Joan Carling of the Cordillera Mountain Ranges.
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
December 12, 2019 4:46am CST
Here comes another Filipino receiving a prestigious award from the United Nations, and she is in line with French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as recipients of the 2018 Champions of the Earth award. Wow.
Back home, her name is alien, her activities, we learn, is in the terrorist list. Sigh.
If we check her domain, she dwells in the Cordilleras, a mountain range in the north where life is difficult, the people tribal, and inhabitants fight for their God-given natural resources.
As this lady did..
https://www.rappler.com/science-nature/environment/212935-joan-carling-united-nations-highest-environmental-award-recipient?fbclid=IwAR3hC2TiPXPR8pfb1Y4Q6vItGvZ8ICyzMg-DMLKP4SlUG8tI092NdriO5rM
2 people like this
2 responses
@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 Dec 19
Congrats!. I hope others will be get inspired by her.
2 people like this
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
12 Dec 19
Thank you. She is inspiring indeed. Am sure her name will become a byword now.
2 people like this
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
13 Dec 19
A person who does what they feel they need to never needs approval from others!
1 person likes this
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
13 Dec 19
Wow. That is one of the greatest pronouncements I've ever read in mylot. Thank you for stating that very important truth.
I wholly agree. People need not the approval of others when they go about their passion of doing good.
