Environmental scientists have raised concerns over a reclamation project that they said would "bury" the remaining marine ecosystems in the central Philippine city of Dumaguete.
A committee in Congress has approved a bill seeking to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area on July 7.
Pro-environment groups in the Philippines scored a victory after the country's energy department announced the cancellation of three coal-fired power plant projects on July 2.
The Dumagat Remontado, the indigenous people of Daraitan, Rizal, provided produce which were brought directly to community pantries in Metro Manila.
Worsening conditions for human rights defenders and activists in the country amid a regional trend of crackdowns and restrictive policies
“We are calling for a 25-year moratorium or suspension on the approval of any mining applications and mining expansions,” the bishops said.
To the leaders [and staff] of big businesses and industries, you are invited to take some time to actually speak with the communities
The advocates used the global climate summit as a platform to urge world leaders to prioritize vulnerable countries in the Global South
According to the Climate Shift Index: Ocean, these elevated temperatures were made “up to 40 times more likely by human-caused climate change.”