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Greenpeace statement on the “sea of garbage” after monsoon rains
A “sea of garbage” from Manila Bay near Baclaran Church[1] went viral after several days of monsoon rains that inundated several parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
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Greenpeace on SONA 2026: Real energy independence cannot run on false solutions
These false solutions, like fossil gas and burning waste, are just delaying our transition to renewable energy and placing millions of Filipinos firmly in the hands of foreign and corporate interests.
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Greenpeace calls for PH government’s urgency and political will to act after 4th landfill disaster
Another landfill disaster has struck the Philippines, this time in Davao City, claiming one life, while two elderly individuals remain missing.
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Greenpeace: ASEAN leaders cannot claim climate leadership while silencing peaceful protest
While ASEAN leaders spoke of sustainability and regional resilience at opening day of the summit in Cebu, peaceful Greenpeace activists calling for solutions to the climate and plastic crises to contribute to those same goals outside the venue were taken into police custody.
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Envi, labor groups seek release of probe findings on deadly Binaliw trash slide
Members of the Justice for Prime Waste 39 Network filed a Freedom of Information request seeking full disclosure of documents related to the Binaliw trash slide. Despite earlier commitments from DENR Region 7 to conduct regular public briefings, no official findings from the probe have been released to date.
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The bill is due: Filipino communities demand Unilever pay for decades of plastic pollution
Multisectoral groups from the Philippines have filed a landmark pollution complaint before the Pollution Adjudication Board of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-PAB) against Unilever PLC and Unilever Philippines, Inc.
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Navotas landfill fire latest in dangerous trend of waste disasters
Following the fire at the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Tanza, Navotas, environmental group Greenpeace Philippines warned that the incident is part of a growing and dangerous pattern of waste catastrophes in the Philippines, underscoring the urgent need to address the country’s waste crisis at source, through reduction.
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Months after deadly trash slides, groups say gaps persist, call out weak policies
Months after the fatal trash slides in Cebu and Rizal, impacted communities and civil society organizations say little has changed in addressing the country’s worsening waste and plastic crisis. The groups gathered at the University of the Philippines Cebu for a public forum to push for stronger accountability and upstream solutions, warning that without strong…
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5 ways to detox your home from plastic
Whether you just watched Plastic Detox on Netflix or because the first signs of summer inspired a good clean, here are five practical ways to detox your home from plastic.
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PH Environmental Groups Apprehensive of DENR Sec. Cuna Appointment
We, environmental justice groups, express serious concern over the appointment of Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna as the new Acting Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).