ABS-CBN Corporation and ABS-CBN Foundation commemorate the first death anniversary of environmentalist and philanthropist Gina Lopez this August 2020.
Gina passed away on August 19, 2019, after battling brain cancer.
The network will celebrate Gina’s legacy and contribution to society through the Kapamilya network’s various cable TV programs and digital programs.
Gina’s environmental program G Diaries, which airs on iWant and the Kapamilya Channel, has started airing special episodes August 16.
Retelling memorable stories with Gina when she was still hosting the program from 2017 to 2019, more special episodes will air on August 23 and 30.
G Diaries is currently being hosted by Gina’s brother, Ernie Lopez.
On Wednesday, August 19, ABS-CBN’s televised Mass, The Healing Eucharist, will celebrate a live Mass dedicated to Gina. It will air on the Kapamilya Channel and iWant.
Lastly, ASAP Natin ‘To will hold a tribute for Gina through music and book readings on August 30. The program currently airs on Kapamilya Channel and streams live on iWant and Kapamilya Online Live.
The ABS-CBN Foundation will also launch the book titled I Am Gina.
Written by Jenie Chan, it contains untold stories about Gina’s life as a missionary in Africa and India.
Susan Afan, the managing director of ABS-CBN Foundation, said about this celebration, “The encompassing message of Gina’s life and works is about love—love for children, love for the environment and love for country and humankind. Hence, the theme of this month-long celebration is ‘Genuine Love Forever’.”
Gina, the daughter of the late ABS-CBN Chairman Emeritus Eugenio Lopez Jr., served the Philippine government as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from June 30, 2016 to May 3, 2017.
Before serving the government, she used to be the managing director of the ABS-CBN Foundation.
Among her notable projects were:
- The Educational Television (ETV), featuring children's shows Sineskwela, Bayani, and Hiraya Manawari, was her brainchild.
- ABS-CBN Foundation’s social welfare program Bantay Bata 163, where people can report incidents of child abuse.
- Reforestation of the La Mesa Watershed and the cleanup of the Pasig River.
Ernie Lopez said about his sister and her projects: “There’s just so much love going around and it’s because of love, she put up Bantay Bata 163, Bantay Kalikasan, Bantay Usok, and the I Love Foundation.
“She loves the environment so much. She does. But the reason she loves the environment is because of what it can do for us, what it can do for our country. She loves people and she loves the environment because of what it can do for people.”
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