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newspaper Media/online outfit Manila Bulletin (Students and campuses) Manila Bulletin (online) GoodNewsPilipinas.com Denmark.dk 2401 (Official newsletter of De La Salle University) GoodNewsPilipinas.com ABS-CBNnews.net Asian Journal (online and newspaper) Embassy of the Philippines, Washington DC 2 Pinoys win web debates (online) 2 Pinoys win web debates (broadsheet) Inquirer Global ABS-CBNnews.net The Mindanao Examiner Writer Ronald Lim Ronald Lim Press release Marie Sauer Johansen Press release Press release Press release (taken from Philippine Star) Press release Date Jan 13 Jan 12 Dec 20 Dec 18 Dec 14 Dec 10 Dec 8 Dec 4 Dec 3 Title They raised their voiceand they were heard They raised their voiceand they were heard Pinoys join global leaders in CNN/YouTube Debates YouTube users raised their voices at COP15 Climate change video brings alumni to Copenhagen Pinoy CNN/YouTube winning entry on-air in Copenhagen Winning climate video plays to global audience 2 Pinoys win web debates Ambassador Gaa congratulates winners of UN Climate Change Video competition 2 Pinoys win web debates 2 Pinoys win web debates 2 Filipinos win in UN-sponsored video tilt 2 Filipinos win CNN, YouTube climate video tilt 2 Pinoys win CNN/YouTube debate

Evelyn Macarian Evelyn Macarian Alex Villafania David Dizon Press Release (same with GoodNews Pilipinas) Press Release Ricardo Teehnakee Lord Leomer Pomperada

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2 Pinoys win CNN/YouTube debate Lasallians win climate change video, set for Copenhagen Lasallians fight against climate change

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January 13, 2010

They raised their voiceand they were heard By Ronald Lim January 12, 2009 The days and weeks after Ondoy were an extraordinary time. Filipinos, rich and poor alike, found themselves working side by side to help those who took the brunt of the typhoon. If it wasnt packing relief goods, it was helping reunite families through the online community on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. For De La Salle University alumni Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., the time after Ondoy proved as inspiring as it was challenging. Rather than be defeated by the challenges, both Garilao and Orioste took it as a sign to do something more concrete with their time join Raise Your Voice: the CNN/Youtube debate on Climate Change. A week after Ondoy, Kuya Paul emailed me about Raise Your Voice, and he told me that it is a good way to help those who were affected by the typhoon, recalls Orioste. Back then, I was looking for ways to help out other than packing relief goods. Raise Your Voice is a partnership between CNN, YouTube, and the Danish government that sought to bring the voice of the common people inside the conference meeting rooms of the world leaders who gathered in Copenhagen during the recently United Nations Climate Change Conference. Over 1,000 participants all over the world submitted views, opinions, and questions for the participants in the said conference, with the YouTube community voting on the two entries with the strongest voices to be sent to Copenhagen. Garilao and Oriostes six-minute video discussing disaster risk management and alternative energy resources was voted one of the best, along with the entry Global Warming Project from Brazil. TIME TO GET SERIOUS The pair had already been fond of uploading videos on YouTube before the competition, but they saw in Rasie Your Voice an opportunity to do something more substantial. Yung mga ginagawa naming mga video dati, panay mga kanta lang, mga kalokohan, says Garilao. Nung nakita namin yung opportunity na sumali, naging inspiration namin yung mga dumaang typhoon sa Pilipinas. Gusto namin maging productive naman yung mga ginagawa naming video. The six-minute video entitled Raise your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates would take a week to finish, as Garilao and Orioste were working on different sides of the world. Orioste is taking up Law in San Beda College, while Garilao was in Hawaii preparing to take the examinations to get into the US Navy. The two would e-mail each other clips shot with simple digital cameras from their respective locations, with Orioste editing the whole thing.

