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Philippine groups press for pro-environment candidates in 2022 elections
“We have seen our fair share of destruction of lives and ecosystems .... Are these not enough for us to finally say no to mining in the Philippines?"
New report unveils Philippines’ top plastic polluters
The report said the world’s addiction to single-use plastic is a serious contributor to the climate crisis.
Explaining COP26: Why it matters for Filipinos
This is part of the country’s pursuit of climate justice at the global level, a position it has championed in decades of negotiations.
A common call for an end to climate imperialism
All are icing on the cake. We cannot eat their empty words. At the end of the day, the people and the planet suffer.
Philippine groups mark ‘Mining Hell Week,’ hit plan to allow open-pit mining
The groups said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s new mining policy puts the already suffering communities in a much “hell-like” situation.
COP26 negotiators urged to consider impacts of summit on humanitarian work
“The climate crisis is adding an additional layer of stress to humanitarian organizations that are already stretched thinner than ever before”
Green group questions entry of new player in Philippine gas facility project
CEED said Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd. “did not meet the standards set by the Department of Energy on its financial and technical capability”
Waste watchdog appeals to Filipinos to avoid littering in cemeteries
The EcoWaste Coalition enjoins everyone "to leave nothing but flowers and prayers in the cemeteries"
Diocese of Borongan to hold environmental summit
The summit aims “to consolidate the community and the concerned sectors” in the movement against destructive extraction.
Philippine groups reject ADB’s draft energy policy
Activist groups in the Philippines have warned the Asia Development Bank (ABD) that it will “once again be missing” the 1.5 degree Celsius climate goal if it will adopt its proposed energy policy.
