Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates Traditional and social media audit (November 6 to 30, 2009) Media

and online audit Media/online outfit Philippine Star (opinion page) Philippine Star (online) Inquirer.net (Inquirer global) GoodNews Pilipinas Writer Jen Javelosa Jen Javelosa (taken from Goodnews Pilipinas.com) (Press Release) Date November 29 November 29 November 28 Title COP15: Make your voices heard COP15: Make your voices heard Vote for Pinoys in CNN/YouTube Climate Change title Vote for Pinoys in CNN/YouTube Climate Change title Kahului resident seeks green votes Join Youtube, CNN drive, Filipinos told Join Youtube, CNN drive, Filipinos told 2 Pinoys seek YouTube votes Pinoys join Raise Your Voice campaign on climate change Young Pinoys join YouTube contest in response to Ondoy devastation 2 Pinoys join CNN, Youtube climate video tilt 2 Pinoys seeking Youtube votes 2 Pinoys seeking Youtube votes Pinoys raise voice for UN Climate Change Conference Filipinos address climate change through video campaign on Youtube

November 27

Maui News (community section) Manila Bulletin (newspaper, page 9) Manila Bulletin (mb.com)

(Press Release) Edison Ong

November 25 November 24

Edison Ong

November 23

Asian Journal GMANews.tv

(from Philippine Star) Yasmin Arquiza

November 20-26 edition November 20

The Mindanao Examiner

(Press Release)

November 18

ABS-CBN News interactive The Philippine Star (newspaper, front page) Philstar.com GoodnewsPilipinas.com

David Dizon (Senior editor) Evelyn Macairan Evelyn Macairan (Press Release)

November 17

November 17 November 17 November 16

CGENA.com

Danielle Ordonez

November 16

Bloggers Blogger Nina Terol-Zalcita Website Date www.theartofchangemaking.wordpress.com November 29 Title Two Filipinos need our votes to raise

Dennis Morada

www.pinoygreenacademy.typepad.com

November 27

Chikasaurus

www.chikasaurus.blogspot.com

November 26

Ana Lindenhan (Filipina mom blogger in Denmark) Johnalene Baylon (amateur) Zamboanga journal (top)

www.filipinamom.com (same entry with Mindanao Examiner)

November 19

www.johnalenebaylon.blogspot.com

November 19

www.zamboangajournal.blogspot.com (same entry with Mindanao Examiner)

November 18

IT Pinoy (top) Donelle Gan (amateur)

www.itpinoy.blogspot.com www.high-techmarketing.blogspot.com

November 18 November 19

Earl Macabulos (amateur blogger) Neng (amateur blogger) Anton Diaz (top blogger) Dennis Morada (top blogger) Leo (top blogger)

www.earlmacabulos.blogspot.com

November 14

http://nenglalala.tumblr.com www.ourawesomeplanet.com

November 14 November 08

our voices in Copenhagen Filipino green advocates in CNNYouTube competition Lets vote for the Pinoy bid in Youtube Young Pinoys join YouTube contest in response to Ondoy devastation Coffee, coffee, more coffee and please vote! Young Pinoys join YouTube contest in response to Ondoy devastation 2 Pinoys raise voice, join COP15 Raise your voice for Climate Change support the Filipino voice Vote for Pinoys Youtube campaign on climate change Lets help them Raise the Filipino Voice in Copenhagen Filipinos for Change Climate Change Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates Raise Your Voice Against Climate Change

www.pinoygreenacademy.typad.com

November 08

www.noypiako.com

November 07

Yumi (top blogger)

http://penname30.blogspot.com

November 07

Broadcast (TV and Radio) Broadcast media Balitang America on The Filipino Channel Balitang America on ANC in Manila DWIZ 882 Kilohertz in Manila Reporter Jel Santos Relos Jel Santos Relos Erwin Aguilon Date and time November 12 (6:30pm, Los Angeles time) November 13 (11:30pm, Manila time) November 17 (6:00 am, Manila time) Duration 47 seconds 47 seconds 2 minutes

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2 Pinoys seeking YouTube votes By Evelyn Macairan, November 17, 2009 (Front page)

