Tag: Environment
Green group supports petition to cancel OceanaGold mining deal
“We fully support the petitioners’ demand to cancel OceanaGold’s renewed FTAA due to lack of prior public consultations"
Semirara tax relief spurs call to scrap 1976 Coal Law
Semirara’s tax relief sparks calls to repeal a decades-old coal law seen as undermining climate and fiscal policy
Philippine Indigenous leaders sign Bontoc Declaration to defend nature, ancestral lands
Indigenous leaders unite in Bontoc to defend nature’s rights and ancestral lands through dialogue, tradition, and action
Legazpi diocese blasts environmental crisis, cites ‘systemic neglect’
“Do not allow development to become an excuse for destruction… Albay deserves better — and we can still choose to do better"
High seas treaty to protect Philippine seas
High Seas Treaty aims to curb plastic pollution, overfishing, and ocean destruction threatening Philippine waters and global ecosystems
Vatican launches wide-scale sustainability project for Basilica, surrounding sites
Vatican launches green initiative to cut emissions and improve air quality at St. Peter’s Basilica and nearby buildings
Filipino fisherfolk’s plight in Verde Island Passage raised at UN Ocean...
Filipino fisherfolk’s struggles amid fossil fuel expansion in Verde Island Passage highlighted at UN Ocean Conference side event in France
First half of BBM’s environmental governance
Marcos Jr.’s DENR overhaul sparks debate on mining, climate, and balancing development with environmental protection and justice
Study: Southeast Asia can avert 36,000 ozone-related deaths yearly with tighter...
The region’s tropical climate further influences how ozone is formed, making its behavior distinct from that in other parts of the world
Activists decry ‘greenwashing’ in Philippine government’s plastic road initiative
It warned against institutionalizing approaches that merely appear sustainable while creating new environmental and public health risks
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