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.
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.
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Groups showcase portraits of environmental heroes and martyrs
“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.
IN PHOTOS: Filipino climate activists in Manila and Glasgow march to demand justice and concrete ecological action
Today marks the 8th anniversary of the devastation of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. More than a thousand people are still missing.
Beyond COP26 and the Laudato Si’ lens of Pope Francis
Pope Francis provides us with a better vision for a livable planet – a common concern for the planet and people.
Philippines partners with ADB for clean energy transition at COP26
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.
People of Integrity and Virtue will Save the Planet
This could be the last chance to stop the climate reaching the point of no return when a cycle of continuing destruction kicks in