Philippine Youth Climate Movement Update, Acts, Meeting in Manila FEBRUARY WEEK 1

[Esperanza Garcia]

Hi PhilYCM team!

WELCOME: 

We'd like to introduce new members of the PhilYCM board: 

Nestor Necesitonestor....@yahoo.com  - Climate Hero Awardee in Ilo-Ilo; he is starting a PhilYCM chapter in Ilo-Ilo and making plans for the "1-million tree campaign launch" in Ilo-Ilo

Karen Gatuskaren...@yahoo.com  - Climate Leader in Cebu; She has faciitated two 'Climate-Hero' campaigns so far and responsible for holding Climate Hero forums in Visayas. She is drafting schedule to go to barangays to start climate change campaign for fishermen & farmers in barangay to start next month.

Mark Popoico markus_w...@yahoo.com.ph - Climate Hero Awardee in Ilo-Ilo; he will help in building a Philippine Youth Climate Movement in Ilo-Ilo

Anna Oposa aro...@gmail.com - she will start a PHILYCM chapter with her networks

ACT & updates by members of the team: 

Jella Villanueva: She is coordinating with DENR on 1-million tree campaign. Setting up the campaign in NCR region. 

Ronz Epiz: Has already started the launching of the 1-million tree campaign launch in Southern Leyte with Cong. Mercado

Loraine Tala, Rafia Abubakar & Karen Gatus: Held 2 Climate Hero forums in Cebu and holding many more in weeks to come

Ernie Rojo: Starting a network in Region 9-- hopefully, we are holding Climate Hero forums in his area soon. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=271676052313 

Jessie Marcellones: In charge of PhilYCM network in Mindanao. Coordinating Climate Hero forums in Mindanao to start hopefully next week.

Nestor Necesito: Please coordinate with the Climate Hero awardees in Ilo-ilo and inform them of their responsibility to ensure that PhilYCM is successful in Ilo-ilo

Bek Evangelista: She has visited barangays all over NCR to do film-showing of "Ulan-sa Tag-araw" a documentary=drama film on the effects of Climate Change in the Philippines 

April Ong Vano: Coordinating with universities in Manila to hold the Climate Change campaign

Rafia Abubakar: Updating our blog /facebook/twitter with the latest pictures & events of the Climate Change campaign

Edgar Geguiento: One of the leaders of PhilYCM helping our network grow.

PHILYCM MEETING IN MANILA February 13

Anna Oposa, Zyon Aquino, Edgar Guguiento, Jella Villanueva, Ramon Luis, Marjorie Pamintuan, Jairus Josol: I will be in Manila in the weekend. For those of you guys who are in the area, are you available to meet on Feb 13, 3 pm, in Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Greenbelt 4, Makati? Please feel free to contact me at +639173244455 or in my email to confirm if you can make it! Jella & Zyon, can you facilitate this meeting? Also, Since I will be in Manila, I was wondering if you have already contacted your schools regarding the Climate Hero forum for next week? Have any of your networks already given a response?

Congratulations Zyon for graduating! Thanks Edgar for making Ilo-Ilo successful! Congratulations to Rafi & Karen for successful Climate Hero forums in Cebu! Congratulations Nestor & Mark for your award! 

NEED for PhilYCM

It is important for these roles to be accomodated ASAP- especially that we are moving at such a fast pace, we need a team to help it grow. 

1. Last week, we held over 3 Climate Change forums, hundreds of students have expressed interest to volunteer, support the Philippine Youth Climate Movement & 1-million tree campaign. We are seeking for volunteer to keep all our data together. A point of contact to coordinate with all those who have expressed interest to join the team. 

2. We have printed over 2,000 copies of the PhilYCM flyer attached-- check our your name listed on the flyer! We are planning on printing PHILYCM stickers for give-away. However we are obviously short on funding, and I am using my own personal funds for this. Any ideas on how we can support PhilYCM funding needs? Sponsorship letters perhaps? Any ideas on how we can generate funding for PHILYCM? If we are engaging thousands of students/week, there has to be away we can entice others to help fund our organization. Do you have any contacts outside who can support a youth organization starting a network of leaders for climate change in the Philippines? 

3. We need a main coordinator to head our nationwide "1-million-tree" campaign to launch on March 21, World Forest Day

UPDATE on projects

Climate Hero: 

 

Our most recent 'Climate Hero' forum was held in Ilo-Ilo, at Western Visayas State Universitiy with over 1,500 students! Only had 3 days to plan it-- Whew! Thanks Edgar, Nestor, & Mark for all your help! We also held A Climate Hero forum in UP Visayas- Cebu & STI College Cebu-- over 600 ++ participants in both campuses, thanks Lorain, Karen & Rafi for making it happen! 

1-Million Tree Campaign

Several schools, hundreds of students have expressed interest in joining. Our Climate Leader, Jella Villanueva, is coordinating with the seedlings with DENR, our team in Cebu is coordinating with the space, volunteers, and DENR to make sure that our launch in Cebu is successful. So much more needs to be done-- and we're looking for a leader to lead this campaign! 

As you know, the growth of PHILYCM relies greatly on YOU, your energy, your ideas, your passion, in ensuring that we maintain a sustainable future ahead. Look forward to creating great change in our country with all of you rockstars. 

With Love, 

E

 

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Esperanza Garcia


Senate of the Philippines
Oversight Committee on Climate Change
EMAIL: egarcia...@gmail.com
PH #: +639173244455
SKYPE: esperanzagarcia86
BLOG: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/