In Memoriam: Amelia Dulce D. Supetran
ICSC shares in mourning the loss of Ms. Amelia Dulce “Baby” Supetran, a staunch climate advocate and climate management expert whose work has been invaluable to the Philippine climate arena. ICSC’s Climate Science Advisor, Lourdes Tibig, who worked closely with Ms. Supetran, shares a few words: “Ms. Baby Supetran was a fiery climate warrior all her life. She was a work colleague, a mentor, and a friend—I will remember her with great fondness and the highest degree of respect. I first met her in the early years of the creation and establishment of the now-defunct InterAgency Committee on Climate [...]
Sandra Smithey, in memoriam
Sandra Smithey passed away last week. From the US to Brazil, from Tanzania to China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Kyrgyzstan, and more—Sandra was embraced by so many around the world. She was considered a mentor and source of inspiration by countless advocates and activists. She was a comrade, colleague, adviser, friend, and sister. I loved her deeply and find it difficult to imagine a world without her.
Kidlat de Guia, in memoriam
A shattering loss: cinematographer, visual artist, and photographer Kidlat de Guia passed away yesterday, March 9. He was 47 and is survived by his wife Lissa, their son Kalinaw, and daughter Amihan. With Agam Agenda’s Padmapani Perez, Kidlat helped produce the short international video Midnight. Climate. Survival which was the final creative expression in 2020 of the 55-government strong Climate Vulnerable Forum’s (CVF) global campaign to persuade countries to raise their climate ambition. We grieve with Padma, who considered Kidlat her twin brother, and we grieve with Kidlat’s siblings Kabunyan and Kawayan, and his parents, National Artist for Film [...]
Mercedes Fabros, in memoriam
by Renato Redentor Constantino The mourning after, when life is at its most quiet, is the most difficult. Despite a lifetime of insights generated by the woman whose all too early passing orphaned so many -- lessons that spanned life, impermanence, and unfettered love -- we are reminded of our inadequacy in the face of the finality of loss that death brings. In place of the woman who once gave light to so many constellations, today there is only the lingering curve on pillows she once rested her head on. The gentle blazing sun that was once Mercy Fabros [...]
Roberto “Obet” Verzola, in memoriam
Renato Redentor Constantino, 7 May 2020 As we step through the portal created by the pandemic, connecting us to an array of potential new worlds, some of which are nasty and brutish and others gentle and just, it is troubling to realize we will not have the likes of Roberto "Obet" Verzola around to guide us through this uncertain period. Obet passed away peacefully early evening yesterday from complications arising from surgery. He was 67. Obet, as he is known to friends, was not just an ideal Filipino for many. To those who knew him, Obet was an ideal [...]