The finished product ended up highlighting the three issues that they felt needed the most attention during the climate change conference: disaster preparedness, alternative energy, and green education. It was this focus on specific aspects of the climate change problem that Garilao and Orioste felt gave them the edge over other competitors. ranting and complaints about why the situation is like it is. They didnt present solutions and recommendations. So when we got to Denmark, ang sabi nga sa amin ang nagdala was yung message, says Orioste. The fact that the two actually had firsthand experience of the effects of climate change didnt hurt either. Kami na rin yung nagdala nung message. Our video came from our personal experience with climate change. Parang Slumdog Millionaire, nasagot niya yung mga tanong kasi he was drawing from his own personal experience, says Garilao. LEARNINGS FROM COPENHAGEN Their eight-day stay in Copenhagen from Dec. 14 to Dec. 21 would prove to be a fruitful one, as they discovered that the very issues they tackled in their video also took center stage during the conference. We met legislators from Samoa, Kenya, and other developing countries, who said that their countries were going through the same things that we showed in our video, says Garilao. Despite the weak deal that global leaders reached in Copenhagen no legally binding agreements were reached to lessen global carbon emissions the two still look forward to the upcoming climate change conference to be held in Mexico. We are still optimistic that the Copenhagen agreements will jumpstart more projects to combat the effects of climate change, says Garilao. An agreement is easier said than done, but we hope our global leaders will focus on action plans than just purely negotiating in a convention. The two also brought with them new ideas that they hope can also be implemented here in the country. For instance, the two want the country to take advantage of the Copenhagen Green Fund, which is meant to help developing countries to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate deforestation and forest degradation. Resources taken from the Fund could be used to better prepare for future disasters. A close and efficient coordination with different stakeholders during calamities will help reduce the impacts of several typhoons. Since we are good in mobilizing relief efforts during calamities, we should take a leap in mobilizing not just relief efforts but alarm systems even before a natural disaster strikes, says Orioste. FILIPINO LOVE The Copenhagen trip would also prove to be an exceptional opportunity for them to reach out to countrymen abroad, as the two found themselves warmly welcomed by the Filipino community in Denmark. Pagdating namin dun sinalubong kami ng Filipino community. Nakakatawa kasi dinaan kami kaagad dun sa Little Mermaid. Nilibot na kami kaagad kasi baka wala na daw kaming oras pagkatapos! recalls Garilao with a laugh. Ang binayaran lang ng CNN is yung airfare saka five days sa hotel, so ang iniisip namin titiisin na lang namin yung gutom. Pero pagdating pa lang namin dun, pagkatapos kaming i-tour, sinabihan kaagad kami na may dinner kami afterwards. May mga arrangement na pala yung Filipino community para sa amin! adds Orioste.

The Filipino community also gave them an extra venue to share their own views on the present climate situation. Lahat ng ginawa namin doon may katuturan. Pinagasalita kami sa mga church, sa mga organizations, sa mga Christmas party. We shared the video with them, says Garilao. Jampacked talaga yung week na itinigil namin dun. This was a far cry from the welcome they had initially been expecting in Denmark. Ini-expect namin na magtre-tren papuntang hotel, tapos bahala na, cowboy naman tayo, Garilao says with a laugh. Wala naman kasi kaming kakilala. Alam naming may Filipino community sa bawat bansa, pero hindi namin ini-expect yung treatment na iyon para sa amin. Sinabihan pa nga kami kung gusto namin mag-Pasko dun! Sabi namin May pamilya po kami! says Orioste. Now that the boys are back, they say that their experience in Denmark has only strengthened their resolve in their environmental advocacy. Ive always been involved with environmental concerns nung college pa lang. When I was in college, nainstill na sa amin yung clean as you go. Hanggang pagdating dun sa Hawaii, na-instill sa akin yung ganong attutude. Pumupunta ako sa mga bahay, gina-gather ko yung mga bote nila, in a week Id have $50 to $60, says Garilao. When I was in Denmark, I was able to be more involved in environmental advocacies, and I personally want to pursue a career in in environmental technology. Ive become more environmentally concerned. Now, I would like to be more knowledgeable about our environmental policies in the Philippines. As we know, we have policies that are weakly implemented, like the Clean Air Act of 1999. Ive become more open to those things and want to pursue them in the future, ends Orioste. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/238253/they-raised-their-voiceand-they-were-heard

