This is part of the country’s pursuit of climate justice at the global level, a position it has championed in decades of negotiations.
All are icing on the cake. We cannot eat their empty words. At the end of the day, the people and the planet suffer.
The groups said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s new mining policy puts the already suffering communities in a much “hell-like” situation.
“The climate crisis is adding an additional layer of stress to humanitarian organizations that are already stretched thinner than ever before”
CEED said Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd. “did not meet the standards set by the Department of Energy on its financial and technical capability”
There is still a lot to be done, but ultimately, women have to be at the heart of a just transition.
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
The petition was filed on behalf of the residents of Atimonan town by Monsignor Emmanuel Ma. Villareal and Father Warren Puno
“Walang pag-ibig na hihigit pa kaysa pag-ibig ng isang taong nag-aalay ng kanyang buhay para sa kanyang mga kaibigan.”