Mickey Eva

Ordinary origins, extraordinary destinations—geographer changing the world, one story at a time. Digital comms @climatebonds and @socialmovetech. YT channel 👇

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

BBC's Ed King interview of me in front of the UN building in Bangkok for #RiseForClimate during the #SB48Bangkok negotiations

[Ed King @edking_I]

The #RiseForClimate global protest has kicked off in Bangkok... kept a good 300m from UN HQ with a sizeable police presence, but participants seem in good spirits... a few photos + videos to come #SB48Bangkok

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Accdg to World Bank, "The Philippines achieved its reclassification through broad-based expansion. GDP grew at an average of 5.8% per year over five years, reflecting gains across all major industries, not a single sector boom, but an economy-wide shift." https://t.co/oy4CHqIUdb

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

The Philippines is (finally) an upper-middle income country

With a gross national income (GNI) per capita of $4,850 or ~P298,760 or roughly P24,897/month in 2025, surpassing the threshold of $4,636

How about you, did you feel that our economy improved over the last 5 years?

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

@SqSehrish Twilight

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

As someone from the largest abaca producing region, Bicol, this breaks my heart.

It's also one of the poorest regions in the country. Oh what a missed opportunity.

We should do what Indonesia did: develop the infra and move up the value chain, export more valuable products

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

The Philippines grows 87% of the world’s abaca fiber. China turns it into textiles. Guess who keeps the margin.

About 200,000 Filipino farming families harvest these stalks by hand. The entire country earns roughly $100M a year from abaca exports, raw fiber and finished products combined. That’s $500 per farming family per year from the strongest natural fiber on earth.

Meanwhile, Chinese textile manufacturers sell finished abaca fabric to Levi’s, Calvin Klein, GAP, and dozens of global brands at markups that make the raw material cost a rounding error. The abaca fiber market is growing at ~8% annually toward $150M by 2029, but that growth is almost entirely in processing and finished goods, not in what farmers earn.

The Philippines actually has a competitive edge here. Nine commercial fiber grades versus Ecuador’s five. High genetic diversity. Centuries of cultivation expertise. PhilFIDA has been trying to move the industry up the value chain for decades. But processing requires capital infrastructure and direct relationships with Western brands that Chinese factories locked up years ago.

This is the same pattern playing out across Southeast Asian commodities. The country with the resource exports raw material. The country with the factories captures the spread. You’re watching a video of Philippine agricultural wealth being converted into Chinese manufacturing margin in real time.

That $100M in Filipino export earnings? A single Chinese denim manufacturer like Black Peony does more than that serving just one brand account.

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Then after submitting, ganto?? Back to chatbot. Paka useless!

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Bwisit talaga kayo @enjoyGLOBE ayaw niyong kumausap ng customer!

Max 100 characters lang talaga???
Daig nito pa Twitter.

So much for a teleCOMMUNICATIONS company. Wlang silbi if di rin kayo nacocontact, I'm cutting my lines with you.

[SMT @SocialMoveTech]

Social change managers & directors:

Join SMT’s management masterclass to gain tools & practices to align teams, delegate well, and lead across organizing, tech & campaigns. Includes templates + team worksheets.

Register: https://t.co/llaUpuYea0

[SMT @SocialMoveTech]

The next Short-Form Video Apprenticeship is coming this April.

SMT is recognizing alums for achieving a certification in last year’s program.

🎉 Special shoutout today to: Lucas Bush from @UNEcolorado

Learn more & register: https://t.co/puacChC4ig

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

🆕 Watch it here: https://t.co/vuZQ0vvlyj

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Planning a trip to India? 🇮🇳

As one of the latest countries to make travel visa-free for Filipinos, I made a short geography and travel guide that covers:

✈️ Flights to Delhi, Agra, Mumbai
🕌 Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and more
🏨 Hotels, resorts and restaurants
🌇 Urban development

[SMT @SocialMoveTech]

Five years since the military coup, hundreds of Myanmar residents and allies across Japan demand freedom for political prisoners, reject sham elections, and call for an end to military rule. ✊
#WhatshappeninginMyanmar #SaveMyanmar #milkteaalliance

[SMT @SocialMoveTech]

Social change staff, unionists:

Ready to get really good at copywriting? Join this hands-on masterclass to transform your writing for emails, website, and social media copy that is clear, inspiring, accessible and powerful.

Learn more: https://t.co/XO1jy9T1X9

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

weeks 2 in the UK, and the geomagnetic storm happens right at the moment we left. Great timing 😩 better luck next year!

[AuroraWatch UK @aurorawatchuk]

Red alert: aurora likely. Issued 2025-12-03 18:18 UTC by @aurorawatchuk. #aurora

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Happening tonight!

Concrete Jungle, Greener Dreams: A Talk on Making Metro Manila Green and Resilient

📆 When: November 5, Wednesday, 8:00PM
📍 Where: UNWND Boutique Hotel, 5396 General Luna, Poblacion Makati
🔗 How to join: https://t.co/F5FiRBfhO1

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Can #MetroManila actually go sustainable? Or are we too deep in the concrete?

Join me as we unpack how cities like ours can thrive for people and the planet

📍 UNWND Boutique Hotel, Makati
🕗 8PM | November
🔗 Register ➡️ https://t.co/F5FiRBfhO1

#cities #climateaction

[John Bryan Ulanday @bryanulanday]

U-NI-BER-SI-DAD NG PI-LI-PI-NAS = IKULONG NA YAN, MGA KURAKOT

The UP Pep Squad, joined by the DLSU Pep Squad, turned the UP chant into a loud call against corruption.

La Salle ended it with an Oblation pose with UP’s bows and arrows.

WHAT A POETRY. @PhilippineStar

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Is your website built, designed and optimized for action-taking❓🤔

Join me next month for a training on making your site an organizing powerhouse.

Details below.

#training #websites #seo #ai

[SMT @SocialMoveTech]

Join us November 11/12 for a small group session to get feedback on your website & make it an organizing powerhouse!

CMS comparison
Campaign microsites & petitions
Designing for action-taking
#AI tools for copy/visuals
SEO & analytics for impact

https://t.co/17za6Wx3RV

[SMT @SocialMoveTech]

The #TrillionPesoMarch is bringing thousands of Filipinos to the streets ✊🏽 to demand justice for billions lost to corrupt flood control projects.

Pressure has led to an investigation but the fight goes on until leaders are held accountable.
#BahaSaLuneta, #KurakotManagot

[Anak ka ng Martial Law @anakmartiallaw]

Leni is a THREAT. Kaya sinuportahan ng mga kurap ang tandem ni BBM at Inday. They know they can thrive if they are the leaders.

We could have saved ourselves billions. But the 31M voters preferred to have our money stolen.

[Mickey Eva @mickeyeva]

Song of the movement