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Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez (Tagalog: [ˈdʒinɐ ˈlɔpɛs]; December 27, 1953 – August 19, 2019) was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration.
Aug 19, 2019 · 19 August 2019. Getty Images. Gina Lopez spoke out against deforestation and mining in the Philippines. Staunch eco-campaigner and former Philippine Environment Minister Gina Lopez has died...
Aug 19, 2019 · MANILA — Gina Lopez, a former Philippine environment secretary, philanthropist and eco-warrior, died on Aug. 19 from brain cancer. She was 65. Lopez was best known for fighting against destructive mining practices in her country, a crusade that spanned roles in both the private and public sector.
Aug 19, 2019 · MANILA — Gina Lopez, a former environmental activist who introduced a crackdown on Philippine mining companies after she was appointed the country’s environmental secretary in 2016, died on...
Sep 3, 2019 · When private citizen Gina Lopez, 65, breathed her last on Aug. 19 this year, the Philippines grieved. She wielded no political power, but had made as much a difference in the country as...
Oct 5, 2017 · Topics. Policy. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Gina Lopez, who served as the Philippines’ environment chief, talks about her embattled, short-lived tenure and explains why it’s so difficult to rein in the country’s powerful and environmentally destructive mining industry.
Aug 19, 2019 · Anti-mining, environment activist and former Environment Secretary Regina "Gina" Lopez passed away on Monday. She was 65. Lopez passed away at 4:15 a.m., according to ABS-CBN Foundation, as reported by Rida Reyes on GMA News TV's Balitanghali. She succumbed to multiple organ failure at Makati Medical Center after battling brain cancer.