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COP15: Make your voices heard A SPIRITED SOUL by Jeannie Javelosa Opinion Page, November 29, 2009 Come Dec. 7 to 18, world leaders and environmental ministers will descend on Copenhagen, Denmark. COP15 is the official name of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is to continue moving the agreements and sign off on the non-agreements made during the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012. It affects the Philippines in that we are second largest archipelago on this planet and forms the apex of the Coral Triangle, the worlds most productive undersea food factory. According to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF, the worlds largest and most respected conservation organization), this area annually generates close to 40 tonnes of seafood per square kilometer. How precious is that! WWF is calling for the continuation of the Kyoto protocol in industrialized countries as well as a decisive protocol in Copenhagen which should legally bind all major emitters. Should talks break down, then more frequent and destructive climate events will surely assail climate-vulnerable countries especially our country. Although some people in the know are already trying not to be discouraged by inside talk that COP15 will not fully succeed, we still want to keep our hopes up to see the main objectives at least partly realized. These objectives include: to significantly reduce greenhouse gases for industrialized countries (the US and China being the major offenders who did not sign the Kyoto protocol); cap specific emissions for developing countries; and the creation of a worldwide financing fund specific for climate adaptation measures especially in developing countries. This last one is what would benefit us directly if realized as we have clear grim examples with the recent typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng and flood disasters. COP15 may seem so far away and so gigantic an undertaking where ordinary citizens like us wont even have a chance to participate in. But as synchronicity would have it, a former office associate of mine, Paul Garilao, sent me an e-mail from Hawaii where he is presently based. And here was the answer to what each of us can try to do at least leading up to the COP15 days. Raise awareness for it! Paul saw an online competition sponsored by CNN, YouTube and Danish government. He quickly called his Manila-based former De La Salle classmate Alfonso Orioste who jumped in to shoot footages in Manila. They created and uploaded a simple YouTube video-generated campaign called Raise Your Voice to appeal to the viewers to think about the effects of climate change by joining the online campaign. As of this writing, this is only the single entry from the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Their video entry is presently featured by YouTube together with other four contenders from Germany, France, India and Italy. In the video entry, the young guys discuss disaster management systemand major shift to use alternative energies. If they are able to generate a significant number of votes, Paul and Alfonso

will represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with the leaders during COP15. What is heartwarming about the video is the individual power that these two reflect... where change begins with ones personal actions. And how they are moving! They are moving online and offline, into schools, organizations and groups to help them spread the word. Based on viewpoints from a developed and developing nation, the two passionate environmentalists highlight action plans to reduce carbon emissions by industries and implement preventive measures when natural disasters strike. Their main purpose is to just continue conversations on issues about climate change not only in the community but through all social networking sites. Soon-to-be-lawyer Alfonso Orioste said, As we have experienced, the storms Ondoy and Pepeng taught us a lot of lessons. This is a wake up call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management and disaster preparedness. He is focusing his specialization on environmental policies. Paul Garilao, meanwhile, was a licensed engineer in Manila whose main research was on Liquefied Petroleum Gas two stroke engines, which focused on alternative energies. Paul takes the global stand in asking our global leaders to reach out to developing countries like the Philippines in helping us craft an effective communications program to respond to disasters. There are environmental movements, groups and organizations all over the world now focusing on COP15 as another deciding point on the key environmental issues of our time. Can we do our very small share? Can we begin by clicking on that YouTube video to raise the number of people supporting Paul and Alfonso as they are the only voices from Southeast Asia, and from a third-world country to boot in this YouTube online campaign. Lets begin to open our ears and minds to COP15 and wish it a successful summit. For whats at stake is not land, nor money, nor power. At stake is the survival of our people and our planet. (The two best video campaigns will win through public voting until tomorrow. Visitwww.youtube.com/cop15. Click Vote; search Philippines on the videos per country; Click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. The video can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8RanL2KMyo) http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=527597&publicationSubCategoryId=89

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Vote for Filipinos in CNN/YouTube climate change video title From GoodnewsPilipinas.com, November 28, 2009 We all delivered a victory for Efren Penaflorida to become the CNN Hero of the Year via an online campaign, now lets continue our support by voting for our fellow Filipinos Paul Garilao and Alfonso Orioste in the CNN/YouTube climate change video tilt. The two young Filipinos are seeking an opportunity to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 to 21, by winning the video contest on climate change. Their video Raise your Voice by Filipino Environmental Advocates is the single entry from the Philippines and South East Asia; there are more than 500 entries around the world. If they generate a significant number of votes, the Filipino advocates will represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. This will also be aired on CNN/YouTube Debates on December 15. We ask everyone to vote for our entry as climate change is a major issue we have to address with urgent importance. One click will make all the difference, Orioste said. We are massively campaigning for our video through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. We have also tapped schools and environmental organizations to use the video as a campaign drive to fight climate change, Garilao said. Multiple votes are allowed. Deadline: November 30, 2009, 8:32 a.m. Multiple Voting 1. Click on this link: www.youtube.com/cop15 2. Click Vote (The other choices are HOME, SUBMIT and PRIZE) 3. On Search the videos per country, click the dropdown menu tab and SELECT Philippines, then Click GO, which brings up and plays the video on the next screen. 4. Click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. After youve done this, notice that the pink thumbs down sign becomes faded. 5. To vote again, refresh the link by clicking on the green up and down arrows to the left of the red x in your URL toolbar, then repeat steps 2-4. Garilao, who used to work in a public relations firm in Manila , is now based in Kahului, Maui , Hawaii. He is a licensed engineer in Manila and had made a research on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) engines. Orioste is now a law student in San Beda College. Both are graduates of De La Salle University. For more good news, visit GoodNews Pilipinas. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091128-238951/Vote-for-Filipinos-inCNNYouTube-climate-change-video-title

