GINA LOPEZ

P R E S E N T E D B Y: S H E N A L E N E
BRAGANZA &
NEIL JOHN
ARGA
BACKGROUND
OF
GINA LOPEZ
 Born: December 27, 1953
Regina Paz La'O Died: August 19, 2019 (aged 65)
Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Lopez Spouse(s): Sona Roy (separated)
Children: Roberto "Bobby" Roy
:Benjamin "Ben" Roy
P a r e n t s : E u g e n i o L o p e z J r. ( F a t h e
: Conchita La'O
Education: Asian Institute of
Management
: Newton College of the
Sacred Heart
: Assumption College
: Boston College
Occupation:
- Cabinet secretary
- executive
ADVOCACIES
OF
GINA LOPEZ
 FREE MALI
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Asia remembered Lopez as an “animal lover, Earth
warrior, and activist.”
“One of her greatest dreams was to see Mali the
elephant free from loneliness and suffering at the
Manila Zoo,” it said in its Facebook page.
In a PETA Video, Lopez spoke of how she believed
Mali should be transferred to a sanctuary because
putting a huge animal, like an elephant, in a confined
area like a zoo is cruelty.
 FISH PENS FOR SMALL
FISHERFOLK
Lopez stood with small
fisherfolk when she was
Environment secretary.
Her campaign is to dismantle
vast tracts of fish pens in
Laguna de Bay to let the lake
unwind from pollution and
congestion caused by big-
fishing firms.
The move also helped small
fisherfolk to “benefit from
traditional fishing grounds.
 BANTAY KALIKASAN
In 1999, Lopez established
Bantay Kalikasan as the
foundation’s environmental
arm to extend aid to
victims of natural
calamities. It was through
her work in Bantay
Kalikasan that Lopez led
the rehabilitation of the
2,700-hectare La Mesa
Watershed and the
development of the La
QUALITIES /
TRAITS
OF
GINA LOPEZ
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of a loving woman with warrior and advocate

a caring heart and who for the Title

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exhibits a selfless kind and preservation of

of love which inspires our environment.
people from all walks of
life
 IMPACT OF
GINA LOPEZ
TO THE LIVES
OF OTHER
PEOPLE
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A woman ahead of her time, Gina Lopez reminded

us that we need to take courageous actions and
speak inconvenient truths, if we are to save our
natural heritage and, indeed, our planet. While she
could have lived a luxurious life or adhered to
“feel-good environmentalism,” she took the path
of most resistance, boldly campaigning against
the destructive practices that are at the root of our
Some of
environmental crises.
Lopez’s projects are
well-known — the reforestation of
La Mesa Ecopark, the
rehabilitation of Pasig River —
but she also worked quietly in
 PICTURES
OF
GINA LOPEZ
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