06/12/2025
🌱 VEGAN RISING: VOICES OF COMPASSION AND CHANGE IN THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 Organized by Vegan FTA Philippines
Episode 1 – Live Online Event • December 6 (6:00–10:00 PM PH Time / 5–9 AM EST US)
🔗 Register: veganfta.com/events/vegan-rising-2025/
Join us for an inspiring online event featuring voices shaping a kinder future for the Philippines through food, animal rescue, storytelling, wellness, community, and compassion. Open to everyone — advocates and anyone curious about veganism and mindful living. 🌟
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
👩🍳 RG Enriquez-Diez
Founder of Astig Vegan • Author of Filipino Vegan. Featured on CNN and VegFest Pilipinas, RG champions delicious cruelty-free Filipino cuisine rooted in heritage.
👨🎓 Migs “Meeks” Fiel
Founder, Vegan Brunch Club PH. He builds real-life vegan connections through potlucks, book clubs, fun runs, and community meetups.
🧘♀️ Kristine Navarro Homoki
Vegan life & holistic transformation coach. Former Co-Chair of Oxford University’s Green Impact Program and admin of United Vegans of Manila. A Filipina based in Oxford, she promotes planetary stewardship and cruelty-free living.
📗 Scott Reeve
Vegan children’s book author & educator from Canada. He will read his bilingual English–Filipino story, The Kind Garden and share storytelling tools for nurturing compassion in kids.
🌿 Pearl Jane Dianne
Creator of Lasang Halaman • Admin, Cebu Vegans. A community organizer and vlogger promoting plant-based living, marine conservation, and everyday compassion through events and 4ocean advocacy.
🐷 Aster Bedico
Vegan community builder & animal rescuer. His café supports their animal rescue shelter in Laguna, where children learn to care for rescued animals. He integrates veganism with yogic neo-humanism, promoting compassion as a holistic lifestyle.