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Vote for Pinoys in CNN/YouTube climate change video title November 27,2009 We all delivered a victory for Efren Penaflorida to become the CNN Hero of the Year via an online campaign, now lets continue our support by voting for our fellow Pinoys Paul Garilao & Alfonso Orioste in the CNN/YouTube climate change video tilt. The 2 young Pinoys are seeking an opportunity to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 to 21, by winning the video contest on climate change. Their video Raise your Voice by Filipino Environmental Advocates is the single entry from the Philippines and South East Asia; there are more than 500 entries around the world. If they able to generate a significant number of votes, the Filipino advocates will represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. This will also be aired on CNN/YouTube Debates on December 15. We ask everyone to vote for our entry as climate change is a major issue we have to address with urgent importance. One click will make all the difference, Orioste said. The video can be viewed here. Their campaign video is the only entry from the Philippines. We are massively campaigning for our video through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. We have also tapped schools and environmental organizations to use the video as a campaign drive to fight climate change, Garilao said. We are allowed to vote multiple times. DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2009 Multiple Voting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click on this link: www.youtube.com/cop15 Click Vote (The other choices are HOME, SUBMIT and PRIZE) On Search the videos per country, click the dropdown menu tab and SELECT Philippines, then Click GO, which brings up and plays the video on the next screen. Click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. After youve done this, notice that the pink thumbs down sign becomes faded. To vote again, refresh the link by clicking on the green up and down arrows to the left of the red x in your URL toolbar, then repeat steps 2-4. Please spread the campaign to your friends, on Facebook and Twitter, etc. Garilao, who used to work in a public relations firm in Manila , is now based in Kahului, Maui , Hawaii. He is a licensed engineer in Manila and had made a research on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) engines. Orioste is now a law student in San Beda College. Both are graduates of De La Salle University.

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=9368

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Kahului resident seeks green votes Community Section, November 25, 2008 KAHULUI - Kahului resident Paul Darwynn Garilao is asking the public to think about the effects of climate change by joining a user-generated video contest. Garilao, a citizen of the Philippines - along with friend Alfonso Orioste, also from the Philippines - has put together a video that discusses disaster-management systems and the major shift to use alternative energies. Garilao is a licensed engineer in Manila, but now is based in Hawaii. If the two are able to generate enough votes, both men will be able to represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with leaders during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in Denmark in December. The Raise Your Voice campaign is sponsored by CNN, Youtube and the Danish government, according to a news release. To see or to vote for the men's video, see the Web site www.youtube.com/cop15. Voting ends Monday. http://beta100.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/526134.html?nav=15&showlayout=0

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Join YouTube, CNN drive Filipinos told By Edison Ong, November 23, 2009 After seeing the havoc wrought by storms Ondoy and Pepeng, two young Filipinos are appealing to Youtube viewers to think about the effects of climate change by joining the Raise Your Voice campaign, a global environmental campaign sponsored by CNN, Youtube and the Danish government. The contest encourages individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., are expecting to join global leaders, who will convene to discuss climate change in Copenhagen in Denmark from Dec. 7 to 21, 2009. Dubbed as the biggest climate convention after Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will iron out platforms to reduce global warming emissions and ultimately chart a course that avoids the most severe impacts of climate change. The two best video campaigns will win through public voting from November 6 to 30, 2009. If they are able to generate a significant number of votes, they will represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. This may also be aired on CNN/Youtube Debates on December 15. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/230877/join-youtube-cnn-drive-filipinos-told

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Pinoys join Raise Your Voice campaign on climate change By Yasmin Arquiza, November 20, 2009 A six-minute amateur video featuring dramatic footage that showed the devastation caused by tropical storm Ondoy is the lone Philippine entry in a YouTube campaign to raise awareness on the issue of climate change. In a news release, De La Salle University graduates Alfonso Orioste Jr. and Paul Darwynn Garilao said the destruction from the cyclone was the motivation for their decision to join the Raise Your Voice" campaign. The contest encourages individuals to send videos containing their views and questions about the United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen next month. The campaign is sponsored by CNN, Youtube, and the government of Denmark. Two winners who will be selected by public voting on YouTube from November 6 to 30 will get a free trip to Copenhagen to attend the landmark conference. The global gathering will determine new targets for curbing carbon emissions from human activities that scientists have deemed responsible for the earths changing weather. Video entries may also be aired during the CNN/Youtube debates on December 15, one of the many activities during the conference that are meant to draw global attention to the issue. In their entry, Orioste and Garilao highlighted the disastrous impact of climate change in a developing country in this case the Philippines and contrasted the image with initiatives that are underway in rich countries to address the issue. From Manila, Orioste talked about the need for disaster preparedness and improved communication as part of environmental management systems that are necessary to respond to natural calamities more effectively. As we have experienced, the storm Ondoy (Ketsana) taught us a lot of lessons. This is a wake-up call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management and disaster preparedness," said Orioste, who is studying law at San Beda. Meanwhile, from his current work base in Hawaii, Garilao advocated the use of renewable energy such as solar panels and wind turbines as the best step to combat climate change." An engineer, Garilao has done research on the use of LPG two-stroke engines as an alternative form of clean energy. To vote for the Philippine entry, visit www.youtube.com/cop15 and click the thumbs up sign for the video entitled Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates."

