09/11/2025
Within only six months, Gina Lopez shut down 20 environmentally destructive mining companies. Some of the owners were in positions of power, and this ultimately contributed to her rejection by the Commission on Appointments.
Lopez was a pioneer in protecting the Pasig River, launching the “Piso para sa Pasig” campaign. She also founded the first child protection hotline through the Bantay Bata 163 Foundation and remained a tireless advocate for the preservation of forests, nature, and environmental cleanliness.
Lopez was right, climate change is not caused solely by natural events like storms or typhoons; human actions are largely to blame for the environmental crises we face today.