Pinoys join global leaders in CNN/YouTube Debates December 20, 2009 As the camera pans the audience, you can see CNN/YouTube Debates winners Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. together with Google executives, distinguished panelists, international journalists, and global leaders who were invited to witness the CNN/YouTube Debates on climate change last December 15. The panel included Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; U.S. journalist and author Thomas L. Friedman, Bjorn Lomborg, author of the The Skeptical Environmentalist; Hollywood actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah and former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan who is live from Geneva. Excerpts from their award winning documentary film were shown in the program as one of the featured videos. Anderson said, Alfonso and Paul are actually the first people to submit the video unto our YouTube site and according to you the viewers (its) one of the best. As of the moment, their YouTube entry received 9,000 views. Right after the program, Anderson interviewed the Pinoys for the show Connect to World that was aired last December 15. Alfonso Orioste shared, We were inspired to make the video because of the Typhoon Ketsana that hit Luzon few months ago. I had a firsthand experience as our house was flooded in Manila. When Anderson asked about their next steps, Garilao answered, We will share our key learning experiences to school, private sectors, and the media. Aside from them, another Filipino was featured in CNN/YouTube Debates. Paula Regina Kho, a nursing student from University of Sto. Thomas, asked if global leaders are willing to take action in the usage of non-echo materials. Meanwhile, Anderson said she liked the way the young Pinoys narrated their concern for the environment. Your video it was a worthy winner because it showed exactly what was going on in one place. It made me feel energized about the issue on climate change. It was good narrative Anderson furthered, It was a good narrative and it showed pictures thats what television is all about. Thomas Friedman, author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded, was also impressed with the video production. The two Pinoys were also guests in a Filipino gathering in which President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is the keynote speaker. In her speech, Arroyo congratulated the young Pinoys for their major role in raising issues about climate change. She said this is an indication the Filipinos are actively participating in climate change talks. When they arrived in Copenhagen, Garilao and Orioste were heartwarmingly welcomed by the Filipino Danish Community. Emulating the spirit of bayanihan, some residents also shouldered their food allowances. CNC Travel and Tours donated 1,000 kroner (10,000 pesos) and a one week free stay at the Coco beach Resort in Mindoro. The Jesus Is Lord Church Denmark chapter will provide them shelter for three days.The CNN/YouTube Debates will be aired on CNN International. http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=9673

YouTube users raised their voices at COP15 by Marie Sauer Johansen December 18, 2009 People from all over the world sent in questions to a panel of some of the worlds most prominent climate experts for a CNN debate on climate change in the Bella Center CNN presenter Becky Anderson relocated her London studio to the Bella Center on December 15 for an interactive debate organised by YouTube, CNN and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Hollywood actress Darryl Hannah, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Yvo de Boer and Danish climate sceptic Bjrn Lomborg answered questions such as this one from an eight-year-old boy: what do you plan on leaving for my generation? The question was answered by Yvo de Boer, who said: A world without an issue which has run out of control. I hope that what we will see here in Copenhagen is the beginning to not only get greenhouse gas emissions under control, but also help especially developing countries deal with the inevitable impacts of climate change. So I would want to walk away from here with a radical turning point. Other questions came from a British man dressed up as a pirate, a Bangladeshi professor and three rapping English schoolgirls. Two very special guests were in the audience; the makers of the two highest rated videos, Breno Almeida Coelho from Brazil and Paul Darwynn Garilao from the Philippines, who won a trip to COP15 and a stay in Copenhagen for two. When we heard that we won the trip AND the chance to participate in COP15, it was like a dream come true, said Mr. Coelho, whose artistic black-and-white video lists realistic steps to prevent climate change and asks viewers to open their minds and begin making changes immediately. He thinks that the internet can be used to empower people and create connections globally. This video allowed us to show the world the problems that were dealing with in Brazil as a result of climate change, in a format that everyone has access to, he said. Mr. Garilaos video also brought local problems to global attention, by showing the devastating effects of the hurricane Felicia in the Philippines and Hawaii. He is enthusiastic about how social media provides a platform for young people to share their ideas with the world. This competition and debate have been a great opportunity to get our voices heard, expressing a serious issue in a creative way, he said, after participating in the CNN debate. More than 1000 videos were entered in the competition and around 4000 people posed text and video questions.

http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/COP15-Copenhagen-2009/Selected-blog-posts/YouTubeusers-raised-their-voices-at-COP15.htm