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177388/pinoys-join-raise-your-voice-campaign-on-climate-change Although their entry may not win awards for best editing or script, it is nonetheless a good push for what they call Green education" at a time when disasters are increasingly causing massive destruction in the Philippines. Yasmin D. Arquiza, GMANews.TV

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Young Pinoys join YouTube contest in response to Ondoy devastation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 04:49:59 PM After seeing the devastation of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng that hit the country, two young Pinoys are appealing to the viewers to think about the effects of climate change by joining a user generated video campaign called Raise Your Voice. Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., graduates of De La Salle University Manila, are expecting to participate with the global leaders, who will convene to discuss climate change in Copenhagen in Denmark from December 7 to 21, 2009. Dubbed as the biggest convention after Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will iron out platforms to reduce global warming emissions and ultimately chart a course that avoids the most severe impacts of climate change. Raise Your Voice campaign is sponsored by CNN, Youtube, and Danish government. The contest encourages individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. The two best video campaigns will win through public voting from November 6 to 30,2009. Here are steps to vote: Visit www.youtube.com/cop15 Click Vote. Search Philippines on the videos per country. Kindly click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. The video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8RanL2KMyo As of this writing, this is only the single entry from the Philippines and South East Asia. We are massively campaigning for our video through social networking sites. Based on our initial count, more than 300 users linked the video to their personal Facebook accounts. We also blasted e-mail to more than 8,000 people to ensure they get our message, Garilao said. For the offline approach, we tapped schools and environmental organizations to use the video as a campaign drive to fight climate change. In fact, De La Salle University-Manila where we came from is all out support for the video, Garilao added. Their video entry was featured by YouTube together with other four contenders from Germany, France, India, and Italy.

Click the URL here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD7Wof3Eng0. In the video entry, the young guys discuss disaster management system and major shift to use alternative energies. Based on viewpoints from a developed and developing nation, they highlight action plans to reduce carbon emissions by industries and implement preventive measures when natural disasters strike. Garilao and Orioste also discussed that simple steps like conserving water and turning off devices when not in use will help The participants are passionate about environmental concerns. Garilao, who worked in public relations firm in Manila, is now based in Hawaii. A licensed engineer in Manila, his research on Liquefied Petroleum Gas two stroke engines is focused on alternative energies. Graduated honorable mention in La Salle, Orioste is now taking his law in San Beda College. Orioste said, As we have experienced the storms Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng taught us a lot of lessons. This is a wake-up call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management and disaster preparedness. Garilao added, We ask our global leaders to reach out to developing countries like the Philippines in helping us craft an effective communications program to respond to disasters. The two storms that hit our country is a wakeup call for Philippine government and the society. For most of our fellow citizens, it is a traumatic experience so they are expecting the government and communities are alert of the super typhoons that may hit the country in the future. If they able to generate a significant number of votes, the Filipino advocates would represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. This may also be aired on CNN/Youtube Debates on December 15. If we are given the chance to go to Copenhagen, we will return our key learning points to communities and government officials in the Philippines, Garilao said to encourage everyone to translate their voices into actions against climate change. http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20091118034959

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2 Pinoys join CNN, YouTube climate video tilt By David Dizon, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 11/17/2009 6:53 PM

MANILA - Two Filipinos, both graduates of De La Salle University-Manila, have joined an online usergenerated video contest on YouTube that seeks to raise awareness of climate change worldwide. Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. said the Raise Your Voice video tilt is sponsored by CNN, YouTube and the Danish government. The contest encourages individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 to 21. In an interview, Garilao said producers of the two best video campaigns will have a chance to join the conference dubbed as the biggest convention after Kyoto Protocol. Earlier reports said the United Nations Climate Change Conference will iron out platforms to reduce global warming emissions and ultimately chart a course that avoids the most severe impacts of climate change. Garilao, who finished mechanical engineering and used to work for a local public relations firm, said he was challenged to join the contest after seeing the devastation wrought by Typhoons Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma). "The Philippines was struck by two typhoons recently. I was looking for a way to help and this opportunity came for us to raise our voice and be heard about the need for disaster management system in the country," he told abs-cbnNEWS.com. Garilao said the video takes a holistic approach towards managing climate change. "There should be a stakeholder approach towards climate change. Instead of becoming reactive, the government should be proactive. That means getting support from the Armed Forces of the Philippines for relief operations while also tapping companies for donations," he said.

