Filipinos join Earth Hour 2023

Filipinos switched off non-essential lights on Saturday as part of the Earth Hour initiative.
 
Several establishments in Makati City and Quezon Memorial Circle turned off their lights for 60 minutes, or from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., according to reports from Super Radyo dzBB’s Sam Nielsen and Carlo Mateo.
 
An activity was also held at the Quezon Memorial Circle to raise awareness of the climate situation and promote measures to reduce energy consumption.

LOOK: Earth Hour sa bahagi ng Paseo de Roxas cor. Ayala Ave., Makati City. | via @dzbbsamnielsen pic.twitter.com/qgIOr4AE1n

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) March 25, 2023

"By switching our lights off, we want to be a beacon for all and a signal to all. We want to tell the world that we need to act for our country and our world in the face of climate change," said Climate Change Commission Vice Chairperson and Executive Director Robert Borje, who attended the event, which carried the theme "The Biggest Hour for Earth."

The energy sector accounts for 55% of the domestic emissions in the Philippines, with household and commercial energy consumption ranking as the second and fourth highest demands based on the latest National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, respectively, the CCC said.

"To respond to the growing emissions, the National Climate Change Action Plan includes ‘sustainable energy’ as [one of] its thematic priorities with the aim of promoting and implementing energy efficiency and conservation measures," the CCC added. 

Earlier, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asked the public to participate in the Earth Hour to “give Mother Nature 60 minutes to breathe.”  — VBL, GMA Integrated News