Lights at Grand Regal Hotel Davao were switched off by 8:30 PM as the hotel joined the whole world in a simultaneous activity to spread the global climate change awareness campaign. The building’s outside spotlights and main lobby were totally switched off, while the rest of the areas were dimmed. The usually well lighted lobby was illuminated with candles floating atop martini glasses placed on each table at the Champagne Bar, Montmarté Café and the reception area of the Front Office.
March 28th was a Saturday with the usual weekend buffet dinner offering at the Champagne Bar. Guests were caught in awe, having dinner in candle light when the lights went down for an hour by 8:30 PM.
Millions of citizens across continents were united in dimming the usually glittering nightline. The dazzle of bright lights hovering across cityscapes were toned down to show that inhabitants of this blue planet are the ones responsible for sustaining life over the long haul. The first Earth Hour switch-off was done in Australia’s Sydney Harbour bridge and the Sydney Opera House in 2007, and is has since quickly gone global with over 170 countries and territories, more than 1,200 landmarks and close to 40 UNESCO world heritage sites.
2015’s Earth Hour comes as a prelude to the upcoming United Nations climate conference involving the international community on the issue of limiting global warning, which will be held in France in December this year.
Grand Regal Hotel’s prominent tower in the northern part of the city dimmed for the last 60 minutes following the 8:30 PM mark. And while citizens in Berlin lined up to spell out “Save Our Planet”, Kremlin shed its evening diamonds, the Empire State Building set a faint sparkle in the Manhattan nightsky, Grand Regal Hotel Davao put floating candles atop martini glasses to illuminate the darkness in the lobby for sparks of hope in stopping climate change.
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