December 14, 2009

Pinoy CNN/YouTube winning entry on-air in Copenhagen December 10, 2009 From the town hall in Copenhagen to the streets in Manila, the winning CNN/YouTube video entry from the Philippines is playing everywhere to communicate the effects of climate change to the citizens of the planet. The video called Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates is one of the winning entries for the CNN/YouTube Debates online competition held to raise awareness on environmental issues in time for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in Denmark set to happen this week. Produced by Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr., the six-minute documentary film discussed disaster preparedness and the need to shift to alternative energy resources. As of press time, the video has 7,000 views with 38 comments. Local scenario In the Senate, Senator Loren Legarda shared, I am inspired by your passion to lead the youth in standing against climate change and getting your voice heard by our world leaders. The senator, a staunch advocate of the environment, will also participate in the conference. She furthered, Being one with you in calling for environmental protection and climate change adaption, I am glad to share with you that I have endorsed your video entry in all my social networking sites. I do hope that we can work together in our shared advocacy. De La Salle University Manila, where the Pinoys graduated, will show the video on LCD screen. Next year, the Marketing Communications Office plans to invite the winners as keynote speakers in a forum. In a recent environmental awareness event in University of Sto. Thomas, the video was watched by hundreds of nursing students. Rhomir Yanquiling, an English professor from Pangasinan State University, campaigned the video to his students. Convincing my students to watch the video is in a way to raise awareness about climate change, the professor shared. At the southern portion of the country where massive and brutal killings took place, Mindanao TV aired the documentary film in one morning news show. A global video Although majority of Filipinos are watching the video, citizens from other countries are also taking time to view the short documentary film. A recent YouTube analytics reveals that it is now being watched from many countries. Here is the breakdown of audience share: Philippines 31%, United States 20%, United Kingdom 14%, Spain 12%, Germany 12%, Canada 3.4%, Netherlands 3.4%, Brazil 1.7%, Hong Kong 1.7%, Italy 1.7%. In Copenhagen, the organizers have set up big screens in town hall meetings for the multi-media presentations and the Raise Your Voice entries. Global leaders from 193 nations are expected to watch the Pinoys documentary film. Ana Lindenhann, a Filipina blogger and architectural student in Copenhagen, said more Filipinos appreciated the video when it made the cut. She invites the Pinoys in community engagements to raise awareness on climate change. A government worker in the Silicon Valley, Loreto Dimaandal said the Worldwide Filipino Alliance worked to win so the young guys can participate in the conference. Convinced that nuclear energy is the cleanest

source of energy, Loreto shared, If handed properly, the re-commissioning of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant will help alleviate the energy problem, provide much-needed occupation and revenues for the people, will entice investors, at the same time helping keep the environment clean. In Brazil, Breno Coehlo who is another winner of CNN/YouTube Debates contest shared that he is promoting the Pinoy entry. Coehlo recently won in another video contest for the United Nations Ambassador last October 2009. The first time I saw your video was actually part of it in an editing I saw a day I learned about the contest. I guess it was a promo video. Coehlo referred to the promotional video of COP15 in which the Pinoys were featured together with an Italian, German, Indian, and Finnish. Coehlo, a photography teacher at Faculdade Estacio de Sa in Vitoria in Brazil, commented, your video is very strong. It really got me into it. The scenes you selected were particularly special for the video. A few days ago, some friends and I were discussing the subject here, and you put in your video almost the same point of view I had In return, Garilao linked the Global Warming Project in his social networking sites and spread about the campaign to his fellow Pinoys. Even if we are yet to meet Breno in Copenhagen, we share the same passion with him in raising our voice to the global leaders, he said. The two Pinoys and Coehlo are considering to work together to make more visible the climate change adverse effects. Skepticism despite victory There are always two sides of the coin. Although the documentary film is receiving praises from all around the world, it is not spared from skeptical opinions. While campaigning for the video, Garilao and Orioste shared they encountered some skeptics who believe global warming is just a hoax. When he blasted an e-mail, he received one opposing reply from a well known blogger who shared I believe that human activities dont contribute to the effects of global warming as it is a natural cycle. Even their YouTubes channel is filled with negative comments on climate change. YouTube user Derrickjon said, Go and actually learn about this fraud called global warming. Yes there is a global warming but it isnt humans is (sic) the cause of this. People open your eyes. Thats the purpose of discussions. Whether you believe climate change is a cause of human activities or just a natural occurrence, the point is that discussions on climate change have been raised, Orioste ended. http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=9588

