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1953–2019 Philippines
Regina Paz Lopez Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez; December 27, 1953 – August 19, 2019) was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration.[1][2] She was previously the Chairperson of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission under two consecutive administrations. Lopez was also a yoga missionary and a pioneer for corporate social responsibility.
Philippines Environmentalists Also known as: Regina Paz Lopez
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Protecting the environment is not a choice, it is a responsibility.
I’m going to do the right thing and let the dice fall where it may.
We are stewards of the environment, not owners.
You are stepping on very big business toes.
One of the biggest mistakes of humanity is to foolishly think we are these physical bodies and life ends when this physical body deteriorates.
My inner self had a thirst that was not being quenched.
The damage was urgent and I needed to act with urgency.
If you killed the Environment, you kill everything.
God has put me in a place and I feel that I am responsible.
It gave me an exposure and appreciation of how poor people live and survive
Education, nutrition, environment, money — these are simple, important things that make life complete. The economic numbers alone don’t translate into the nation’s progress.
The future of our planet lies in our hands, let's take care of it.
The environment is not separate from us, we are part of it.
The earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth.
I don't like suffering and I don't like injustice.
In areas where I’ve cleaned up the creeks and made the place more beautiful, 97 percent of the people have more peace of mind, 97 percent of people are happier.
It is in Africa that I learned the quality of persistence. Hardship has its value.
We have a beautiful country. Let’s not allow greed and selfishness to rape it.
She talks of how she felt when she left her body. Heaven is so nice. She didn’t want to come back. So, there is life after ‘death.
If there is responsible mining why is it that wherever there is mining, there is poverty? The poorest sites in the country are mining areas.
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