The basketball and TV celebrity decided it’s about time he spring into action to save the environment, in much the same way we goes into battle mode to drive his team all the way to victory.
“I’ve seen how expensive the result of environmental disaster is in other aspects of our society,” he says at a presscon Chris’ friend, former senator Miguel Zubiri, sponsored for their new advocacy.
A trip to Cagayan de Oro and Iligan made Chris realize all the more that he can’t just sit down and fold his arms while tens of thousands of his kababayan are dying from typhoons.
“I was exposed to the devastation caused by illegal logging,” he recalls. “People were hanging on to their lives in the mud-thick water. All of a sudden, you have these huge logs na dadaanan sa kanila.”
These stories send alarm bells ringing nonstop in Chris’ ears.
“It makes you wonder bakit hindi ito naagapan. Maghihintay pa tayo ng ganitong disasters na maraming namamatay bago tayo kumilos. The environment is important to us and the future generation. Kaya ako tumutulong.”
Calling Tiunatics
Tiunatics (that’s how Chris’ fans are called) out there, take note. Your idol has spoken. So spread the word on twitter, FB and other forms of media--especially social media.
Chris--with Zubiri and fellow Ecowarriors Rico Blanco and “Born to be Wild” host, veterinarian Doc Nielsen Donato--wants a million followers and more in this crusade to save Mother Earth.
All they need do is take videos and photos of smoke belchers and other environmental crimes and send them to their official website. You may also check out their official Twitter page.
Zubiri promises to filter the videos and photos (some could be fake, you know). Significant ones will be sent to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and allied agencies.
“We will email them back and reply to their messages,” he adds.
Zubiri and fellow Ecowarriors will formally launch the organization in a free concert on March 16 at the Quezon City Circle. Rico will not only perform. He will also write the theme song for the entire movement.
And just so the fervor doesn’t die, Chris says they plan to hold campus and community tours to spread the word to students and the masses.
He is inviting fellow showbiz celebrities to join the cause.
Actresses out there are invited to be Chris and Rico’s female counterpart in saving the environment.
“We are looking for a female celebrity endorser with a heart for the environment. Marami tayong celebrities na kababaihan na magaling na divers. We can tap them to help us in our campaign for cleanups,” says Zubiri.
Lady celeb ecowarriors, are you ready?
By Maridol Rañoa-Bismark | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
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