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Hello! @here Lots of new members in the past weeks, so I'd like to introduce myself again to the others. I'm Jee, the Liveable Cities editor of Rappler. If you have anything you want to share, any story ideas or information you think is perfect for this chat room, you may tag me and other members of our cluster: @Iya Gozum @John Sitchon - Rappler @Patrick Cruz - Rappler @Christa Escudero - Rappler @Laurice Angeles - Rappler @Shay Du - Rappler @Aidan Bernales - Rappler @Nad Balonzo - Rappler @Herbie Gomez - Rappler @Jaira Roxas - Rappler @Samantha Bagayas - Rappler :) Get to know more about the Liveable Cities desk here: https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/kasalikasan-liveable-cities-local-governance-desk/

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odetstv
Oct 10 12:02 PM

Acknowledge your feelings, they are valid. Transform your anxiety into action, but balance it with rest, community connection, and small, hopeful steps. Sige lang, sige sana.

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Derek
Oct 10 12:04 PM

I think crucial ang solidarity among sectors. Kailangan makita natin na mahalaga at bahagi ang bawat isa ng pakikibaka. Walang super-hero dito, lahat tayo ay may papel na kailangan gampanan. Kailangan din wag natin kalimutan ang papel ng duty bearers na tuparin at tiyakin ang mandato nila. Wag natin agawan sila ng papel kaya ituloy lang ang paniningil sa kanila. Sa mga kabataan, sa palagay ko, kailangan nila ang pakikiisa at pakikisalamuha sa ibang mga sektor maliban sa kanilang sektor lamang,

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AJ Sunglao
Oct 10 12:06 PM

we need to bring conversation of climate and mental health to the people directly affected.

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Ninna
Oct 10 12:06 PM

Allow yourself to grieve. I think we face a lot more danger when we don’t allow ourselves to feel the weight of what’s happening in the world and be moved by them. Find a group or community that you resonate with and join their initiatives. Make space to talk about your grief. Seek professional help if needed!!

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Angelo Tejoso - Mover
Oct 10 12:06 PM

Syempre, bilang kabataan, hindi pa huli ang lahat. Ang nararamdaman nating takot, pagod, at pangamba ay totoo, pero hindi tayo nag-iisa. Tandaan natin na kaya tayo nandito ngayon ay dahil may mga nauna sa atin na nag-alay ng oras, lakas, at malasakit para marating natin ang panahong ito.

Ang climate anxiety ay hindi dapat ituring na kahinaan, kundi paalala, paalala na may pakialam tayo. Na may puso tayong nasasaktan dahil may malasakit tayo sa mundo. Sana, sa halip na pigilan tayo ng takot, magsilbi itong gatong para mas magpursige, mas makiisa, at mas mangarap ng isang lipunang may pagkalinga at hustisya para sa kalikasan.

Dahil sa bawat maliit na hakbang sa pagtatanim, sa pag-aaral, sa pakikilahok, o kahit sa pag-uusap tungkol sa isyung ito unti-unti nating pinapagaan hindi lang ang bigat ng mundo, kundi pati ang bigat sa ating loob.

Ang malasakit ay hindi lang damdamin ito ay paninindigan.
At kung sama-sama tayong kikilos, hindi lang kalikasan ang gagaling, kundi pati tayo mismo.

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Dr. Lorenzo Sablay
Oct 10 12:07 PM

Maraming salamat sa mga naging sagot ninyo sa ating mga questions!

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Ymari Kristia
Oct 10 12:08 PM

Thank you very much! Let's connect soon! :)

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Dr. Lorenzo Sablay
Oct 10 12:08 PM

And of course, bago tayo magtapos, gusto ko lamang makapag-iwan kayo ng sagot sa tanong na “Kung may iiwan kayong isang mensahe of hope or action for this generation and the next—ano yun?”

12:09 PM

And please do share your social media handles and how we can connect with you and with your organization! 🤗💚💙

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Bon
Oct 10 12:09 PM

Action is hope. And action when done together, with purpose and care, is the most sustainable and powerful kind. And what is the most direct and impactful work one can do now? It is to get out there in the world and find your people or find people. Then, you get together and organize, that way you can collectively learn together your realities and define your problems, so that you can begin on finding and creating solutions to them. When I share this answer, I remember Rebecca Solnit and their team who made a wonderful resource on hope as an action titled "It Is Not Too Late". I also share this as an echo of what my dear friend, the one who brought me into the movement, would like to say to you: hope abounds when we act together.

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Dr. Lorenzo Sablay
Oct 10 12:09 PM

Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat. Today, we didn’t just talk about climate change—we made space for the feelings behind it. And that matters. Because acknowledging fear isn’t weakness—it’s the beginning of courage. Anxiety means we care. And because we care, we act.

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12:10 PM

From communities in Bicol na taon-taon binabagyo, to farmers in Mindanao losing hope dahil sa drought, to students who wonder, “May future pa ba kami?”—climate change is shaping how we think, feel, and hope.
Pero madalas, pagdating sa climate change, puro physical damage or economic loss ang pinag-uusapan. Rarely do we talk about mental health—about climate anxiety, eco-grief, and the trauma of surviving disaster after disaster.

