{"id":67638,"date":"2024-12-22T12:16:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T04:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=67638"},"modified":"2024-12-22T12:16:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T04:16:54","slug":"toyota-motor-philippines-ernie-gawilan-lead-start-your-impossible-natl-coastal-cleanup-and-mangrove-planting-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/12\/22\/toyota-motor-philippines-ernie-gawilan-lead-start-your-impossible-natl-coastal-cleanup-and-mangrove-planting-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Motor Philippines, Ernie Gawilan lead \u2018Start Your Impossible\u2019 nat&#8217;l coastal cleanup and mangrove planting day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), in collaboration with Paralympic swimmer Ernie Gawilan successfully concluded the \u201cStart Your Impossible\u201d National Coastal Cleanup and Mangrove Planting Day, held last December 14. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, held in 33 locations across the Philippines, aimed to inspire communities to protect marine ecosystems and tackle coastal pollution, supporting Gawilan\u2019s social commitment as a Global Team Toyota Athlete (GTTA).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, which brought together 1,302 volunteers from Toyota Motor Philippines, and the Toyota dealer network\u2014and guided by the local government unit and environment offices\u2014highlighted the importance of preserving the marine ecosystem and combating the pressing issue of coastal pollution.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group of volunteers collected 789 bags of plastic waste and debris. Alongside the cleanup efforts, 10,354 mangrove seedlings were planted, further contributing to the restoration of critical mangrove forests in various coastal communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ernie Gawilan, an Asian Para Games gold medalist and a proud Davaoe\u00f1o, played an instrumental role in rallying the community for a cleaner future. This event holds dear to him, as Samal Island is the place which shaped him to become the athlete that he is today.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This activity is part of Ernie\u2019s project under Toyota\u2019s global \u201cStart Your Impossible\u201d program which empowers athletes not only to pursue sports excellence but also to become advocates for social good. For Gawilan, championing cleaner waters and driving environmental awareness have become central to his mission of creating meaningful change beyond sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Nagpapasalamat ako sa Toyota family sa pagtulong sa akin sa pagtatanim at coastal cleanup ngayong araw (I am grateful to the Toyota family for helping me with the tree planting and the coastal cleanup today),\u201d Ernie Gawilan shared in his speech at the Samal Island site of the nationwide activity. &#8220;Sana marami akong na-inspire, at pagtulungan natin na ma-preserve ang kalikasan natin, lalo na ang dagat, kasi dito po ako nagsimula (I hope I have inspired many, and let us work together to preserve our environment, especially the ocean, because this is where I started),\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cErnie is a dual hero, we have also been working alongside him in championing cleaner waters through various cleanup and planting projects\u201d Shared Elijah Sue Marcial, TMP Vice President for Network Sales &amp; Systems Cluster. \u201cThis advocacy was chosen personally by Ernie as a way to give back to the communities that supported him toward his dreams\u201d She added.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of us who work for Toyota are very proud that Toyota has always worked with stakeholders and communities to give back and to Inspire,\u201d Shared Denise Lim, President of Toyota Davao Inc. \u201cToday, we are here to continue on Toyota\u2019s Environmental efforts together with a truly remarkable and inspiring guest of honor,\u201d She added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, a volunteer from Toyota Davao City Inc. shared his thoughts on Ernie\u2019s Mission for cleaner waters:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMalaki and naiambag niya sa coastal cleanup at pagtatanim ng mga bakawan (He made a significant contribution to the coastal cleanup and the planting of mangroves),\u201d A Volunteer from Toyota Davao City Inc. Shared. \u201cDahil sa kanyang dedikasyon at malasakit sa kalikasan, nagawa nating sama-samang maglinis at magtanim para sa mas maayos at mas luntian na hinaharap (Because of his dedication and care for the environment, we were able to clean up and plant together for a better and greener future),\u201d he ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The event, which brought together 1,302 volunteers from Toyota Motor Philippines, and the Toyota dealer network\u2014and guided by the local government unit and environment offices\u2014highlighted the importance of preserving the marine ecosystem and combating the pressing issue of coastal pollution.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":67640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[637],"tags":[2550,628,1367],"class_list":["post-67638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring-2","tag-corporate-social-responsibility","tag-motoring","tag-toyota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67641,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67638\/revisions\/67641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}