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with over 1.4 million residents Bal has
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experienced a consistent rise in local
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tourism which now faces threats from
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factors like natural disasters and the
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exploitation of Natural Resources one of
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the country's leaders in the hospitality
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industry diligently Works to implement
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Sustainable Solutions by championing
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ecotourism initiatives aimed at
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conserving the environment ensuring food
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security and promoting sustainability
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I'm pinky web and this is business
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matters we're doing good is good
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business
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while a significant portion of bal's
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economy heavily depends on its beauty
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and natural
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resources it faces inevitable
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environmental challenges Often worsened
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by natural
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disasters as a reef Ranger RV found
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himself deeply concerned by the Cline in
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Marine biodiversity due to environmental
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stressors Arvy knows the importance of
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preserving what attracts tourists from
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around the globe and without
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intervention the on vibrant reefs would
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fade as well as the future for both the
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marine life and those who depended on
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it
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for we are a dive Mecca in the
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Philippines so here in Panglao we have a
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lot of colorful fishes we are rich in
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Marine biodiversity including coral
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reefs with
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that especially pangl now is having this
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pangla international airport so by that
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maam in our office and the local
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government unit of pangla we have this
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called a caring
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capacity environment so we come up to
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have this opportunity between
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sustainability
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soal recognizing the urgent call to
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safeguard our underwater resources that
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lured visitors to the island are
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five-star hotel in goala stepped up as a
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champion of marine biodiversity
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conservation I think since Bohol was
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discovered as a dive destination in the
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mid90s the province has really been
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transformed by tourism of course you can
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save for better or worse but definitely
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in terms of livelihood estimates say
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about 70% of the island relies on
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business bed by tourism but if you look
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around it's actually more closer to 90 I
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think the amazing part about working for
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the bellw resort we don't only do things
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right we've been doing it right for a
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long
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time with a steadfast commitment to
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becoming a catalyst for positive change
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this filipino-owned Resort chain
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initiated projects focused on the
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preservation of corals and clams we're
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very fortunate that the Department of
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Tourism region 7's dive s project which
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is a dive conservation and coral
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reforestation project chose to partner
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with us together of course with the
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municipal environment and natural
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resources office with menro because we
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really believe that it's the true Gem of
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Bol driven by its dedication to
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preserving the oceans the resort also
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initiated the native giant clams rescue
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project which is aimed at safeguarding
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these majestic creatures from the
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threats of climate change and natural
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predators to ensure the Vitality of
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bal's underwater
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ecosystem we decided to work with giant
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clams or locally known as the taclobo
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because of their significant
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pre-colonial importance to the Bolanos
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even before the Spanish came they were
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used as ritual vessels for whatever
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whether it was a wedding or things that
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they did for the original animistic
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religion so because of their endangered
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nature in terms of volume together with
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of course our partners dive s and menro
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we prioritized the reintroduction and
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Rehabilitation through our local
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husbandry of giant clamps
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in addition to its marine conservation
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efforts this sanctuary in Bal also
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played a significant role in the 2023
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International Coastal cleanup
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participated by more than 3,000 of its
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volunteers which Mark the sixth
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consecutive year of its involvement in
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this
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initiative this resulted in the removal
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of nonbiodegradable waste from doho
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beach in Panglao and the extraction of
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2117 sacks of
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nonbiodegradable Crash which totaled to
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1,218
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kg now first of all we look at uh
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development and increase in tourism of
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course it will attract other
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developments like restaurants malls and
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of course with more people with more
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development there comes increase of
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pollution and other carbon footprint
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like sewage issues garbage issues so
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these things come into play and of
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course our role there is to contribute
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less to the problem become less of that
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problem by being as sustainable as we
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can the Bell Resort Bal stands a game
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changer in tourism
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landscape offering a five-star Sanctuary
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for Discerning Travelers seeking luxury
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luy and sustainability by harmoniously
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blending luxury in the sanctuary with a
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deep commitment to environmental
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responsibility
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oh deeply rooted into rism this premier
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Resort in Bal has consistently worked
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towards mitigating the environmental
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impact associated with their operations
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through a series of initiatives it
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remains dedicated to Environmental
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Conservation and preservation with a
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strong emphasis on sustainability which
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includes its Farm totable practices hi
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everyone my name is Paul simonan I'm the
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executive chef for Belleview Bor the
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rational behind our own Farm is so that
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we can control our produce we can be
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assur that the produce that we give you
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are fertilizer free we use natural
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fertilizers organic we do have our own
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livestock Farm in terms of our native
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chickens we do have them at the farm and
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with this we have the halang halang man
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which you can also enjoy in terms of
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sustainability all our scraps are then
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turned into fertilizers and that's what
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we actually use for to fertilize the the
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soil not only is this a a great culinary
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Journey for Filipino and foreign
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visitors alike but it also helps provide
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livelihood opportunities for locals so
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aside from providing livelihood to our
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fellow Filipinos in
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Tagalog we have good seafood there's no
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denying that so I don't see any reason
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why we shouldn't our Seafoods locally
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since Bohol is surrounded by big bodies
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of water we are also helping the
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fishermen with their
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livelihood
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being recognized in 2018 and 2019 as a
