The typhoon's eighth anniversary marked the opening of the second week of negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow
“We are mainly indebted to our Indigenous heroes for keeping our mountains, rivers, and forests in our country alive,” said Kakay Tolentino of the group BAI Indigenous Women's Network.
This mechanism will consist of two multibillion-dollar funds, each aiming for the early retirement or repurposing of coal plants and generating new cleaner energy investments.
The groups urged local government officials to issue an executive order and enact a local ordinance “that will declare Tagkawayan as a fossil-free and renewable energy municipality.”
The group said it is high-time to strengthen the 20-year-old law to address the increasingly sophisticated illegal wildlife trade
Hundreds of fisherfolk held a fluvial protest to demand an immediate halt to destructive dredging activities in Manila Bay
San Miguel Corporation is one of the biggest conglomerates in the Philippines and has now earned notoriety as the culprit behind what is shaping up to be one of the biggest oil spills in the country’s history
Pope Francis’s visit is a powerful message that in the era of the climate emergency, the Catholic Church listens to the cries of the earth and the poor
The earth’s resources are also being plundered because of short-sighted approaches to the economy, commerce, and production
Cash and food assistance have been released to residents, but they worry that the aid will not last for the duration of the crisis