Winning climate video plays to global audience December 8, 2009 MANILA - From the town hall in Copenhagen to the streets of Manila, the winning CNN/YouTube video entry from the Philippines is playing everywhere to communicate the effects of climate change to the citizens of the planet. The video called Raise Your Voice by Filipino environmental advocates is one of the winning entries for the CNN/YouTube Debates online competition held to raise awareness on environmental issues in time for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in Denmark set to happen this week. Produced by Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste Jr., the six-minute documentary film discussed disaster preparedness and the need to shift to alternative energy resources. As of press time, the video has 7,000 views with 38 comments. Recent YouTube analytics revealed that the video is now being watched in many countries. Of the total number of views, 31 percent came from the Philippines, 20 percent from the United States, 14 percent from the United Kingdom, 12 percent from Spain, 12 percent from Germany, 3.4 percent from Canada, 3.4 percent from the Netherlands, 1.7 percent Brazil, 1.7 percent from Hong Kong and 1.7 percent from Italy. Sen. Loren Legarda congratulated the two Filipinos for creating the video. I am inspired by your passion to lead the youth in standing against climate change and getting your voice heard by our world leaders. Being one with you in calling for environmental protection and climate change adaption, I am glad to share with you that I have endorsed your video entry in all my social networking sites. I do hope that we can work together in our shared advocacy," she said in a statement. The video was recently screened during an environmental awareness event in the University of Santo Tomas. It was also aired in one morning news show in Mindanao. A global video In Copenhagen, the organizers set up big screens in town hall meetings for the multi-media presentations and the Raise Your Voice entries. Global leaders from 193 nations are expected to watch the Pinoys documentary film. Ana Lindenhann, a Filipina blogger and architectural student in Copnehagen, said more Filipinos appreciated the video when it made the cut. She invited Filipinos in community engagements to raise awareness on climate change. A government worker in the Silicon Valley, Loreto Dimaandal said the Worldwide Filipino Alliance helped campaign for the Filipinos' entry so that the two could participate in the conference. In Brazil, Breno Coehlo who is another winner of CNN/YouTube Debates contest shared that he is promoting the Pinoy entry. Coehlo recently won in another video contest for the United Nations Ambassador last October 2009. Skepticism despite victory The video has also caught the eye of skeptics who do not believe that climate change is caused by humans.

While campaigning for the video, Garilao and Orioste shared they encountered some skeptics who believe global warming is just a hoax. Even their YouTubes channel is filled with negative comments on climate change. YouTube user Derrickjon said: Go and actually learn about this fraud called global warming. Yes there is a global warming but it isnt humans is (sic) the cause of this. People open your eyes. Thats the purpose of discussions. Whether you believe climate change is a cause of human activities or just a natural occurrence, the point is that discussions on climate change have been raised, Orioste ended. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/technology/12/08/09/winning-climate-video-plays-global-audience

December 4, 2009

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Ambassador Gaa congratulates two young Filipinos for winning a competition to attend the United Nations Climate Change Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark December 3, 2009

Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa congratulated two young Filipinos, both graduates of De La Salle University in Manila, for winning invitations to the United Nations Raise Your Voice climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7 -21, 2009. The sixminute youtube video created by Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. bested 600 other entries in the online competition sponsored by You Tube, CNN, and the United Nations. Ambassador Gaa said, I wish to commend Paul Darwyn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste Jr. for their remarkable achievement of securing an opportunity to propose potential solutions to climate change in an international forum. This is a testament of Filipino ingenuity and creativity and a source of pride for our country. Drawing inspiration from Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng, Garilao and Orioste discussed disaster management systems and the global shift to extensively explore the use of alternative energies. Their goal is to keep conversation and debate about climate change solutions alive among world leaders and in local communities. http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/PR-ClimateChange%2003Dec09.html

