The groups said WTE projects will “exacerbate the public health and the ecological crisis” caused by climate change and the pandemic.
ishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos urged the local government of Toledo City to “exercise its mandate to secure the safety of its residents” and conduct an immediate probe.
Pro-environment groups described the Philippine government’s decision to lift the nationwide ban on open-pit mining as an “act of cowardice and betrayal” to the people.
As of December 20, at least 375 people have been reported killed following the devastation of super typhoon Odette
“Nations and capitalists that are most responsible for the climate crisis must rectify their years of inaction. Our government must demand reparations and climate justice,” she said.
For environmental defenders, the government’s push for charter change (cha-cha) could worsen the already dire impacts of destructive mining corporations on vulnerable communities. The Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu) and Youth Advocates for...
PMPI renewed its call for the passage of the Rights of Nature bill, currently under consideration in Congress
The group contends that the project has led to an escalation in military presence and subsequent reprisals against environmental defenders
The Masungi Georeserve is a conservation area situated in the southern Sierra Madre range in Baras, Rizal, 47 kilometers east of Manila
The groups urged the passage of the People’s Mining Bill that will regulate the industry and “ensure accountability”