For the private sector, he said there should an umbrella of organizations similar to the Red Cross that will implement relief and rescue operations during times of calamity. He said this umbrella group should know which organizations to tap in specific areas affected by disasters. Garilao also encouraged the use of alternative energy sources including solar panels and turbines. Finally, he said individuals could also help in the climate change effort by reducing carbon emissions as well as conserving energy. "There are different ways to make an impact such as conserving water, turning off air conditioners and turning off lights when you're not using them. It's something that could be done in the workplace and at home," he said. Garilao said their video entry was featured by YouTube together with other four contenders from Germany, France, India, and Italy. He said the video intends to raise awareness of the impact of climate change and how leaders should respond to the issue. "We challenge government officials to highlight climate change as an election issue for 2010," he said. To vote for Orioste and Garilaos entry just visit www.youtube.com/cop15; click vote; search Philippines on the videos per country; and click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/technology/11/17/09/2-pinoys-join-cnn-youtube-climate-video-tilt

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2 Pinoys seeking YouTube votes By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), November 17, 2009, 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - Two young Filipinos are seeking an opportunity to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark next month if they win a contest on climate change. Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste Jr., both graduates of De La Salle University in Manila, joined the Raise Your Voice campaign and are asking their friends to vote for their entry at www.youtube.com/cop15 from Nov. 6 to Nov. 30. CNN, Youtube, and the Danish government sponsored the contest, which encourages individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. We are massively campaigning for our video through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. A lot of friends and contacts are linking the video to their networking sites. For the offline approach, we have also tapped schools and environmental organizations to use the video as a campaign drive to fight climate change, Garilao said. In their video entry, they discussed disaster management system and major shift to use alternative energies. Based on viewpoints from a developed and developing nation, they also highlight the action plans to reduce carbon emissions by industries and implement preventive measures when natural disasters strike. Garilao, who used to work in a public relations firm in Manila, is now based in Hawaii. He is a licensed engineer in Manila and had made a research on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) engines. Orioste is now a law student in San Beda College. As we have experienced, the storm Ondoy taught us a lot of lessons. This is a wakeup call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management and disaster preparedness. We want to echo this concern to the global leaders of UN Climate Change Summit, Orioste said. We may not be the experts in this field, but it is our passion to keep the conversations on Climate Change issues rolling both in the communities and the cyberspace. If we are given the chance to go to Copenhagen, we will return our key learning points to communities in the Philippines, Garilao said. If they win the contest, they would be able to participate in the discussion on Climate Change in Denmark from Dec. 7 to 21. During the meeting, global leaders are expected to iron out platforms to reduce global warming emissions and ultimately chart a course that avoids the most severe impacts of climate change. To vote for Orioste and Garilaos entry just visit www.youtube.com/cop15; click vote; search Philippines on the videos per country; and click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. The video can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=524159&publicationSubCategoryId=63

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Pinoys raise voice for UN Climate Change Conference November 15, 2009 The Good Balita Two young Filipinos are set to participate with the global leaders, who will convene to discuss climate change in Copenhagen in Denmark from December 7 to 21, 2009. Dubbed as the biggest convention after Kyoto Protocol, the leaders of United Nations Climate Change Conference will iron out platforms to reduce global warming emissions and ultimately chart a course that avoids the most severe impacts of climate change. Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., graduates of De La Salle University Manila, joined the Raise Your Voice campaign sponsored by CNN, Youtube, and the Danish government. The online contest encourages individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. The two best video campaigns will win through public voting from November 6 to 30,2009. If they able to generate a significant number of votes, the Filipino advocates will represent the Philippines and raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. This will also be aired on CNN/YouTube Debates on December 15. We ask everyone to vote for our entry as climate change is a major issue we have to address with urgent importance. One click will make all the difference, Orioste said. Here are steps to vote:Alfonso Orioste, Jr. 1. Visit www.youtube.com/cop15 2. Click Vote. 3. Search Philippines on the videos per country. 4. Kindly click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. 5. Post this on Facebook and Twitter. The video can be viewed here. Their campaign video is the only entry from the Philippines. We are massively campaigning for our video through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. We have also tapped schools and environmental organizations to use the video as a campaign drive to fight climate change, Garilao said. The YouTube COP15 team featured their video together with other four contenders from Germany, France, India, and Italy. Click the URL here. In the video entry, the young guys discuss disaster management system and major shift to use alternative energies. Based on viewpoints from a developed and developing nation, they highlight action plans to

reduce carbon emissions by industries and implement preventive measures to avoid the severe impacts of natural disasters. Graduated honorable mention in La Salle, Orioste is now taking his law in San Beda College. As we have experienced, the storm Ondoy (Ketsana) taught us a lot of lessons. This is a wakeup call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management and disaster preparedness. We want to echo this concern to the Philippine government and the global leaders of UN Climate Change Conference, Orioste shared. Garilao is an engineer who worked in public relations firm in Manila. His college research on LPG two stroke engine is focused on alternative energies. We may not be the experts in this field, but it is our passion to keep the conversations on climate change issues rolling both in the communities and the cyberspace. If we are given the chance to go to Copenhagen, we will return our key learning points to communities in the Philippines, Garilao said to encourage everyone to translate their voices into actions against climate change.

