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PH SHOULD WORK FOR ECOLOGICAL ‘REBIRTH’ – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list on Wednesday urged Filipinos to mark Earth Month by committing to work for the “ecological rebirth” of the country in light of the environmental degradation suffered by the countey over the past decades. “Earth Month is as good a time as any to take a hard look at the harm we have […]

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LUNTIANG PILIPINAS MARKS EARTH HOUR WITH PUP TREE-PLANTING ACTIVITY

Students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) marked their last day of classes by commemorating Earth Day with a tree planting activity on Sunday with members of the Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list. Founded by Senator Loren Legarda in 1998, the “green” movement has already planted 2 million trees in 33 provinces, 28 cities, and […]

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‘EARTH HOUR MENTALITY’ SHOULD BE 24/7 – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

With the Philippines joining the world in commemorating Earth Hour on Saturday, party-list group Luntiang Pilipinas urged Filipinos to adopt an Earth Hour “mentality” 24/7. “We have an Earth Hour, an Earth Day, and an Earth Month—and numerous activities to mark these events that call attention to environmental issues,” said Luntiang Pilipinas first nominee Michael […]

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LUNTIANG PILIPINAS BACKS PLASTIC WASTE IMPORT BAN

“If you produce the garbage, you deal with it––you do not dump in on your neighbor’s front yard.” This, according to Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac, is the logic behind calls to prohibit the importation of plastic waste and for the government to ratify amendments to the Basel Convention, an international treaty that […]

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SPARE TREES FROM CAMPAIGN MATERIALS – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

With the campaign period for local candidates starting in two weeks, Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac on Thursday urged all candidates vying for public office to follow laws that prohibit the posting of campaign materials on trees, saying that the soon-to-be crowded designated areas for election materials may prompt supporters of candidates to […]

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SOTTO ENDORSES LUNTIANG PILIPINAS PARTY-LIST

Senate President Tito Sotto III has thrown his support behind the campaign of a group that seeks to be the first green party in the House of Representatives. Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac on Thursday confirmed that Sotto, Chairperson of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), had endorsed his group, a movement founded by […]

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‘NO HOLDS BARRED, BORACAY-LIKE APPROACH NEEDED TO PROTECT PH SEAS AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

Protecting the country’s seas and its marine wildlife and biodiversity will require the kind of political will displayed in the rehabilitation of Boracay. This is according to Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac, who on Monday said that “a no holds barred, Boracay-like approach is needed to protect Philippine marine wildlife and biodiversity.” “We […]

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DEVELOP MASS TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE COUNTRY’S AIR QUALITY – LUNTIAN

With the Department of Transportation (DOTr) breaking ground on the Metro Manila Subway on Wednesday, Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian) first nominee Michael Ubac said the country should invest more in efficient mass transport systems to substantially reduce the Philippines’ carbon emissions, especially in Metro Manila. “We have to step up efforts to discourage the use […]

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DOT MARKETING FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IS RELEVANT – LUNTIAN PARTYLIST

Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian) on Tuesday expressed support for the updated version of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) signature tourism campaign “It’s More Fun in the Philippines,” saying that the agency’s focus on sustainable tourism “is relevant given the need to ensure that the country’s top tourist destinations do not suffer the same fate as […]

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KEEP THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN ‘CLEAN AND GREEN’ – LUNTIAN PARTYLIST

With the first week of the election campaign in the books, Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian PL) on Monday called on all senatorial candidates and party-list groups to ensure that their campaign organizations and supporters conduct a “clean-and-green” election campaign that would not negatively impact the environment. Luntian first nominee Michael Ubac said that based on […]