2 Filipinos win in UN-sponsored video tilt By Alexander Villafania December 3,2009 MANILA, PhilippinesAfter Efren Penaflorida, the Philippines does it again by bagging another online award. This time, it is for an international YouTube video contest on climate change. The six-minute video entry of Paul Garilao and Alfonso Orioste Jr. is one of the two winning entries for the online contest Raise Your Voice: Change Climate Change that was organized by United Nations and news organization CNN. They bested over 500 videos for the contest that is part of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen on December 7 to 18. They received nearly 4,000 views for their video. Garilao and Orioste, both graduates of the De La Salle University, will fly to Copenhagen for the two-week discussions to be part of the live debate on December 14 to be hosted by CNN's Becky Anderson. The debate will be streamed live on CNN.com and on the YouTube channel of the COP15 video contest. They will also be joined by the second winner of the video contest from Brazil. In a phone conversation, Garilao, who is in Maui, Hawaii, said the idea for the video came after he saw images of the devastation left by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. Afterwards, he contacted Orioste, who was in Manila, to shoot videos of both the storms' aftermath as well as relief efforts. I also took some videos of industrialized areas here in Hawaii, and also took videos while I was in Detroit in the US. Detroit was considered one of the big industrial areas in the US but when I went there, it was like a ghost town, Garilao said. Garilao said the purpose of the video was to encourage Filipinos, especially local leaders, to know more about climate change and to create policies on disaster mitigation and preparedness. Garilao also said he and Orioste are advocating alternative sources of energy to replace the use of fossil fuels, which create greenhouse gases that destroy the ozone layer. We also want our candidates for the upcoming elections to put climate change as one of their priorities in their platforms, he said. Garilao added that he hopes to be back in the Philippines to share what they will learn during the summit and open discussions with local leaders on environmental issues. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20091203-239892/2-Filipinos-win-in-UNsponsored-video-tilt

2 Pinoys win web debates By Evelyn Macarian December 3,2009 MANILA, Philippines - Two young Filipinos won the recent CNN/YouTube Debates and their prize includes a free trip to Copenhagen, Denmark to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste Jr., both graduates of De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila, won the CNN contest a week after another Filipino, Efren Peaflorida, was hailed as the CNN Hero of the Year. Garilao and Orioste will be part of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) and attend the live debate sponsored by CNN and YouTube. CNN news anchor Becky Anderson will host the live debate that would include leaders from 193 countries. Out of 600 entries, another entry, Global Warming Project from Brazil, also made the cut. The online voting took place between Nov. 6 and 30. Weve proven the bayanihan spirit online. Filipino consumers wherever they are massively voted for our video. Based on our count, more than 600 Facebook users linked the video and shared steps on how to vote. At least 12 bloggers also campaigned for the video and shared their thoughts on climate change, Garilao said. The organizations and networks that supported Peaflorida were also the same groups who campaigned for their video. Definitely Filipino, an online organization with almost 400,000 Facebook members, also campaigned for both advocacies by gathering online votes. DLSU president Brother Armin Luistro FSC, who is a passionate environmental advocate, had endorsed their video. Students of the University of Santo Thomas (UST) recently watched the video during an environmental seminar in the school. The six-minute amateur documentary discussed disaster management and the drive to shift to alternative energy. They were motivated to join the contest after seeing the effects of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. Through this online campaign, the young Pinoys jumpstarted discussions that will serve as a springboard to raise awareness on climate change. We have to beat the climate change buzzer. The Philippines is currently the centerfold of climate change discussions because of the super typhoons that recently devastated us. Serving as the Filipino voice in Copenhagen, we will convince global leaders to include discussions on disaster preparedness programs. This will benefit not only the Philippines but also other countries prone to natural disasters, said Garilao, a Filipino engineer and freelance journalist based in Hawaii.