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=9216

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Filipinos address climate change through video campaign in YouTube Danielle Ordonez, November 16,2009 MAKATI, PHILIPPINES - Two young Filipinos entered the campaign "Raise Your Voice," creating a video on the ongoing global climate change.

DLSU-M graduates, Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonse Orioste Jr., are the only representatives of the Philippines, making their entry via YouTube along with other entries from all over the world. Voting of videos will be done from November 6-30. The 2 entries with the most votes will be aired on CNN/YouTube on December 15. To vote, all you need to do is: 1. Visit www.youtube.com/cop15 2. Click Vote. 3. Search Philippines on the videos per country. 4. Kindly click the "green thumbs up" sign for the entry entitled: "Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates." 5. Post this on Facebook and Twitter. The campaign is sponsored by CNN, YouTube, and the Danish government. In line with the coming UN Climate Change Conference in Denmark on November 6-30, the delegates get a chance to also represent their country.

http://www.cgena.com/2640/news/Filipinos+address+climate+change+through+video+campaign+i n+YouTube.aspx

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Raise The Filipino Voice in Copenhagen

It is easy to vote, 1. Go to Raise Your Voice, Change Climate Change You Tube Page. 2. Click on VOTE. 3. Click on Search Videos per Country, and select Philippines. 4. Click on the Green Thumbs Up! That's it! 5. Repost in Facebook and Twitter to ask your friends to vote for them. http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2009/11/raise-the-filipino-voice-in-copenhagen.html

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Filipinos for Change Climate Change November 8, 2009 Paul Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., Filipino environmental advocates, have RAISED their VOICE in support of CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS and the CALL for REAL CHANGES.

They have asked me, which actually, means "us" here in the Pinoy Green Academy to support their endeavor. They have participated in theCNN-YouTube sponsored video competition, which is meant to be the drumbeat for the coming Copenhagen Climate Change Convention in December.

I say we cast our vote, show our "thumbs up," and likewise, "raise our voices". How to support them? Please read through the message below. I just would like to stress, follow the step-bystep instructions given below =)
Hello Dennis Morada, We chanced to visit your blog about Pinoy Green Academy. You may help us in our Youtube campaign against climate change. As part of the United Nations Climate Change Convention, global leaders will convene to discuss and iron out global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen from December 7 to 21, 2009. To generate awareness among millions of viewers in the world, CNN and Youtube partnered with the Danish government and created Raise Your Voice campaign, asking individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. As Filipino environmental advocates, we are joining the contest to share our views and recommendations to change the course of climate change. We ask your support to vote for our video from November 6 to 30, 2009. Here are steps to vote: 1. Visit www.youtube.com/cop15

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Click Vote. Search Philippines on the videos per country.

4. Kindly click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. As of the moment, it is the only single entry from the Philippines. The video can be viewed on the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8RanL2KMyo We may not be the experts in this field, but it is our passion to keep the conversations on climate change issues rolling both in the communities and the cyberspace. In our video entry, we discuss disaster management system and the shift to use alternative energies both major issues that should be addressed with urgent importance. Based on viewpoints from a developed and developing nation, we highlight action plans to reduce carbon emissions by industries and implement preventive measures when natural disasters strike. Particularly, this is a wakeup call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management. We appreciate it if you may encourage your friends and loved ones to vote for this video via your blog and social networking sites. If we are able to gather significant number of votes, we will have the opportunity to raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. Our target is to air the video on CNN/Youtube Debates on December 15. If you have further questions, drop by an email to paulgarilao@gmail.com. Thank you and we look forward to an overwhelming response. Let us help change climate change!

http://pinoygreenacademy.typepad.com/pinoy_green_academy/2009/11/filipinos-for-change-climatechange.html

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Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates November 07 Received from email: Dear Noypi Ako Movement, As part of the United Nations Climate Change Convention, global leaders will convene to discuss and iron out global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen from December 7 to 21, 2009. To generate awareness among millions of views in the world, CNN and Youtube partnered with the Danish government and created Raise Your Voice campaign, asking individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. As Filipino environmental advocates, we are joining the contest to share our views and recommendations to change the course of climate change. We ask your support to vote for our video from November 6 to 30, 2009. Here are steps to vote: 1. 2. 3. 4. Visit www.youtube.com/cop15 Click Vote. Search Philippines on the videos per country. Kindly OK the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. As of the moment, it is the only single entry from the Philippines.

