Respect IP land titles in Boracay, say bishops
The IPs face the risk of losing their lands awarded to them over claims for being “unsuitable” for agriculture
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Farmers say no to proposed national land use law
The proposed national land use policy could even complement the economic ChaCha that seeks to allow 100 percent foreign ownership of land
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Green group slams mining fiscal bill’s royalty cap on Indigenous peoples
Under the proposed law, the ICC/IP shall be paid not more than 2% of the gross output of minerals produced from the ancestral domain
Cebu residents rally against coal plant expansion, urge Aboitiz Power to prioritize health
Earlier this month, the Department of Health said that TVI had not yet submitted the required HIA for its planned third coal plant
HRW raises alarm as PH tops Asia for environmental defender murders
Global Witness pointed out that “more environmental defenders have been killed in the country than anywhere else in the region over the past 11 years.”
Popularizing Loss and Damage in the Philippines
Mainstreaming L&D will likely take years, even decades, given various challenges that also make popularizing climate change difficult
Philippines tops Asia in deaths of environmental defenders, says new report
Data from Kalikasan PNE indicates even graver figures, with 21 defenders killed and 11 abductions of 19 defenders reported.