Magkaugnay ang kalikasan at mga sunog, ayon sa mga kandidata ng Bb. Pilipinas na sina (mula kaliwa) Sofia Lopez Galve, Kiaragiel Gregorio, at Gianna Llanes./ARMIN P. ADINA
GINUGUNITA sa bansa ang “Fire Prevention Month” tuwing Marso, at tinalakay ng mga kandidata ng Binibining Pilipinas pageant na naging reyna rin ng Miss Philippines Earth ang kaugnayan ng kalikasan sa mga insidente ng sunog.
“The Philippines is a tropical country, so we have an even greater challenge in trying to mitigate fires, or trying to prevent fires, especially with the rising temperatures of our atmosphere,” sinabi sa Inquirer ni Sofia Lopez Galve mula sa lalawigan ng Rizal sa isang panayam sa Art in Island multi-media museum sa Quezon City noong Peb. 28.
“It’s very important that we prevent fires in our households because these fires, especially wildfires in the forests, these are killing marine habitats, marine biodiversity, because of the silts and the fumes that are coming from these wildfires,” pagpapatuloy ni Galve, na kinoronahang Miss Philippines Ecotourism sa isang virtual competition noong 2021.
Sinabi ni Gianna Llanes mula Palayan City na nang makoronahan siyang Miss Philippines Water sa isang online contest noong 2020, isinulong niya ang natural disaster risk education. “At that time, I was living in Mandaluyong City, which is known as one of the cities where homes are destroyed because of fires. And that was the main reason why I chose [it] as my advocacy,” ipinaliwanag niya.
“Things like these happen, they’re natural phenomena. But the damage that it causes is because of human action. That’s why it’s really important to keep each other aware on how we can really save our environment through small ways in our homes, and generate that conversation with friends and family on the little actions that we can do to decrease the damage,” pagpapatuloy ni Llanes.
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Para kay 2016 Miss Philippines Air Kiaragiel Gregorio mula Cabanatuan, higit na kailangan ng “holistic approach” sa pagsusulong sa kalikasan dahil sa mga insidente ng sunog. “Disasters such as wildfires are occurring because of climate change, it all boils down to climate change. It is because of human action,” aniya.
“I think here in the Philippines, we can do more action not just in trying to prevent the damage of climate change, but also on how we can protect ourselves from incidents such as wildfires or fires in general, by creating a better awareness on how we can address and what we can do in times of emergency,” pagpapatuloy ni Gregorio.
Kasali ang tatlong “Earth warriors” sa 40 kandidatang nagtatagisan sa 2023 Bb. Pilipinas pageant. Itatanghal ang coronation show sa Smart Araneta Coliseum sa Araneta City sa Quezon City, possible sa Mayo. Hindi pa sinasabi ng organisasyon kung ilang korona ang igagawad ngayong taon.
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