Healing our ailing Earth

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/05/2017

Hats off to Ecowaste Coalition, the foremost waste and pollution watchdog in our country, for the persistence and determination to mainstream the ecological values and principles behind the much-neglected RA 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act…

Wanted: Coherent policies for sustainability

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/29/2017

Last Tuesday, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu announced the possibility for the open-pit mining ban to be lifted before 2018. That certainly is a cause for alarm, not just for the environmental advocates and the citizenry affected by…

Protecting our wildlife

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/23/2017

This week is very significant for the Philippines and the rest of the world. All roads lead to Manila as we are hosting the first-ever-in-Asia 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on…

The path to planetary health

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/15/2017

The wildfires raging in Northern California for a week have already claimed 40 lives; 100,000 persons were under evacuation orders; and at least 5,400 homes destroyed, not to mention hectares of burnt trees and the species of…

The raging storms

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/08/2017

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number and intensity of wrangling among public authorities in our current political landscape. These conflicts are like the storms and hurricanes that are becoming more frequent and with…

Every Filipino’s ‘Mana’, ‘Kabilin’ o ‘Panublion’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/01/2017

Mana,” in Tagalog, “Kabilin,” or “Erihensya” in Cebuano, or “Panublion” in Hiligaynon, refers to a precious intangible or tangible called “heritage.” Heritage has a different meaning to different stakeholders. Not a few think of it in material…

On human rights and impunity

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/25/2017

Our country is very much the focus of global concern and attention on the twin issues of human rights and impunity. The United Nations defines Human Rights as “universal legal guarantees protecting individuals and groups against actions…

Fighting for our life-giving oceans

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/17/2017

New York City — Jet-lagged and not hearing the alarm, I missed the van that was to take my colleagues and I to the Gala Dinner honoring actor, ocean activist Ted Danson and Kelly Hallman, philanthropist and…

The era of life-changing megastorms

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/10/2017

What we call in the Philippines and in Asia as typhoons are called cyclones in Africa and Australia and hurricanes in the Americas. Since August 25, some of the Caribbean countries, the United States and earthquake-ravaged Mexico…

The perfect storm

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/03/2017

Just as Hurricane Harvey paralyzed Houston in the United States, traumatized the people and turned streets and highways into raging rivers and cut off the water system last week, fierce storms, heavy rains and flooding hit India,…

If only

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/27/2017

Lulu Trinidad Ocampo exudes that energetic “can do” spirit that has made her elegant “Bags for Life” enterprise a life-changer for many in our communities. It was exciting to see her again and her eye-catching hand-painted bags,…

‘Be and be better’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/20/2017

Thirty four years ago today, excitement filled the air. Some people, including those who dreaded his return, knew he was coming. After all, he, Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., was the most popular opposition figure and the…

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