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green Hotel means a lot to the resort
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because again it means that we're not
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only taking care of our guests we make a
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conscious decision to do things right
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and to do right by the community around
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us I'm very optimistic again that the
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bellie resort as one of the pioneering
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and leading resorts on the island when
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it comes to sustainability the resort
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prioritizes business continuity
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investing in power and water supply
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while maintaining its econscious
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approach these efforts Encompass various
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aspects such as waste management
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practices which involve strict
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compliance with the lgu mandated
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segregation as well as a valuable
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partnership with steps Mahal which
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contributes to recycling sustainability
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and net carbon reduction programs these
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collaborations are essential parts of
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our projects to address environment
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concerns in Bal for several reasons
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effectively ensuring initiatives are
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tailored with the islands specific
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environmental challenges these
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collaborations bring together resources
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making it possible to implement large
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scale projects with a significant
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impact if we can have an Earth year why
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not but of course we want to do that
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consistently it is the consistency and
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focus on our advocate CI that we believe
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will create change not just for the
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resort but for the whole destination
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aside from the government's mandate to
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do waste segregation we take also things
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step further we use less of plastic we
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use more glass but that's the real
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objective everyone has to do it
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eventually everyone has to work and
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focus on the same direction everyone has
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to do their
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part
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it is with these initiatives that the
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local government found a steadfast
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partner in preserving Bal as a sanctuary
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for its Rich natural
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resources
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local they are the one who Superhead the
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Marine boys and Marine protected area
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equipment and
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materials private
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sector Vision to save our environment in
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behalf of the local government unit of
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pangla we would like to extend our
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heartfelt and gratitude posa B family
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for their unending
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support in the balance between luxury
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and responsibility the resort wants to
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impart a gentle reminder of our duty to
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both
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nature and
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progress these efforts lead us towards a
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future where we leave a positive impact
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on our environment the bellev resort has
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always been the
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Forefront first one to do these kinds of
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initiative because we have the
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responsibility to not only educate the
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community but also really focus on a
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sustainable environment we are enjoying
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all of these perks of a ni very nice
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destination beautiful beaches and all
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that but the question is will our
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children still be able to enjoy these
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things so that's the reason behind
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sustainability we want as much as
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possible to enjoy it for a longer period
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of time we want to do it simply because
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it's the right thing to do and that's
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what we stand for and we'll continue to
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do
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to contribute to the fight against
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climate change more companies have now
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shifted to renewable forms of energy
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promoting energy Independence and
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greater energy security for the
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future it is estimated that more than a
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billion cars fly the streets of the
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world
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today hidden from Plain Sight inside
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these vehicles are hundreds of
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components that are crucial to making
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every Journey safe convenient and
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efficient and many of these are proudly
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made here in the Philippines delen is a
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family-owned company a worldclass market
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leader which supplies onboard Network
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Protection Systems and fluid transfer
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tubing it is essentially protecting the
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veins and the arteries of the vehicle
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this French owned company has grown from
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being a backyard Shop 70 years ago into
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a multinational company that is present
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in 40 locations across four continents
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in the Philippines Delan has been
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operating for 23 years with facilities
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in Sibu and in Cavita today delin genan
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is the market leader in its category
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almost all of the world's car runs with
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delin genan
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inside while the company's products are
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designed for cars they are manufactured
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with people and the planet in mind
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because while our company relies on the
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technology to manufacture its product
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we're still centered with people the
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automotive supplier also uses its
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technology and expertise to upcycle not
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just its own scrap Plastics but even
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those collected from nearby
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communities using delin Gans expertise
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and recycled machineries we have cycle
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Plastics into Echo bricks that could be
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used as concrete fillers we selected an
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offgrade vegetable farming Community
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south of ceu to be our first beneficiary
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of this project to ensure that the
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company's people Centric mindset is
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deeply ingrained in the consciousness of
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every coworker
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fight the company engages its Workforce
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through various initiatives that promote
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the company's core values of
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Entrepreneurship solidarity Harmony and
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responsibility I'm here in Delan we are
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like family we should be able to adjust
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to the different personalities of our
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co-workers no matter what the race the
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culture and the status of life that he
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belongs
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to
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in an effort to accelerate its
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sustainability Journey the company
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decided to tap Nature's power its
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facility in siua was the fifth among its
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manufacturing plants across the globe to
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run on 100% renewable
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energy the company's switch to renewable
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energy was made possible through a
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government initiative called the green
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energy option
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program the green energy option program
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or zop is an initiative of the
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government under the renewable energy
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Act of 2008 it empowers electricity and
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users to Source 100% of its power purely
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from renewable energy sources at present
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electricity end users with at least 100
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kilow of monthly pick demand can shift
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from goop through their preferred
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electricity
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supplier in the company's search for a
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reliable energy partner it came across
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the retail electricity supply unit of
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the Ayala group our energy consultant
