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As part of its participation to the Earth Hour movement that promotes climate mitigation initiatives, Radio Veritas will broadcast a special program, “Ang Banal na Oras para sa Kalikasan” on Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 8:00pm to 9:30pm.
Everyone is invited to take part in the ecological rosary that will be prayed during the special program. It will be moderated by Lou Arsenio, Coordinator of Archdiocese of Manila Ecology Ministry and Rodne Galicha, Country Manager of Climate Reality Project Philippines together with the Eco-Prayer Warriors of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Archbishop of Manila, His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle expressed his support to earth hour and urged the faithful to take part in the movement.
“May paanyaya po kami sa inyo, taunang ginaganap ang Earth Day, sa taon pong ito magaganap ito sa March 25, 2017, mula alas otso y medya ng gabi hanggang alas nuebe y medya ng gabi. Bukod po sa pagpapatay ng ilaw, tayo po ay inaanyayahan na magdala ng rosaryo kasama po ang Radio Veritas. Kaya po sa loob ng isang oras na yon, makatipid, pagpahingahin ang mundo sa pamamagitan ng pagpatay ng lahat ng kuryente at manalangin. Umasa tayo sa Panginoon. Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat,” Cardinal Tagle said.
With the theme, “Mercy to Earth in Year of the Parish” Earth Hour 2017 aims to bring together millions of individuals to shine a light on climate action such as the transition to renewables, promoting sustainable food and agriculture, adopting climate-friendly legislation and business practices, supporting conservation projects and raising awareness on climate issues in schools and amongst the public.
Started from a symbolic switch-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007, the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Earth Hour has become the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment mobilizing hundreds of millions of people in over 7000 cities and 172 countries.
Since then, WWF and Earth Hour teams worldwide are using the movement to raise support and funds for access to renewable energy, protection of wildlife and their habitats, building sustainable livelihoods and driving climate-friendly legislation and policy.
The Philippines was the first country in Asia to join the movement in 2008. Now, the Philippines has been heralded as the “Earth Hour Hero Country” for topping Earth Hour participation levels from 2009-2013 contributing over 1,600 of the world’s 7,000 Earth Hour hubs last year.
Radio Veritas first took part in the Earth Hour movement since 2009. The station is also continuously supporting the programs of the Ecology Ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila through its environmental advocacies.
Earth Hour 2017 is in partnership of Radio Veritas with the Archdiocese of Manila Ministry on Ecology and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines.
Radio Veritas 846 is owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Manila. Established in 1969, the Ramon Magsaysay recipient Catholic radio station continues to be the leading social communications ministry for truth and evangelization in the country today.
