MANILA, 3 January 2022 — For its New Year special, The Best of Stories for a Better Normal Part 2 will air this week, focusing on the importance of reducing single-use plastic consumption.
 
The online conversation, conceptualized and hosted by three-term former Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, will air on Thursday, 6 January 2022, 10:00 AM via Facebook Live at facebook.com/CCCPhl and facebook.com/iamlorenlegarda.
 
Selected segments from previous episodes and conversations with Czarina Constantino of WWF Philippines from our Episode 29 Uniting Against Single-Use Plastic episode; Marian Ledesma of Greenpeace from our episode 47 Uniting Against Single-Use Plastic episode; and Adeline Almelor from Iriga City, Camarines Sur from our Episode 49 Zero-waste and Innovative Community Pantries episode, will be featured, along with an introduction by Rachel Anne Herrera, CCC Vice Chairperson.
 
The Philippines is one of the major sources of plastic trash in the world's oceans, contributing almost three million metric tons of plastic wastes and 500,000 metric tons of plastic waste leakage per year. This special episode will feature organizations that seek to raise awareness on the scale of plastic pollution, and an online store focused on reducing single-use plastic.
 
As an online discussion to promote health, environmental consciousness, and climate-adaptive practices, "Stories for a Better Normal" aims to change the mindset of individuals, families, and communities by demonstrating ways in which a ‘better normal’ can be realized within our communities.
 
This online discussion is organized in partnership between the Office of Deputy Speaker Legarda and the Climate Change Commission, with support from the Department of Education, Philippine Information Agency, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, The Climate Reality Project-Philippines and Mother Earth Foundation.