Every year since 2007, the world has observed Earth Hour as a campaign to protect the planet and combat climate change. This year, the annual hour-long lights off will be observed on Saturday, Mar. 25, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in respective local time.
As part of the advocacy of saving Mother Earth, Filipinos were urged to engage in the following activities:With the theme “The Biggest Hour for the Earth,” the World Wildlife Fund urges the public to “give an hour for Earth, spending 60 minutes doing something - anything - positive for our planet.”
DENR also said listening to podcasts or talks about the environment will help gain understanding on environmental issues.Switching off lights has become a symbol of “commitment to the planet,” DENR said. “Earth Hour is a collective effort that all of our individual actions, added up together, makes a significant impact,” Aquino told CNN Philippines The Final Word on Thursday.
Meanwhile, local governments were called upon to participate in Earth Hour by “switching off their signage lights or some of their lights in their facilities, as the business operations will allow.”
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