Tag: Marcos administration

Mining critics say the policy risks ancestral lands, food security and local autonomy while favoring corporate extraction interests

Over 1,400 Filipinos request repatriation as Middle East conflict closes airspace, halting evacuation efforts and forcing shelter-in-place advisories

Marcos appoints bypassed environment chief Raphael Lotilla as ambassador to the Holy See; Cuna named acting DENR secretary

Unprogrammed appropriations were a magnet for corruption, a source of billions in kickbacks for legislators and other officials

The groups lamented the worsening rice crisis, with market prices soaring even as farmgate prices of palay continue to fall

Advocates denounce Marcos’ SONA for “business-as-usual” energy plans, urging urgent climate action, fossil fuel phaseout, and renewable shift

Church groups urge Marcos to deliver justice-driven reforms on poverty, environment, and peace in his 2025 SONA

Communities face displacement and ecological harm as critics decry destructive mining policies under President Marcos Jr.'s administration

Climate advocates criticize the Marcos for failed flood control, urging real solutions and accountability amid worsening climate disasters

Under the Jubilee Year of Hope, Caritas Philippines appeals for mercy and justice in Mary Jane Veloso’s case