The video can be viewed here We may not be the experts in this field, but it is our passion to keep the conversations on climate change issues rolling both in the communities and the cyberspace. In our video entry, we discuss disaster management system and the shift to use alternative energies both major issues that should be addressed with urgent importance. Based on viewpoints from a developed and developing nation, we highlight action plans to reduce carbon emissions by industries and implement preventive measures when natural disasters strike. Particularly, this is a wakeup call for the Philippine government to implement laws and programs on environmental management. We appreciate it if you may encourage your friends and loved ones to vote for this video via your blog and social networking sites. If we are able to gather significant number of votes, we will have the opportunity to raise environmental concerns with the leaders during the convention. Our target is to air the video on CNN/Youtube Debates on December 15. If you have further questions, drop by an email to paulgarilao@gmail.com or give us a call at 09228948909. Thank you and we look forward to an overwhelming response. Let us help change climate change! Paul Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. Environmental advocates http://noypi-ako.com/raise-your-voice-by-filipino-environmental-advocates/

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Vote for Pinoys Youtube campaign on climate change A former batchmate of mine took part in a video campaign, hoping that their voice can be heard at the upcoming COP15 climate change conference, to be held in Demmark, and hopefully, they can represent the Philippines. In order to show your support, please watch the youtube link below showing the news clip from Balitang America. The news clip contains steps to vote. Below is there actual video:

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Lets help them Dear online viewers, As part of the United Nations Climate Change Convention, global leaders will convene to discuss and iron out a global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen from December 7 to 21, 2009. To generate awareness among millions of viewers in the world, CNN and Youtube partnered with the Danish government and created Raise Your Voice campaign, asking individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the global event. As Filipino and Lasallian environmental advocates, we are joining the contest to share our views and recommendations to change the course of climate change. We ask your support to vote for our video from November 6 to 30, 2009. Here are steps to vote: 1. Visit www.youtube. com/cop15 2. Click Vote. 3. Search Philippines on the videos per country. 4. Kindly click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. As of the moment, it is the only single entry from the Philippines. The video can be viewed on the following URL: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=Z8RanL2KMyo Our target is to air the video on CNN/Youtube Debates on December 15. Thank you and we look forward to an overwhelming response. Let us help change climate change. Godspeed!

Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. Environmental advocates http://nenglalala.tumblr.com/post/243375380/lets-help-them

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Raise Your Voice against Climate Change By Yami, November 07, 2009

Raise your voice against climate change. Let's support two young Pinoy's entry to the Copenhagen Climate Change summit (Cop15). Here's how: 1). Visit www.youtube.com/cop15 2). Click Vote. 3). Search Philippines on the videos per country. 4). Check OK on the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates To join the contest: Submit your video now and contribute to a meaningful discussion about our worlds future. Suggestions to increase your chances of making the cut: Be Thoughtful: Climate change is a serious topic and we want serious debate. Be Creative: It doesn't mean silly necessarily, but finding a unique way to present your question will make it stand out. Be Yourself: Global warming affects people differently in different parts of the globe. Ask the questions that matter to you, your family and your community and tell us from which country you are. Get inspired by voices around the globe vote now on your favorite. The 2 persons with the most popular videos will win a trip to Copenhagen* to COP15. http://penname30.blogspot.com/2009/11/raise-your-voice-against-climate-change.html

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2 Pinoys raise voice, join COP15 Two Filipinos have joined a YouTube video-making contest that seeks awareness of climate change worldwide. Raise Your Voice (COP15) is a UN conference scheduled for December 2009. 11538 kilometers away from Copenhagen, Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., both from De La Salle University Manila seeks to represent the country with the recent Ondoy/Pepeng events as triggering factors for them to join

http://itpinoy.blogspot.com/2009/11/2-pinoys-raises-voice-joins-cop15.html

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Coffee, coffee, more coffee and please vote! On another note, more points deducted for timeliness, but it is not too late just yet at least: please vote for the Pinoy entry to the COP15 Raise Your Voice 2009! Raise Your Voice is a video contest on YouTube to raise awareness on Climate Change. This is also for the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-21. The entry was sent in by DLSU graduates Paul Garilao and Alfonso Orioste Jr. If they manage to garner enough votes, they shall represent the Philippines in the conference and join leaders from all over the world in their discussion on environmental issues.

