Pat Labitoria: Hiker. Nature-Lover. Environmentalist. Dreamer.

 

Pat Labitoria is a graduate of Environmental Planning and Management major in Urban Planning in 2011. She joined the Miriam Volunteer Mission (MVM) after graduation and was assigned at Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary in Baguio. She was involved in Bio-dynamic farming, environmental education, and cosmology research during her nine (9) month stint as a volunteer.

 

Living surrounded by mountains inspired her even more to pursue a career related to the environment. After MVM, she worked at the Philippine Green Building Council and assisted in developing a green building rating system for the country. She is currently working at the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) where she is involved in mapping inland wetlands.

 

Pat’s free time is dedicated in exploring the great outdoors. She loves hiking and challenging herself to reach far away summits. She is currently trying mountain biking and slack lining to train herself for more challenging mountains in the near future.

 

Pat also loves literature and enjoys reading novels, short stories (especially those of Anton Chechov), essays, and poetry. She enjoys penning poetry about the simple wonders of the natural world, and practices writing through a blog that chronicles her adventures.