“We were visiting a site in Negros Oriental and I was explaining how it takes 600 years for plastic to degrade and also how improperly disposed ghost nets can catch fish, reducing the size of the catch. As I was talking, I noticed a number of people were smiling at me… I was intrigued, why would they be smiling at these stats and these environmental issues.”
“Pumunta kami sa isang lugar sa Negros Oriental at ipinaliwanag ko na umaabot ng 600 taon bago mabulok ang plastic at kung paano makakahuli ng isda ang mga lambat na itinapon sa maling paraan, na nagreresulta sa kaunting huli ng isda. Habang nagsasalita ako, napansin kong nakangiti sa akin ang ilang tao… Naintriga ako, bakit sila mapapangiti sa mga istatistika at isyu sa kalikasan na ito.”