To vote (got this from Paul's blog): 1) Visit www.youtube.com/cop15 2) Click Vote. 3) Search Philippines on the videos per country. 4) Kindly click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. Now go! :) http://johnalenebaylon.blogspot.com/2009/11/coffee-coffee-more-coffee-and-please.html

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Raise your voice for Climate Change support the Filipino voice By Donelle Gan It's pretty rare to have unknown people raise their voice in a big way for climate change. That's exactly what my friends Paul Garilao and Ponching Orioste are doing right now, joining the COP15 Raise your Voice 2009 campaign. To vote for their entry just visit www.youtube.com/cop15; click vote; search Philippines on the videos per country; and click the green thumbs up sign for the entry entitled: Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates. Please vote for them! :) I've been thinking myself about what steps can be taken to help the environment. Often we focus on big controversial problems (like the recent Ondoy/Ketsana storm) and use that as a springboard for discussion. But I think some more fundamental aspects of our city life can be changed to produce significant results for our environment. Here are my ideas: 1. Improve traffic conditions Problem: 5.3 million cars as of 2006 and an increase at the rate of 5-6% per year means a lot of greenhouse gases emitted to the atmosphere. Given the bad traffic situations in majority of the country, these cars spend more time than they need to on the road, burning even more fuel. Go to Wolfram alpha to get a feel of how much CO2 is thrown to the atmosphere. Apart from the greenhouse impact, bad transportation also results to anxiety and poor health in people and economic hits due to productivity loss, perishable meats, and more. What the solution might look like: Expand train network - The model is Hong Kong. A small place connected by a lot of trains. This reduces people's need for cars, so the carbon footprint per person is markedly reduced. The trains should be underground so we have more space on the ground. Eradicate jeepneys and other public transport - consolidate public transport under the bus. This seats the most number of people and is most efficient (I think, I have no data). Keep taxis of course. Most valid for large cities. Disallow parking along the streets - We can plant trees there instead. Requires a cultural shift and the creation of a strong parking industry. What it will cost: A lot. Billions range obviously over the span of a few years, but the benefit will persevere for decades. Benefits: To the environment: lesser greenhouse emissions, fuel stock will last a longer time To the country: productivity and value creation due to lesser time spent in transit, fuel importation might be decreased To the people: less stress in travel I hope a Philippine President addresses this soon. Other ideas (I like to stress the first one, so I won't explain these.) 2. Modify educational framework to focus on the environment in the curriculum. Intensify the instruction of environmental science, and encourage experimentation/projects in this subject. Better start young. 3. Reward actions that help the environment. Reward citizens for helping the environment (activities, purchasing eco-friendly products) and companies via tax breaks. Reward entrepreneurs for eco-friendly businesses. http://hightech-marketing.blogspot.com/2009/11/raise-your-voice-for-climate-change.html

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Two Filipinos need our votes to raise our voices in Copenhagen November 29,2009 Theres no doubt that Efren Penafloridas victory as CNN Hero of the Year was due in large part to the Filipino online communitys voting prowess. This time, two more FilipinosPaul Garilao and Alfonso Oriosteneed our votesto win the CNN/YouTube climate change video contest and get the chance to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 to 21. According to an Inquirer report, Garilao and Oriostes entry, Raise Your Voice by Filipino Environmental Advocates, was the lone entry from the Philippines and Southeast Asia as of the articles posting on Saturday, November 28. Garilao is a licensed engineer now based in Hawaii. Orioste, meanwhile, is a San Beda law student. Both received their undergraduate degrees from the De La Salle University. To help them take action against climate change: 1. WATCH THE VIDEO below

2. CLICK HERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE. Look for the video under Philippines. Click the video on your RIGHT, then click the GREEN thumbs-up sign. You know your vote has been cast when the pink sign fades. You can vote several times by repeating the process. http://theartofchangemaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/two-filipinos-need-our-votes-in-copenhagen/

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Filipino Green Advocates in CNN - YouTube Competition

November 27,2009

To: Friends & All: As we have delivered victory for Efren Penaflorida to become the CNN Hero of the Year via online campaign, we ask for you support again in CNN/YouTube video tilt. Please vote for Paul Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, the 2 young Pinoys seeking an opportunity to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on 12/7 to 12/21/2009 if they win a contest on climate change. Their video "Raise your Voice by Filipino Environmental Advocates" is the single entry from the Philippines and South East Asia; there are more than 500 entries around the world. DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2009 3am - Los Angeles 6am - New York 7pm - Manila 11am - London 12nn - Paris 3pm - Dubai 12nn - Copenhagen Pls spread the campaign to your friends, on Facebook and Twitter, etc Garilao, who used to work in a public relations firm in Manila , is now based in Kahului, Maui , Hawaii. He is a licensed engineer in Manila and had made a research on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) engines. Orioste is now a law student in San Beda College. Both are graduates of De La Salle University They are featured on: 1. The Filipino Channel's Balitang America: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uigxUhH0lQk 2. GMANews.tv http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177388/pinoys-join-raise-your-voice-campaign-on-climate-change 3. ABS-CBN News Interactive http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/technology/11/17/09/2-pinoys-join-cnn-youtube-climate-video-tilt 4. Philippine Star: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=524159&publicationSubCategoryId=63 5. Manila Bulletin: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/230877/join-youtube-cnn-drive-filipinos-told 6. Good News Pilipinas:

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=9368 Thank you and God bless us all! http://pinoygreenacademy.typepad.com/pinoy_green_academy/2009/11/filipino-green-advocates-in-cnnyoutube-competition.html