Wanted: More fearless defenders of our natural world

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/18/2019

There is a clamor for Nature to be accorded legal rights. “Rights of Nature is the recognition and honoring that Nature has rights.  It is the recognition that our ecosystems – including trees, oceans, animals, mountains –…

Protection and passion

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/11/2019

  Communing with Nature is an experience like no other. Positive feelings of serenity, grace, magic, rejuvenation and spiritual upliftment – envelop one’s being all at once.  Being mindful of the colors, the patterns, the shapes of…

It’s nothing personal

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/04/2019

The cherished values for participatory governance and citizen engagement are now embedded in the highest law of the land, our Constitution. They are anchored on the fundamental principle for respect for the right of the people to…

This thing called accountability

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 06/27/2019

It is relevant and compelling at this time, perhaps more than any challenging era in our history,  that public officials entering their new post and those in their office to be conscious at all times of their…

Poaching in our waters

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 06/20/2019

  ‘Indignation’ is a mild word to describe the feeling about Malacanang’s position in the sinking of the Filipino fishing boat at the Recto Bank by a Chinese fishing vessel, as acknowledged by no less by the…

Not mere embellishments

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 06/06/2019

One of the greatest tragedies of all time is humanity’s haughty  belief that it can survive without Nature, at the extreme, or that we can cope with climate risks – at our own pace. We have become…

Political will

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/16/2019

  We went through the elections of national and local officials who are expected to urgently respond to the issues facing our society and planet such as climate change and the degradation of our natural world. Two…

Unprecedented decline

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/09/2019

Election fever is nearing its peak, days before the May 13 elections where an estimated 60 million voters will cast their votes for senators, congressional representatives and local elective officials. Many envision a better future by choosing…

No room for indifference

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/18/2019

If there is one thing that education should inculcate in a person, it should be fostering deep love and strong sense of responsibility for our country, our community, our family, and our planet, and embedding the attendant…

Wanted: More green spaces

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/11/2019

A wonderful news to greet the day, Mexico time, that is, came with the announcement from our Supreme Court that it has made permanent the ban on tree-cutting and earth-balling for SM in Luneta Hill in Baguio…

MINDFULLY GREENIE: Getting real on the climate crisis

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/04/2019

Six local government units in Cebu have declared a state of calamity due to the adverse impacts of El Niňo. These are Carcar, Minglanilla, Sogod, Ginatilan, Samboan and Toledo City which recently adopted the province-wide state of…

MINDFULLY GREENIE: Holistic policies that sustain life

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/28/2019

If we are to deliver to our children and their children the kind of existence that we, the present generation, owes them, we have to start being serious in ensuring that our strong and progressive laws to…

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