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 petition was filed on behalf of the residents of Atimonan town by Monsignor Emmanuel Ma. Villareal and Father Warren Puno
The protesters, clad in costumes themed after the Netflix’s social drama series Squid Game, demanded the bank to align its portfolio to the “global climate ambitions andc in genuine support of sustainable development.”
The third catastrophe is the ignorance, blindness and apathy and indifference of the public worldwide to the truth of climate change.
“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?"
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin highlighted renewable energy (RE) as key to decarbonization, particularly with the country’s privatized power sector
Global celebrations marked the Season of Creation’s opening, from Asia to Africa to the Americas, emphasizing unity for creation
Church, civic groups rally Filipinos to march on EDSA, demanding accountability for flood fund corruption and justice
Greenpeace says rampant corruption drains resources for adaptation, while Filipinos bear the brunt of floods, debt, and climate losses
The problem is not always the absence of funds, but how these resources are allocated and whose interests they ultimately serve