphere are now declining.

This is not just a scientific milestone—it’s a reminder that when the world works together, we can protect our planet for future generations.

Muling binalikan ng mga netizens ang babala noon ni yumaong Filipino environmentalist, philanthropist at dating kalihim ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Gina Lopez laban sa masamang epekto ng pagkasira ng kalikasan kung patuloy na uunahin ng pamahalaan ang interes sa pagnenegosyo.

Tila naging propesiya ang salita ni Lopez noon matapos ang katakot-takot na pinsalang idinulot ng mga pagbaha na dala ng bagyong Tino sa Kabisayaan na iniuugnay ng marami na mas pinalala ng pagkasira ng kalikasan dahil sa iba’t-ibang aktibidad kagaya ng pagmimina sa mga kabundukan.

Matatandaan na noong nanungkulan bilang DENR Secretary si Lopez ay maraming operasyon ng minahan ang pinasara at pinasuspinde nito.

Ibinasura ng Commission of Appointments noon ang pagkakatalaga kay Lopez bilang Kalihim ng ahensya.

In 2017, Gina Lopez was deeply hurt by her removal as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), not for herself, but because she was worried about what her successor might allow to happen: the unchecked operations of abusive mining companies and the neglect of protecting our forests.

As a presidential appointee, she could have used the powers of her office just as others did before her. However, when she faced the Commission on Appointments, instead of recognizing and appreciating her accomplishments, the senators and congressmen used them as grounds to deny her confirmation. Mining conglomerates have billions of dollars in investments and can easily bribe any corrupt politician. Moreover, many of those in power at that time had their own mining companies, interests, or stocks. That’s precisely why they were there, to protect their businesses.

‘The time will come when we will be held accountable for destroying our natural resources. The time will come when we will feel the wrath of nature’s revenge because of our neglect and disrespect for the mountains and trees. These mines and the cutting down of our forests will be the very things that kill the Filipino people. Let us not allow this to happen!