Tag: Environmental defenders

The warriors wear rubber boots and elbow-length gloves, using rakes and handmade tools to scoop rubbish from stagnant waters

Environmental activist Adrian Cabag was arrested in the city of Naga, Cebu province, over a cyber-libel case on April 1

Red-tagging of individuals and groups have led to illegal arrests, harassment, and extra-judicial killings

Environmental activists remembered Father Toledo as a “young priest with a strong resolve” to fight for ecological and social justice

The new airport project aims to decongest Manila’s main entry and exit point for air travelers

"Lawyering for the environment and the community adversely affected by ecological destruction is how I express my religiosity”

The sacred rights of indigenous people that have occupied and peopled the Philippine lands and forests are trampled upon and ignored.

The experts expressed alarm over “a worsening human rights situation” in the Philippines under the administration of President Duterte

Church leaders called on the government and the public to protect people and communities who protect 'Our Common Home and All Creation'

The report says human rights abuses are expected to worsen as COVID-19 economic pressures mount on nature and climate