A Filipino environmentalist took part in a global campaign via internet on the reality of climate crisis and how the change is impacting the earth and lives of people.
Rodne Galicha, Executive Director of Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment, joined former U.S. vice-president Al Gore and 22 others in delivering multi-media presentations to show the connection between the changing climate and the extreme weather that is felt around the world.
Galicha gave a presentation on the impact of climate change on the Solomon Islands to an online audience of about 2.6 million people.
At the beginning of his presentation, Galicha paid tribute to the indigenous peoples, saying he recognized “the indigenous peoples of the world who have been inspiring us all, who have been maintaining the balance of this planet.”
During the presentation, Galicha showed the solar panels in a research facility in Laguna, the e-jeepney and the effects of typhoon Ondoy in the country.
“If we are unable to act, with this phenomenon, we are committing suicide, for the next generation. Homo sapiens now become the most critically endangered species of all time,” he said at the conclusion of his presentation.
Called 24 Hours of Reality, the global campaign was broadcast live over the internet on Sept. 14-15 by Ustream, and can be viewed at http://www.climaterealityproject.org
Galicha is one of the 11 Filipinos trained personally by Al Gore to conduct presentations on climate change, and currently serves as The Climate Reality Project District Manager in the Philippines.
The 24 Hours of Reality campaign featured scientists, celebrities, business leaders and concerned citizens together with Al Gore.
Presenters showed the impact of climate change, characterized by extreme weather events—including floods, droughts and typhoons—on many places across the globe, from Tonga to Cape Verde and Mexico City to Alaska.
The campaign was hosted by Gore’s The Climate Reality Project in partnership with various organizations throughout the world that are working to find solutions to help solve the problem of climate change.
In the Philippines, presenters led by Galicha have delivered more than 300 presentations in the span of three years and have reached a combined audience of 50,000 to 60,000 people.
The Philippine presenters are the only authorized people in the country who can officially present the updated slideshow of Gore on climate change.
The other presenters, aside from Galicha are Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Chief, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO); Miguel R. Magalang, Executive Director of Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC); and Gilbert Roland M. Sape, International Campaigner of Pesticide Action Network – Asia Pacific (PAN-AP) who were trained in Melbourne, Australia in July 2009.
Another presenter, Bro. Jaazeal D. Jakosalem, OAR Administrator of University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos (UNO-R) was trained in Beijing, China in June 2010.
Five more presenters were trained in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2011. These were Dr. Maria C. Balatbat, Senior Lecturer at the School of Accounting, University of New South Wales, Australia; Fr. Amado Emmanuel A. Bolilia, OAR, Vice President for Religious Affairs at University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR); Philline Marie Paye-Donggay, Communications/PR of Greenergy; Napoleon E. Paris, Regional Coordinator of Tuklas Katutubo (Discover Indigenous Peoples); Shiela Castillo-Tiangco, Co-Founder, Movement of Imaginals for Sustainable Societies through Initiatives, Organization and Network (MISSION); and Noel N. Verdote, Director of PhilEnergy, Ayala Property Development Corporation (APMC).
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