Fast forward to Friday April 24, 2015. My girlfriend and I attended the Earth Day Jam in the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig after our office work. It's one of the most anticipated events for the environment every year. Earth Day Jam is celebrated on a Friday after Earth Day itself if April 22 does not fall on a Friday. Many people go to this event as it is for free! Earth Day Jam aims to inspire all people especially the youth through music from the local bands. It has been running for 15 years offering music for the environment.

It was our second time to attend the event and we enjoyed it. Although we were late due to traffic that most of the booths were already closed, the booths of the government agencies and other institutions are still open. We went first to the Earth Day Jam booth to buy a souvenir shirt. Then off we go to the Climate Change Commission (CCC) booth after we listened to the current band. We solved the infographic puzzle about an environmental application for smartphones. The booth was already packed up that we didn't expect that they would give us prizes after solving the puzzle as we assumed all freebies had already been given.

Next, we went to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) booth and readily the staffs there gave us educational materials. We were so happy for we got many of the coloring books that we can give to children.

After that, we watched the presentation shown at the large screen from the stage which showcases the previous years of Earth Day celebration. The consistency of support from the local bands gain inspiration from the youth to become nature loving people. We listened to another band's set of songs before we went home. We learned a lot that night. The greeting said by the emcee "Makakalikasang gabi!" which translates to nature-loving(makakalikasan) evening (gabi) is what we used to greet each other to shout out our love for the environment.

Hopefully next year we'll be able to bring more people in the said event and other events which will help us save our Earth. :)