Tag: Environment
Industry influence threatens ambition of Global Plastics Treaty, advocates say
Global Plastics Treaty talks risk a weak deal, ignoring production cuts, as Philippine groups push for stronger action.
Philippines presses ASEAN to act on climate ‘Loss and Damage’
The Philippines urges ASEAN to unite on climate “Loss and Damage” as it pushes private-led reforestation to curb impacts
Philippine diocese slams use of law to silence environmental defenders
Church groups warn that silencing environmental defenders threatens both local livelihoods and the island’s fragile ecosystems
Climate groups slam Marcos’ SONA as ‘missed opportunity’ amid worsening energy...
Advocates denounce Marcos’ SONA for “business-as-usual” energy plans, urging urgent climate action, fossil fuel phaseout, and renewable shift
Green, rights groups say Marcos prioritizes mining profits over people and...
Communities face displacement and ecological harm as critics decry destructive mining policies under President Marcos Jr.'s administration
LNG import surge to raise electricity prices in the Philippines, analysts...
LNG import surge to raise electricity costs in the Philippines, experts urge shift to cheaper, cleaner renewable energy
IN PHOTO: Protest erupts in northern Philippines over hydropower project’s ecological...
Residents and church groups in Pakil, Philippines protest dam project threatening Sierra Madre forests and local livelihoods
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
A biodiversity hotspot, Palawan also holds vast deposits of nickel, needed for everything from stainless steel to electric vehicles
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


