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introduced us to the aala company not
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only are we able to reduce our carbon
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footprint we are also benefiting from
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the cost savings after switching to
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Renewables apart from building new
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Renewables capacity the Energy company
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of the country's largest and oldest
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conglomerate also helps businesses
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transition to renewable
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energy being a Nala company you can be
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assured that your energy partner is
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stable and reputable in fact we are the
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First Energy company in Southeast Asia
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to announce its Net Zero road map by
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partnering with ASR it's as if our
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customers are enabling new renewable
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energy plants to be built in the green
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as the motive industry pivots towards
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sustainable Mobility with the
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introduction of hybrid and fully
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electric vehicles this Automotive
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supplier sees its shift to renewable
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energy as a competitive
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Advantage car manufacturers are also
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becoming more conscious of their
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environmental impact requiring every
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part of its value chain to set smart
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sustainability targets we at Delphin gen
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are confident that disruption is more of
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an opportunity than a threat to our
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business we are honored to be trusted by
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deling genen
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as its renewable energy partner by
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shifting to 100% renewable energy the
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multinational company contributes to the
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decarbonization of its industry as an
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industrial Corporation we are committed
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and very active in the preservation of
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the environment and our shift to
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renewable energy is a concrete step in
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that
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direction
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understanding one another as a challenge
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we all face but for the deaf it's a
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daily struggle where words are
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frequently lost in a sea of gestures and
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expressions in the pursuit of advocating
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for change a group Committed to
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supporting the de Community extended
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their reach beyond the school Walls by
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offering basic Filipino sign language
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classes to more people and effectively
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changing the landscape for the hearing
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challenge imagine a world where sound
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has always been
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Elusive and Fading Into
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silence this is the world Christian
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confronted during his formative years
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marked with discrimination from people
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who fail to understand his condition
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people despite this his parents refused
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to allow his condition to shape his
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identity
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having earned a degree as an accountant
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Christian anticipated a smoother path in
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life however the corporate world proved
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to be more challenging because nobody
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understood him Compu
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for
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hours living in a linguistically diverse
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country with over 180 dialects the
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Filipino de Community encounters
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challenges across different aspects
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compelling them to actively promote
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inclusivity my name is Ethan CH I am a
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grade 12 student of BSM and I am the
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representative of the SF FSL for
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inclusive pH advocacy which is a student
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Le nonprofit organization that aims to
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uplift and Empower members of the de
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community Through F education and de
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awareness
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campaigns with a mission to unlock doors
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of opportunities for the deaf and grant
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them equal access to information
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resources and rights this organization
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plays a vital role in Bridging the
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Divide between the de and the hearing
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when I was in a fast food restaurant
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with Mom CJ and Mom Lea who were helping
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me uh run the FSL ASA at my school we
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actually met one of the service members
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who wanted to learn uh Filipino sign
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language as well because he wanted to be
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able to uh get the orders of De
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customers in his
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store although it's supposed to be
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taught at all schools not everyone in
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the community is conent about
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it the FSL for inclusive pH advocacy
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embarked on a challenging quest which
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often yielded no response or revealed a
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lack of
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resources so I heard of the Philippine
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School of the death and PSD students
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only have 15 p
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for each meal so I immediately knew I
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had to do something it's been at the
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heart of my advocacies make sure that
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the de are always involved in whatever
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initiative that is related to
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them Ethan's School supported him in his
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FSL initiatives covering expenses for
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the deaf teacher and interpreter which
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impact extended into the community by
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offering free basic FSL classes to
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frontliners and special education
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students I am a trainer for
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FSL and from p i was contacted by
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teacher Leia and then she explains to me
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what will what is the purpose
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important
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language
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from a spark of empathy this advocacy
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set in motion a ripple effect inspiring
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other schools to Rally behind this cause
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I saw their compassion in helping our
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under
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students school students who are deaf
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and hard of hearing for FSL for
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inclusive Philippines I would like to
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extend my gratitude for giving us these
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opportunities and hopefully in the
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future with an increasing number of
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individuals embracing and actively
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participating in this endeavor it not
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only brings Comfort to the death
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Community but also guides them toward a
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future characterized by greater
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inclusivity and
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understanding mag sign
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language looking ahead the organization
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envisions a brighter future
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where their plans for a food drive and a
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national math Olympiad for the deaf
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would take root and where acceptance and
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understanding are the fundamental
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language spoken by
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all we live in a loud noisy world and
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most of the time you feel to hear those
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who in their silence are finding it hard
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to be heard we would like to invite
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everyone to join us in our advocacy you
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can check us out out on Facebook or on
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the website FSL for i.org
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businesses are now more than just making
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a profit by having the interest of the
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people and the planet in mind the
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private sector ensures a more
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sustainable future for all join us again
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next week as we share more inspiring
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stories of communities and people who
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whose lives have changed for the better
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for comments suggestions and updates do
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follow us on our social media accounts
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I'm pinky Webb and this is business
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matters where doing good is good
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business
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