As a sign of commitment to reducing their carbon footprint and to combat the devastating effects of climate change on the environment, the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged all Filipinos to switch off electric lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Since 2007, World Wildlife has spearheaded Earth Hour, a global event that calls on people to take action to combat global warming and stop the loss of biodiversity. It is now conceivably the “biggest environmental campaign” in history.
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In a video statement released on Saturday, Marcos said: “It only takes 60 minutes to do good for our future. 60 minutes to take notice and commit to saving mother nature to be united and take action.
“Because together, nothing is impossible. Let’s switch off and give mother nature 60 minutes to breathe.”
Story was adapted from Philstar Global
