October 19, 2021— Highlighting the importance of climate education, the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized the international call for global climate justice to address the adverse effects it entails on children in a youth webinar held last September 24.
DepEd, through the Bureau of Learner Support Services- Youth Formation Division (BLSS-YFD), teamed up with Save the Children to conduct a webinar on Global Climate Strike: Capacity Building on Climate Change and its Effect on Children’s Welfare. “The urgency of protecting the environment has become much more evident. We have been surviving on a yearly basis; floods, earthquakes, storms have led to the destruction of our infrastructure, of buildings, and of course, the loss of lives,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said. The webinar discussed the direct effects of climate change on children’s welfare and how the climate change movements can urge learners to be part of the solution. It also highlighted the big part of educational institutions to be a platform and breeding ground for young leaders. “Napapanahon itong ating global strike and the call for climate justice happening around the globe. Ito ay ating ginagawa sapagkat muli nating ini-hihighlight ang participation ng education sector in climate change education and motivation,” BLSS Director Lope B. Santos III said. Carrying the slogan #UprootTheSystem, the Global Climate Strike was organized by Fridays for Future, headed by an 18-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. This youth-led movement began in 2018 and has 15 million participants in over 216 countries worldwide presently. “Makakalikasan, this is one of the Department’s core values, recognizing the need to infiltrate the mind of the learners and even the teachers, and the personnel of the Department. The importance of taking care of the planet and its resources. At the very core of our existence, we are all entwined by the very fabric of our humanity. The source of light that sustains our very existence, the earth, and ating tahanan,” BLSS-YFD Chief Adolf Aguilar shared. “Through a unified action, you can slowly start to mitigate the effects that climate change brings to all of us especially to our children,” he added. Save the Children also delved on the adverse effects of climate change like hunger, loss of properties due to natural calamities, increase in death and illness, disruption and lack of access to necessities like clean water, and the absence of child rights. END
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October 12, 2021 — In celebration of International Day of the Girl, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones encouraged communities and parents to keep supporting girls and young women.
“We also have to encourage the parents, the communities to make the first move or support the first move of these girls because, by themselves, they cannot overcome these challenges when they are taking their first move,” Secretary Briones shared. “We are encouraged by many examples of girls taking such first moves and we get continuously get inspiration from them to keep our girls motivated,” she added. DepEd, through the Bureau of Learning Services- Youth Formation Division (BLSS-YFD), joined the celebration for International Day of the Girl headed by Girls Congress. The event is sponsored by the US Embassy in the Philippines with the Wesleyan University of the Philippines (WUP) as its main partner. The Education Chief also suggested holding these webinars, discussions, and conversations in regions in the Philippines that have cases of difficulty championing women’s rights. “I hope there are parents with you, I hope there are teachers with you, I hope that there are community leaders with you because to make to girl make and take the first step. She needs the support of her parents, her community, and the encouragement of her teachers,” she noted. Girls Congress is the first of its kind in the Philippines, empowering young women to be capacitated in important issues that affect them daily or impact them on a global level. “Today, we hope by doing this project, by listening to all these incredible women, by giving up the necessary skills, girls here in the Philippines will be encouraged to not only dream, but to take action, to carve their path, to reach their fullest potential because we know you can,” Girls Congress Director Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco said. Meanwhile, Girls Congress Co-founder Nina Terol also talked about making the first move and expanding its narrative while Janice Lao-Noche, an environmental scientist, discussed self-leadership and awareness. Marielle Montenegro, a young performer spoke about breaking glass ceilings as a girl. For this year’s celebration, Girls Congress will facilitate virtual programs that will span six months leading up to the celebration of International Women’s Day in March 2022. END PR-2021-362 |
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