Kid’s forest trip opens man’s heart for Aetas

2026-02-07 - 21:36

SAN FELIPE, ZAMBALES—Rafael “Raf” Dionisio first visited the forests and mountains of Zambales as an 11-year-old attending a summer camp organized by the late environmentalist Gina Lopez. He recalled the discomfort—three days without electricity, cooking and washing—and also the awakening that experience sparked. “I was very sheltered when I was a child,” he said. Dionisio