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When freedom is not free

Blog entry by Angelica Pago and Vince Cinches | May 4, 2018

We are not the first to say this, nor are we the last: the media is under threat. Globally and locally, the media are being targeted by many sides. Just this week, in Afghanistan, suicide bombings have claimed the lives of at least...

The relentless power of our collective action

Blog entry by Vince Cinches | May 1, 2018

As we celebrate Labor Day, let us be reminded  of how our historical, painstaking, borderless actions for a better world gave us a 40-hour work week, paid leaves, health care, and social security, and other benefits. These very same...

Million Acts of Blue

Feature story | April 26, 2018 at 16:30

We are calling on people around the world to create a “Million Acts of Blue” — actions to push retailers, corporations and businesses to reduce single-use plastic.

The boon of living sustainably, slowly according to Bukid ni Bogs

Blog entry by Angelica Carballo-Pago | April 19, 2018

Everything can be learned from ground up. These words are particularly true for Bogs Castro, a permaculture farmer who manages Bukid ni Bogs , an agroecological farming and training center that promotes sustainable organic...

Nestlé misses the mark with statement on tackling its single-use plastics problem

Press release | April 11, 2018 at 8:07

11 April, 2018, Manila, Philippines - Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, released a statement [1] aimed at addressing the growing plastic pollution crisis. The company’s statement does not include clear targets to reduce and...

Pasig City takes a fresher take on food as it joins #DietforClimate campaign

Press release | April 10, 2018 at 16:53

10 April 2018, Pasig City – Together with Greenpeace Philippines, officials from the local government of Pasig City partake on fruits and vegetables as the city embarks on a plant-based culinary experience and takes aim not just for a healthier...

Lent should be a time for sustainable seafood

Blog entry by Ephraim Batungbacal | March 29, 2018

It’s Lent again. A time when prices of fish would jack up as the demand for seafood increases. People are conscious as tradition and seafood at this time are intertwined. The demand is there, but how the fish gets to the plate is...

Landmark human rights hearings against fossil fuel companies begin in the Philippines

Press release | March 27, 2018 at 17:02

Quezon City, The Philippines, 27 March 2018 - Fossil fuel companies are today under the spotlight as hearings begin in the Philippines into their contribution to human rights harms resulting from climate change.

Greenpeace: DOJ “terror” list puts innocents in danger

Press release | March 23, 2018 at 12:19

Quezon City, 23 March 2018 – Environmental organization Greenpeace is calling to junk the government’s list that seeks to label more than 600 individuals as “terrorists,” saying that the move is careless and puts the lives of innocent individuals...

New report: Unabated illegal and unregulated fishing threaten sustainable seafood in Ph

Press release | March 16, 2018 at 14:30

Manila – Unabated illegal and unregulated fishing continue to pose a threat to food security in the Philippines, according to a new report from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) - Fisheries Protection and Law Enforcement Group...

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