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odetstv
Oct 10 12:10 PM

Para sa ating mga susunod na henerasyon, guys your voice and action matter more than ever. From Bicol to the world, we’ve seen that even after the strongest typhoons, life can be rebuilt, homes can rise again, communities can stand stronger, and hope can bloom where there was once devastation. Tatayo at tatayo pa din tayo.

Climate change is daunting, but remember: you are not powerless. Every small step… like from speaking up, caring for the environment, helping your community, to demanding accountability from leaders, all adds up to a movement that can reshape our future.

Never underestimate the strength of your generation. You are the storytellers, the innovators, the caretakers of this planet. Let your courage, creativity, and compassion guide the way.

Because the future is not just something we wait for, it is something we build, together.

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Roy D.
Oct 10 12:10 PM

For me,a reminder that our climate crisis is a mental health crisis. Every emergency is a mental health emergency. Dropping here our socials and our WMHD Statement. <3 https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthph/posts/pfbid0rDXNtWDLbScnxLfM28mZ6uWTMzjBGcmeR745AHrWv6LGoLP7L1JeU8qm78XHJiNqlthph/posts/pfbid0rDXNtWDLbScnxLfM28mZ6uWTMzjBGcmeR745AHrWv6LGoLP7L1JeU8qm78XHJiNql

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Thank youuu everyone!

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odetstv
Oct 10 12:11 PM

Thank youuuuuu everyone!!

Facebook&messenger: Odette Esteve
Emahttps://papbicol@gmail.comerrer nofollow">https://esteveodette@gmail.com.com
PAP Bicol Chapter: papbicol@gmail.com

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Derek
Oct 10 12:11 PM

Wag tayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Mahirap kumilos kung wala na tayong pag-asa.

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Dr. Lorenzo Sablay
Oct 10 12:11 PM

Para sa akin, hindi sapat na sabihin na “resilient ang Pilipino.” Resilience should not mean silent suffering. It should mean supported, empowered, and valued. Kaya ako nandito—because I believe that mental health must be part of climate action, and every Filipino—lalo na ang kabataan—deserves hope with direction and healing with justice.
I’m here not just to speak, but to listen, learn, and stand in solidarity. Sama-sama tayo—hindi lang para makatawid sa krisis, kundi para baguhin ang sistema. Maraming salamat.”

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Derek
Oct 10 12:12 PM

ito po ang aming fb account : https://www.facebook.com/coal.bataan.5

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AJ Sunglao
Oct 10 12:13 PM

Keep moving forward. As long as you keep to your goals, you will never be alone. ang kagandahan ng paglaban para sa ating adbokasiya ay ito mismo ay isang community. ang laban kahit ito pa man ay mental health, climate, or pagsamahin mo ay laban ng ating generation


hindi madali at madalas nakakapagod pero hinding hindi ka magiisa.
maari lang mapagod at magpahinga dahil may sasalo sa iyo.

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Dr. Lorenzo Sablay
Oct 10 12:13 PM

To our dear guests, community members, and audience—thank you. Sama-sama tayo. Hindi tayo nag-iisa. This has been “Weather weather lang ba? Usapang climate anxiety at resilience ng Pinoy.” Stay informed. Stay empowered. Stay human.

Happy World Mental Health Month! Dr. Lorenzo, always for people and planet, signing off! 💙💚

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Derek
Oct 10 12:13 PM

Thank you so much for the opportunity..

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odetstv
Oct 10 12:13 PM
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Thank youuuuu again!

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Ninna
Oct 10 12:14 PM

Thank you for this conversation! Climate change is and will be the fight of our lives, and we have to be able to sustain the fight for systemic change. There is a lot of loss, but also a lot of joy especially when you see people come together fighting for what they love.

If you are a young person navigating this space, I recommend checking out @climatevenn on IG. :)

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Roy D.
Oct 10 12:14 PM

Maraming salamat sa lahattt! Thank you Red for the invite! ,3

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AJ Sunglao
Oct 10 12:14 PM

Feel free to reach out! naka public ako sa Linkedin, just look for AJ Sunglao.
you can email us at MHPSS.sig@pap.ph

if you would like to do something about it, join us at our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/717280368308333/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

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Angelo Tejoso - Mover
Oct 10 12:17 PM

Tandaan natin, kahit gaano kalalim ang problema, mas malalim ang ating malasakit. At sa bawat unos na haharapin ng ating lipunan, sama-sama natin itong lalampasan. Dahil ang kolektibo nating pangarap ay hindi lang para mabuhay kundi para muling magpalaya at magpanumbalik ng buhay sa ating kalikasan.

Maari niyo akong icontact sa FB:
Angelo Tejoso
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IG: @geloink
Email: angeloelmertejoso@gmail.com
Pangasinan People's Strike for the Environment:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Duusbx7oE/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Email: pangasinanstrike@gmail.com

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Marty Apuhin - MovePH Intern
Oct 16 03:49 AM

"Pondo sa Kompensasyon, Hindi sa Korapsyon!" (Funds for compensation, not for corruption!)

To celebrate World Hunger Day, farmers and fishermen gather at the Department of Agriculture to protest against grave corruption that takes away funds for compensation amid disaster.

03:50 AM

Aligned with the month of Peasants, organized groups march from Department of Agriculture to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to echo their call for mass-oriented land reform.

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Marty Apuhin - MovePH Intern
Oct 16 04:05 AM

At the DENR, flood victims echo their call against corruption and denounce false efforts of politicians, including “palista” every disaster to provide compensation.

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