Written by: Justine Keith Moises and Doroteo Prudenciano II
Photo courtesy of UST Industrial Engineering Circle
The UST Industrial Engineering Council (UST-IEC) kicked off a three-day series of posts entitled “The Wildlife Project” to advocate for sustainability and promote the preservation of biodiversity on April 19-21, 2022 via Facebook.
The event was organized in cooperation with the UST UNESCO Club and EARTH UST, and in partnership with the Philippine Parks and Biodiversity and the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Society.
The first post of the event shared the definition of wildlife and its importance. It also provided necessary and timely information on how to take care of the future wildlife.
To remind the students of the importance of wildlife, a photo contest was held featuring entries from Julienne Alicon Romano, Anna Sofia Banzon, Ray Baltazar Alunen, Corrine Anjela Mayo, and Cyrene Franchesca Molina.
Molina’s entry entitled “Oh My Deer!” topped the competition, also bagging the People’s Choice Award, while Alunen’s “A Web That Intertwines All” and Ramano’s “Higad to Believe” clinched the second and third spots, respectively. Ms. Sherrie Garcia, one of the Partnerships Champions for Philippine Parks & Biodiversity, concluded the post brigade for the first day with her anecdote on her journey to conservation, revealing that the beauty and damage of nature inspired her to volunteer for various NGOs such as Philippine Parks and Biodiversity.
The second day opened with a bingo game consisting of wildlife conservation activities, allowing the students to assess how much they have helped in the conservation of wildlife.
In another post, Geodetic Engineer Ruby Magturo and Assistant Secretary Desamarie Antonette Fernandez from the Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines shared their work experiences with wildlife and gave their messages to the students.
Partnerships Champion for Philippine Parks and Biodiversity Mr. Mark Joseph Laceste capped the second day by sharing his journey about his environmental advocacies.
He mentioned that as a volunteer, the stories of the environmental defenders and the forest rangers became his source of hope to create more projects that impact the community and inspire systematic change.
On the third day, Mr. Jay Fidelino, secretary of the Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines, told how he discovered and pursued his love for preserving Philippine biodiversity.
Geodetic Engineer Jose Don De Alban concluded the event by discussing how his work as remote sensing and GIS mapping specialist led him to meet wildlife conservationists, sparking his interest in the field.
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