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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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But while we are in this body, let’s be healthy, and contribute in whatever way we can to a world that runs on love. I have no doubt that that’s the way.
It’s an awakening of the people.
If we in this country dream and hope the common good and commitment to integrity, I have no doubt in my heart and in my mind that our country will see the light of day.
You can quote me on this. Politics is really messy. All I want to do is just to save water.
Each open pit is a financial liability for government for life," Lopez told a media briefing. "It kills the economic potential of the place.
Any kind of mining operation in a watershed, that’s like saying that the gold and the nickel are more important than the water that our people drink.
We’re not small! We should believe we can fly.
I was constantly looking for money to survive and take care of the children I was responsible for.
What the miners do to nature is very gruesome. I visit mining places and I see huge holes everywhere and red liquid flowing to the sea. Awful!
I get a kick out of helping people.
Yes, mining creates a few jobs and perhaps a few schools, and a few people enrich themselves, but thousands suffer and water sources are polluted for generations afterward. Mining is just greed and selfishness.
You cannot love God without loving the environment. God is everywhere. You can see his hand in everything. From the plants to the stars
A good way to have new beginnings is to move from one phase to the next in grace. Bring closure. Smooth out the rough edges. It feels so much better.
Integrity, public service and common good are the key deciding factors for any decision that will be taken,” Lopez had said upon her appointment. “Any industry must bear in mind that the common good is paramount in their operations and not the money they make.
I got really popular [when I was] rejected from DENR, so I’m riding on a crest and I’m maneuvering all the support into building green models on the ground.
I felt something I had not felt in church or in school. I had a feeling of Divine Love. That changed my life forever.
We cannot protect what we do not love.
It’s a consciousness thing. There are different levels of being and one continues to evolve. The people who are apathetic will not be that way forever. Life is a constant state of evolution. The universe will always see to it that everyone grows.
I became a full-fledged yoga missionary. I went to Portugal, India, then Africa.
What I’m doing is life. You need to sustain life. Maybe from that comes a deeper and more enlightened perception of what is needed to sustain life, and the role of the environment in the sustenance of life.
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