MANILA, March 22 (PNA) — The Palace on Sunday encourages Filipinos to participate in “Earth Hour 2015” slated on Saturday evening, March 28.
“We encourage our people to participate in Earth Hour 2015 by voluntarily switching off all lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 in the evening, on Saturday, March 28.”
“In so doing, Filipinos will be showing their solidarity with the rest of the world in efforts to combat climate change, thereby promoting a cleaner, healthier and greener world,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement of the World Wide Fund to unite people to take action for the planet.
This year’s global tagline is “Use Your Power to Change Climate Change.”
For the Philippines, the main switch-off will be held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, according to Earth Hour Philippines.
From 2009 to 2013, the Philippines has earned the title of “Earth Hour Hero Country” as the country topped the participation records.
Earth Hour Philippines will be donating portable solar lamps to off-grid communities to help them safely and economically light up their homes, Coloma said.
“We echo the statement of Earth Hour Philippines as follows: ‘When we unite towards a common goal, we can change climate change.’ Let us all participate in Earth Hour 2015 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28,” Coloma reiterated. (PNA)