Young, dynamic leaders

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/27/2015

She had that inner glow that emanates from knowing that she was just through a unique learning experience that not everyone could even dreamed of participating in his or her lifetime. Ms. Edilyn “Edz” Lopez arrived recently…

A climate-responsive budget

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/20/2015

The back-to-back typhoons “Nona” and “Onyok” left many parts of the archipelago flooded, lives lost, agriculture and livelihoods devastated and thousands stranded. The dire situation is a rehash of past calamities. More and stronger impacts of climate…

The historic Paris agreement

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/13/2015

Unprecedented” and “unparalleled” are how some describe the significance of the historic COP21 climate deal recently clinched in Paris, to find global solutions to the devastating impacts of climate change. More than 190 nations, including the Philippines,…

The fight for a sustainable future

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/06/2015

Looking at the solitary figure of an artisanal fisherfolk in his banca, somewhere in the Cebu portion of Tañon Strait, I tried to imagine what his thoughts were. Is he hopeful of a good catch? Is he…

A walk for climate justice

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/29/2015

Today is Andres Bonifacio Day which is also the 152nd birth anniversary of the revolutionary leader and national hero. We know he founded the Katipunan whose members, on August 23, 1896, tore up their cedulas as an…

‘It is our duty’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/22/2015

Filipinos should be able to relate to the tragic violence happening in distant shores, such as the recent Paris mayhem. We have been tagged as a most dangerous place for judges, lawyers and advocates. And in a…

Our fisheries and the future

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/15/2015

Reef gleaning, or “panginhas” in Cebuano, has been an integral part of the lifestyle of seaside villagers, most especially the women and children. This practice has been ongoing for as long as we can remember, dating back…

‘Haiyan’ and ‘hayaan’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/08/2015

Two years back, on November 8, Supertyphoon Yolanda, known globally as “Haiyan”, brought unprecedented losses and misery to thousands of citizens and visitors. Those in the cities thought that we had prepared for its onslaught. But as…

‘The best is yet to come’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/01/2015

October came and was swiftly gone, and in two months’ time, a new year ushers in. Undeniably, 2015 has been a glorious time for those into the tough but eternally rewarding advocacy to protect our planet and…

Blast fishing – an unstoppable scourge?

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/26/2015

Many of us might not have had the opportunity to meet Al Bernard Coyoca.  His face now haunts all of us, a brutal victim of a scourge afflicting our oceans and our future – dynamite fishing. A…

El Niño and La Campaña

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/19/2015

The specter of El Niño, the strongest in five decades, as scientists have so warned, is still to seep into the consciousness of many. While the national government has boldly asserted that it is preparing for its…

Averting a ‘major catastrophe’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/11/2015

There is literally too much money chasing too few fish,” somberly noted US Secretary John Kerry to the participants of the second “Our Oceans Conference” in Valparaiso, Chile last week. He obviously referred to the big global…

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