16 pretenses, and it is important that the Philippines remain in the room to confront them and fight on equal footing with the largest nations. On bearing witness to the impacts of climate change around the world: It would be difficult to forget November 8th of 2013 when the strongest storm ever to make landfall in human history hit the Philippines, with Tacloban City as the epicenter, and left a massive trail of devastation, claiming tens of thousands of lives, rendering millions homeless, destroying billions of dollars worth of crops, infrastructure, and habitats. Just as the country was reeling from the monster storm, I was given the difficult duty of addressing the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw. I tried to keep my tears at bay but the moment got the better of me. I appealed to the whole world to take urgent action on climate change. The climate crisis is madness. I almost lost my own brother, Guerrero Saño, a fellow petitioner to this petition, when Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated the country. He had survived, and was helping gather bodies of the dead, his best friend Jonas “Agit” Sustento among them. Jonas died with his wife, 3-year old son, father, and mother. The headstone at their grave was etched the fateful date of November 8, 2018 with all five names engraved. The remains of his father and of his son have never been found. Only his sister Joanna, and brother Julius survived. From the tragedy that was Yolanda, with a group of concerned organizations and individuals, we organized the Climate Walk: A People’s Walk for Climate Justice. The walk started from Kilometer Zero in the heart of Manila and arrived at Ground Zero of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban on November 8, 2014, commemorating the first anniversary of the devastating typhoon. The journey brought us through parts of Metro Manila, and the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Samar, and Leyte. Many of the Barangays, Municipalities, and Cities we passed through have experienced some of the most devastating typhoons and massive droughts in recent history, and their stories gave us a clear picture of how their lives are being profoundly affected by the changing climate. In January 2015, I was reached by a group called GreenFaith, an inter-faith environmental advocacy organization based in the United States. At the same time, after Pope Francis’ visit to Tacloban, the Global Catholic Climate Movement was formed, and both groups reached out to me, inviting me to join and lead the interfaith movement. GreenFaith launched a campaign called OurVoices, a call to people of faith and moral belief, across the world, to engage on the issue of climate change. OurVoices is an international, multi-faith campaign for strong climate action and climate justice. I was invited to become Spiritual Ambassador for OurVoices. As part of this work, I was appointed Pilgrim Leader of The People’s Pilgrimage, a special journey that highlights communities confronting climate impacts but manifesting resilience and spiritual strength. From the Philippines, this journey brought me to Vanuatu, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, India, and culminated in a 1,500 kilometer walk from Rome to Paris from September to December 2015. I