She initiated, organized and launched programs of the Miss Earth Foundation such as school tours, upcycled art making contests, the Miss Earth Eco-fashion Design Competition, seminars, community tours, outreach programs and read along sessions. Prior to her tenure, projects of Miss Earth Foundation were more of partnerships with organizations rather than independent and foundation-initiated programs. She launched the “I Love My Planet Earth School and Community Tours” which has been the biggest program of the Miss Earth Foundation since its inception in 2004. To date, the project has gone all over the country, from Luzon to Mindanao and even to other countries such as Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. She Organized the Miss Earth Foundation and Inquirer-Read Along Sessions in partnership with the Philippine Daily Inquirer focusing on environmental stories. She Initiated and organized activities such as Earth Day Pollution Free Motorcade and Miss Earth Eco-Fashion Design Competition which ran for 2 years. She initiated and organized community tours, learning trips and exposures of the Miss Philippines-Earth and Miss Earth (International) candidates and winners. She has been organizing blood-letting activities for UP-PGH Blood Bank. This effort was recognized by the institution and by the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) where she is a member. She initiated functional partnerships with various organizations such as ABS-CBN Foundation,Earthday Network, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, World Wildlife Fund, Gawad Kalinga, Firefly Brigade, Human Heart Nature, KILUS Foundation, Haribon Foundation, the academe and LGUs. She is a co-organizer of various media campaigns for various environmental causes with EcoWaste Coalition. She was chosen to judge the first batch of awardees for the Federation of Philippine Industries the youngest amongst Gina Lopez, Bebet Gozun and Jaime Bautista.
SECOND SPEAKER
ATTY. JONAS LEONES
TOPIC: Accomplishments and Future Plans of DENR
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
He has been working with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in various technical, legal and managerial capacities for more than 15 years. Graduated in April, 2000 with a degree of Masters of Science in Environmental Science with area of specialization in Community-based Resource Management. Graduated in April 2005 with a degree of Bachelor of Laws and passed the Philippine Bar Examination in March 2006.
He is part of the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB), Environmental Management Bureau-DENR Visayas Ave., Diliman Quezon City.
He is the Board Secretary and Legal Counsel; He assist the Board in the adjudication of Pollution cases specifically violations under RA 9275 (Clean Water Act), RA 8749 (Clean Air Act), PD 1586 (Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System), RA 9003 (Solid Waste Management Act) and RA 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act). He renders legal opinion on the motions and other pleadings filed by Industries/Firms whose operations involve water discharges or air emissions. He appears as counsel of the Board in court litigations questioning the decision of the Board. He assists the Office of the Solicitor General in the litigation of cases in the Court of Appeals and SupremeCourt.