EARTH DAY 2015
For the 45th year celebration of Earth Day, the Earthsavers has organized a convergence of performance and media arts for a broadcast mass outreach of a climate change education paradigm in line with the Earth Day objectives to underscore the value of a grassroots call to action to rally world leaders to forge the global agreement to prevent the irreversible threshold of 2° Celsius signaling the catastrophic implications of climate change. On the oldest radio station DZRH, the Climate Education Week Broadcast Program begins with poetic traditional debate about man-made pollution causing climate change written by Professor Tomas Ongoco, in cooperation with Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity featuring former senators, now Manila Hotel President Joey Lina, and Climate Change Commissioner Heherson Alvarez. With Makata sa Cellphone, Frank Rivera and Santiago City Councilor, Hexilon Alvarez.
It will air at DZRH award-winning Radyo Balintataw on Sunday, the 19th followed by a panel discussion on the Rocky Road to Paris, the Urgency of a Global Deal, next Sunday, the 26th, hosted by Philippine Center of the ITI President, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Director of Earthsavers UNESCO Artist for Peace. It will feature an Interfaith Dioalogue update on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction announcement of the selected Father Neri Satur Environmental Hero Awardees with DENR Secretary Ramon Paje.
Climate issues: Problems and actions using as initiative for discussion–the Education Toolkit of Earth Day Network and UNESCO Education Module for Sustainable Development will be aired on the 20th-24th of April, 2015 at 11:30pm interwoven with the 10 Commandments for Sustainable Development performed by the Earthsavers handicapable artists.
Among the TV Earth Day Specials are:
GNN TV Philippines Uncut, on the 19th, 9 pm Sunday with reprise at 10 am Monday on the 20th, hosted by Buddy Cunanan in an interview with Earthsavers founder and Climate Institute Advisory Board Chairman Heherson Alvarez and Fr. John Leydon, co-convenor, Global Catholic Climate Movement.
ABS-CBN Teleradyo will feature the Ten Commandments for Sustainable Development performed by the handicapable artists on Salitang Buhay co-hosted by Fr. Jerome and Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD.
A Philippine Center of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) Eco-Music Song Workshop will be held in Calbayog, Samar coordinated by Fray Paolo Casurao culminating in a Music Concert to Confront Climate Change from April 27th to the 30th.
April 19, 2015, 6-7pmat DZRH, Radyo Balintataw
Poetic Traditional Debate by Professor Tomas Ongoco
Featuring: Sen. Joey Lina, Sen. Heherson T. Alvarez, Frank Rivera & Santiago Councilor Hexilon G. Alvarez
Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Program Host
Director of Earthsavers UNESCO Artist for Peace
9 pm-GNN TV Philippines Uncut
Hosted by: Mr. Buddy Cunanan
An interview with special guests:
Climate Change Commissioner Heherson T. Alvarez, founder Earthsavers
Chair, Climate Institute Advisory Board
Father John Leydon, Co-convenor,
Global Catholic Climate Movement
With a replay at 10 am, April 20, Monday
April 19th from 8:30pm to 10pm at ABS-CBN Teleradyo Salitang Buhay
Ten Commandments for Sustainable Development Performed by the handicapable artists
Co-hosted by Fr. Jerome and Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD
April 20th to the 24th, 11:pm at DZRH, Radyo Balintataw
Climate issues: problems and actions using as initiative for discussion the Education Toolkit of Earth Day and
UNESCO Education Module for Sustainable Development interwoven with the
10 Commandments for Sustainable Development performed by the Earthsavers handicapable artists
April 21st, 6:30 to 7:30am-Teleradyo Vison at PTV4, Radyo ng Bayan
April 26th from 6 to 7pm at DZRH, Radyo Balintataw
Panel Discussion: “Rocky Road to Paris, the Urgency of a Global Deal”
Announcement of the Fr. Neri Satur Environmental Hero Awardees
by the Department of Environment Natural Resources Secretary, Hon. Ramon Paje
Interfaith Dialogue update on Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reducation
Hosted by: Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Director of Earthsavers UNESCO Artist for Peace
April 27th to the 30th Calbayog, Samar
The Philippine Center of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) Music Song Workshop culminating in a
Music Concert to Confront Climate Change &
Disaster Risk Reduction on May 1st
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Earth Day observance in the Philippines was initiated in 1990 by Senator Heherson T. Alvarez, then Chairman of the Committee on Environment, 25 years ago and founding member of the Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) with US Senator Al Gore.
On April 4, 1990, the Philippines officially joined the community of nations in celebrating International Earth Week and International Earth Day through the adoption of Senate Resolution 97, which was introduced by Senator Heherson Alvarez.
The Washington-based Earth Day Network founder and chair Denis Hayes particularly took notice of how the Philippines was able to harness the energies of Congress to give its full support to the activities lined-up for Earth Day and with leadership on legislation.