Orioste, now a freshman law student at San Beda College, said: There should be a stakeholder approach in dealing with disaster preparedness. Instead of becoming reactive, the government should be proactive. A close and efficient coordination with different sectors both public and private during calamities will help reduce the impacts of severe typhoons. We should take a leap in mobilizing not just relief efforts but also alarm systems before a natural disaster strikes. The two Filipino winners also asked world leaders to discuss ways to reduce carbon emissions that adversely affect the environment. The best step is to shift to using clean energy if countries want to reduce their emissions. This is a difficult transition but it is the best step to combat climate change. Samples of clean energy resources include solar panel, wind turbine, and biogas. The World Research Institute said the cumulative carbon dioxide emissions of the United States reached 29.3 percent, while the Philippines only accumulated .03 percent. Garilao and Orioste also called on those running for local and national positions to prioritize climate change in their platforms. They would be sharing their key learning experiences with government officials, environmental organizations, and the private sector. They also encouraged film aficionados to produce user-generated videos that would raise awareness on climate change. A few days before the online voting ended, three video makers from the Philippines also participated. The COP15 channel said that those who want to raise their voices to the world leaders can still be part of the live debate by uploading their comments and questions about climate change. Submission is open until Dec. 14. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=528979&publicationSubCategoryId=63

2 Filipinos win CNN/YouTube Debate climate video tilt By David Dizon December 2, 2009

MANILA - Two Filipinos are set to join world leaders at a landmark climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark this month after topping the "Raise Your Voice" video campaign sponsored by CNN, YouTube.com and the Danish government. The six-minute video created by Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. bested 600 other entries in the online competition. The campaign encouraged individuals to submit user-generated videos about the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference and the winners were chosen via online voting from November 6 to 30. Aside from the Filipino duo's entry, another entry "Global Warming Project" from Brazil also made the cut. In an interview, Orioste said he and Garilao will be leaving for Copenhagen on December 13 to attend the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15). He said they will also attend a live debate sponsored by CNN and YouTube, which will be hosted by CNN news anchor Becky Anderson. Their video will also be shown on CNN International News. Orioste said the victory allowed him and Garilao to voice their concerns about the effect of climate change in the Philippines. He urged government leaders to take a stakeholder approach in disaster preparedness through "close and efficient coordination with both the public and private sectors." Similarly, Garilao said he hopes to bring back their learnings from the Copenhagen event to teach all stakeholders in the Philippines about the need for disaster preparedness and reduction of carbon emissions to combat climate change. "We hope to share our learning experience to private sector, government officials and everyone who is interested to learn. We will maximize social media to report everything that happened there," he said. The effectiveness of online relationships Garilao said their victory in the "Raise Your Voice" campaign also showed the effectiveness of tapping the Philippine online community. He cited a 2008 Universal McCann study that showed that 83 percent of Filipino Internet users (3 million users) are members of a social network. "We are the social networking capital of the world. Other countries may be more developed but I think that Filipinos are more active, more participative when using the Internet," he said. Garilao said their campaign video first appeared in the blogosphere via the Awesome Planet blog of Anton Diaz and the enviromental blog Pinoy Green Academy. "Diaz [alone] has 5,624 subscribers in his Typepad blog, 3,024 Facebook friends and 1,559 Twitter followers - in which a significant portion participated in online voting," he said. He said a total of 14 bloggers campaigned for their video for the "Raise Your Voice" campaign.

Garilao also tapped social networking site Facebook to spread the word. He said Definitely Filipino, a Facebook group with close to 400,000 members, campaigned for them while more than 600 Facebook users linked to their video and shared steps on how to vote. He said they also created a Facebook page on the last day of voting and invited users to vote for them. For microblogging site Twitter, Garilao said he and Orioste got help from columnist Manolo Quezon III who tweeted about the campaign to his 4,548 followers. He said they also tapped online and offline news media including the Philippine Star, Good News Pilipinas, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN Balitang America and abs-cbnNews.com. He said their embedded video on abs-cbnNews.com was watched at least 151 times during the campaign period. For their offline campaign, he said researcher and community advocate Maria Embry from California helped them by tapping her contacts in the Filipino American community for the campaign. Their alma mater De La Salle University-Manila also supported the campaign through the endorsement of DLSU President Br. Armin Luistro FSC. The video was also shown in an environmental seminar in University of Sto. Thomas attended by hundreds of students. Offline pull to online push Garilao said their campaign sought to convert "offline pull" to "online push" by informing the audience how to vote at every instance. "For example, after ABS-CBN's Balitang America featured us on November 12, we immediately recorded it and uploaded the video on YouTube. Somehow, the video served as campaign material as it highlights the process of voting," he said. He said their experience also made them realize that tapping social media was not enough to win the campaign. "We realize that it's not just the social media platforms but the number of relationships in those platforms that spell the difference. We spent zero on this campaign in terms of advertisement. We used a laptop and our own time to mount the campaign and we created a dialogue with the online community," he said. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/12/02/09/2-filipinos-win-cnn-youtube-climate-video-tilt

