6 taste of how destructive and traumatizing surviving a hurricane can be. I want the fossil fuel companies to know that the poorest Filipinos, peasants, farmers fisherfolk, lumad, bear the brunt of natural disasters in the Philippines caused by climate change. The result of climate change is unnecessary loss of life, homes, livelihood, community and access to people’s most basic needs. As it stands, corporate profits are prioritized over people’s welfare and human rights. Transnational fossil fuel companies and the governments who allow them to plunder land in the Philippines and all over the world must acknowledge their part in climate change and take a stand with the people most affected by holding themselves accountable. Q18: Are you ready and willing to swear this Statement under oath before the Philippine Commission on Human Rights, if required to do so? A18: Yes. Cristina C. Cocadiz 19 September 2018