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Pinoy green advocates get creative for global climate strike amid COVID-19 pandemic

Pinoy green advocates get creative for global climate strike amid COVID-19 pandemic

Kristine Sabillo,

ABS-CBN News

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MANILA — With movement in Metro Manila still partially restricted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino environmental activists got creative for this year’s global climate strike.

Members of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Philippine chapter of the Fridays for Future movement led by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, held what they called an “aerial art attack” at University of the Philippines on Friday.

Eight members of the group lay on a large cloth depicting a world map while holding up placards calling for climate action.

Photos of the event also showed banners saying, “Protect Climate Protectors” and “Junk Terror Law.”

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“This year, we want to show that it’s time to be hands-on, it’s time to be proactive in the fight against climate change and the people who are actively supporting the system that allows climate change to happen,” said YACAP national coordinator Xian Guevarra in a statement.

The global youth climate strike on September 25 is a concerted effort of environmental groups across the world to demand urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.

YACAP particularly criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for allegedly not adhering to the country’s United Nations climate commitments.

“We are on a climate strike amid the pandemic because of Duterte's relentless pursuit of climate disruptive projects like coal power expansion, land reclamation, and aggressive big mining,” said Mitzi Jonelle Tan, international spokesperson of YACAP.

The group added: “As the Philippines is one of the world’s most impacted countries when it comes to climate-related disasters, YACAP activists are clamoring for immediate action from world leaders and big businesses in their five keypoint demands: declaration of climate emergency, accountability from large-scale polluters, stronger climate education, protection of environment defenders, and adoption of long-term policies to address climate change.”

Tan said climate activists were being harassed through the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

Leon Dulce, national coordinator of the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE), said his group monitored at least 167 Filipino environmental defenders working in the frontlines of environmental and climate justice killed under the Duterte administration.

“We need a green new leadership that rejects the Anti-Terror Law and instead prioritizes helping climate protectors through a climate-resilient, and public health-oriented ‘green’ recovery plan,” Dulce said.

The groups said more than 2,500 youth-led climate strikes were held throughout the world on Friday.

On Thursday, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the United Nations Security Council that he feared the worst if the climate crisis was approached with the "same disunity and disarray" of COVID-19.

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This Is The Special Couture Dress Heart Wears On Her 40th Birthday Shoot

This Is The Special Couture Dress Heart Wears On Her 40th Birthday Shoot

Randz Manucom

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If growing a year wiser always looks like Heart Evangelista, then we’ll have it! On the fashion star’s 40th birthday shoot, Heart is seen wearing an intricate tan embellished dress. But it’s not just any dress. It’s actually a custom Dior Haute Couture look from Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection.

Photo from BJ Pascual

The structured floor-length dress is the stuff made for a princess. With embellished crystals, the strapped dress has a flattering upper body that furthers to the floor with a sexy slit. The accessories were kept to a minimum: a huge pair of diamond earring and layered bracelets.

The creative director of the shoot Eldzs Mejia let us in on the shoot’s concept. “We wanted the dress to standout on its own. For the set, we just kept it simple with a painterly backdrop, just want the dress needed,” he tells Metro.Style.

The piece from Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer '23 runway show which was custom made for Heart

True enough, the photos lensed by BJ Pascual gave life to the dress and was a perfect way to celebrate Heart’s 40th birthday. Finished off by Iza Sim’s styling and glam by Ghil Sayo and Memay Francisco, this shoot is truly a special one thus far.

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Happy birthday Heart!


Photos from @iamhearte

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