2 Pinoys win in CNN/YouTube Debate contest December 1, 2009 A week after Efren Peaflorida is hailed as the CNN Hero of the Year, two Pinoys again reigned in an online competition as they win the CNN/YouTube Debates contest for climate change. The contest encouraged individuals to send videos with their views, opinions, and questions about the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The online voting took place between November 6 and 30. According to the YouTube channel designed for the event, the global YouTube community has voted on the strongest voices to send them to Copenhagen. The two Pinoys Paul Darwynn Garilao and Alfonso Orioste, Jr. will be part of 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) and attend the live debate sponsored by CNN and YouTube. CNN News Anchor Becky Anderson will host the live debate that will be participated by global leaders from 193 countries. Out of the 600 entries, another entry Global Warming Project based from Brazil also made the cut. What needs to be done? The six-minute amateur documentary film discussed disaster management and the drive to shift to alternative energies. The Pinoys were motivated to join the contest after seeing the effects of Ondoy and Pepeng tragedy. Through this online campaign, the young Pinoys jumpstarted discussions that will serve as a springboard to raise awareness on climate change. We have to beat the climate change buzzer. The Philippines is currently the centerfold of climate change discussions because of super typhoons that recently devastated us. Serving as the Filipino voice in Copenhagen, we will convince the global leaders to include discussions on disaster preparedness program. This will benefit not only the Philippines but also other countries prone to natural disasters, shared Garilao, a Filipino engineer and freelance journalist based in Hawaii. Orioste, who is a freshman law student from San Beda College, furthered, There should be a stakeholder approach in dealing with disaster preparedness. Instead of becoming reactive, the government should be proactive. A close and efficient coordination with different sectors both public and private during calamities will help reduce the impacts of severe typhoons. We should take a leap in mobilizing not just relief efforts but also alarm systems before a natural disaster strikes. The two Pinoys also asked the global leaders to discuss ways in reducing carbon emissions that contribute adverse effects to the environment. The best step is to shift to using clean energy if countries want to reduce their emissions. This is a difficult transition but is the best step to combat climate change. Samples of clean energy resources include solar panel, wind turbine, and bio-gas. According to World Research Institute, the cumulative CO2 emission of US reached 29.3 percent, while Philippines only accumulated .03 percent. Despite its tiny carbon footprint, the Philippines will be affected as revealed by the contributions of developing countries in terms of carbon emissions. Garilao and Orioste also called those running for local and national elections to prioritize climate change in their platforms.

Right after the event, the environmental advocates will share their key learning experiences to government officials, environmental organizations, and private sectors. Bayanihan online Once again, we have proven the Bayanihan spirit online. The Filipino consumers wherever they are massively voted for our video. Based on our count, more than 600 Facebook users linked the video and shared steps on how to vote. At least 12 bloggers also campaigned for the video and shared their thoughts on climate change, Garilao said. Those organizations and networks that supported Efren also campaigned for their video. Maria Embry, a community advocate from California, campaigned for both Efren and for this video to the Filipino-American organizations. Spending an average of four hours a day, she rallied votes for both causes. Meanwhile, Definitely Filipino, an online organization with almost 400,000 Facebook members, also campaigned for both advocacies through gathering online votes. De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU), where the two Pinoys graduated, massively supported the video through the endorsement of DLSU President Br. Armin Luistro FSC who is also a passionate environmental advocate. The video was also shown in an environmental seminar in University of Sto. Thomas attended by hundreds of students. Garilao and Orioste encouraged film aficionados to produce user-generated videos that will raise awareness on climate change. Few days before the online voting ended, three video makers from the Philippines also participated. According to the COP15 channel, those who want to air their voices to the global leaders still have the chance to be part of the live debate. They can upload their comments and/or questions about climate change and submission is open until December 14.