Press Release
August 20, 2019

STATEMENT OF SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN ON THE PASSING OF FORMER DENR SECRETARY GINA LOPEZ

Secretary Gina Lopez was a force of nature, whose slight build betrayed the boundless energy and enthusiasm she had for worthwhile causes that were close to her heart.

While she is sure to be remembered for her passion in protecting the environment, a generation of children will also forever remember and be grateful to Secretary Lopez for the educational television programs she produced during the 1990s, including Sineskwela, ATBP, Mathinik, Hiraya Manawari, Bayani, Epol/Apple, and Pahina. These shows helped shape the minds of today's young doctors, engineers, teachers, and artitsts.

In establishing Bantay Bata 163, she also took up the cudgels for children, especially who were at risk and could not defend themselves.

Indeed, Secretary Lopez's life was one of genuine service to her countrymen and to the nation. She will live on in the legacy she left.

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