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Greenpeace: Comprehensive flood control must include national ban on sachets
The Philippines bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, which becomes glaringly evident during climate disasters. Comprehensive flood control must include a national ban on sachets.
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In the wake of typhoon, capsized oil tanker in Manila Bay highlights dangers of fossil fuels
An oil tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsized and sank in Manila Bay, endangering the nearby municipality of Limay in Bataan province and other areas already heavily affected by extreme rainfall from Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwestern monsoon.
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Advocates present Climate Justice Agenda ahead of SONA; Call on Marcos Jr to “turn words into action”
Ahead of President Marcos Jr.’s upcoming SONA, Greenpeace Philippines calls on his administration to put its promises into action, and adopt a Climate Action Agenda that can secure the survival and wellbeing of Filipinos now and in the coming decades. The group says that, as a start, Mr. Marcos must ensure the swift passage of…
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‘Real Beauty’ and ‘Good Life’?
Residents of a coastal community in Bataan Province are using brand parodies to show how plastic sachet manufacturers are bringing “real harm” to Filipinos.
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Greenpeace Statement on PH-US civil nuclear deal: No need for nuclear, PH can be energy independent with RE
The Philippines and United States’ civil nuclear cooperation agreement is now enforced, which will allow the US to export nuclear material, equipment, and components here in the Philippines.
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Greenpeace statement on Pride 2024: Earth for all
As we come together to celebrate Pride this year, we are confronted with the urgent need to address the injustices faced by the LGBTQIA2S+ community, exacerbated by the climate crisis.
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HUMANS OF THE OCEAN: Freediver ‘dives deeper’ on plastic pollution
From the depths to the surface, the transformation of our oceans over recent decades has been alarming because of plastic pollution.
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Filipino joins landmark transnational climate litigation against oil company
This case also seeks to put a definitive halt to the expansion of fossil fuel extraction, which is leading to an unprecedented situation: a “globocide”, i.e. the irreversible disruption of the Earth System and the biosphere as a whole.
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HUMANS OF THE OCEAN: Pinoy fisherman laments plastic crisis’ impact on livelihood
A lot of things have changed over the decades, for better or worse. For one, reusable and sustainable packaging used to be the norm, before destructive plastics, such as sachets,…
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Greenpeace Philippines, communities: Strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (23 April 2024) — A global treaty that cuts plastic production and ends single-use plastic pollution is still within reach and governments have a duty to do…