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Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez (Tagalog: [ˈdʒinɐ ˈlɔpɛs]; December 27, 1953 – August 19, 2019) was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration.
Aug 19, 2019 · Staunch eco-campaigner and former Philippine Environment Minister Gina Lopez has died at the age of 65. She was known for her strong stance against mining, closing down many of the country's...
Sep 3, 2019 · When private citizen Gina Lopez, 65, breathed her last on Aug. 19 this year, the Philippines grieved. She wielded no political power, but had made as much a difference in the country as...
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST. Lopez, however, is best known as an environmental activist. Through Bantay Kalikasan, Lopez championed the rehabilitation of the 2,700-hectare La Mesa Watershed and the development of the La Mesa Eco-Park.
Aug 19, 2019 · MANILA, Philippines – Former environment and natural resources secretary Gina Lopez on Monday passed away at age of 65, the ABS-CBN Corp. announced. “Gina was the pillar of strength that pushed ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) to achieve what seemed to be impossible.
Aug 19, 2019 · Lopez passed away at 4:15 a.m., according to ABS-CBN Foundation, as reported by Rida Reyes on GMA News TV's Balitanghali. She succumbed to multiple organ failure at Makati Medical Center after battling brain cancer.
Aug 19, 2019 · MANILA—Filipino philanthropist and environmentalist Gina Lopez died on Monday due to multiple organ failure. She was 65. Lopez was the long-time chairperson of ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) and was a former Environment Secretary.
Aug 19, 2019 · MANILA — Gina Lopez, a former environmental activist who introduced a crackdown on Philippine mining companies after she was appointed the country’s environmental secretary in 2016, died on...
Aug 19, 2019 · Gina Lopez, a former environment secretary of the Philippines and ardent activist against destructive mining practices, has died at the age of 65. Working with civil society groups, Lopez led a grassroots movement that spurred an executive order from the president to ban new mining permits.
Aug 7, 2020 · A known environmentalist and philanthropist, Gina Lopez served the Philippine government as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. She was the managing director of ABS-CBN Foundation who pioneered important projects in the Philippines like Educational Television (ETV), Bantay Bata 163, the reforestation of ...
