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Greenpeace warns Clean Air Act under threat; calls on Senate to uphold law protecting Filipinos’ health
The Clean Air Act of 1999—the PH’s foremost law to protect Filipinos from the adverse effects of air pollution—is under threat.
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Greenpeace statement on Iloilo power barge oil spill
Quezon City - Around 48,000 liters of oil spilled into waters off Iloilo on 3 July 2020, after an explosion at a power barge owned by AC Energy. Authorities estimate…
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New report shows air pollution levels up as NCR enters GCQ
Greenpeace, CREA call for measures to ensure post-COVID recovery safeguards air quality
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SPECIAL REPORT: Managing air quality beyond COVID-19
Air pollution doesn’t have to be an inescapable reality. The ECQ gave Filipino citizens a glimpse of what cities can be like with vastly improved air quality. It also showed us that air pollution can be solved without sacrificing people’s access to mobility.
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Why a Total Ban on Waste Imports is now more urgent with COVID-19
Long before the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines has already been at risk with exposure to hazardous materials. Developed nations have been contracting companies to ship their waste…
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Green groups: Total ban on waste importation now more urgent to protect PH from post-COVID health, environmental risks
Greenpeace Philippines and EcoWaste Coalition renewed calls for improved protection of Filipinos against health risks from hazardous waste imports beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Blurred lines between “legal” and illegal waste trade turning PH into a dumping ground
The blurred lines between “legal” and illegal waste trade have turned the country into the world’s waste bin.
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Waste trade and the Philippines: How local and global policy instruments can stop the tide of foreign waste dumping in the country
A policy paper that looks at current waste and importation laws to identify gaps and loopholes that allow waste trade to happen.
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Air pollution a silent killer: Green groups call on govt to take immediate steps to improve air quality in the country
Quezon City—Air pollution is a silent killer in the Philippines, and the government must take urgent steps to address the problem before it gets worse. Environmental, science, and health groups…
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Here’s how people power is tackling air pollution
Despite the shocking negligence by big corporations, people are coming together to fight for a future where we can all breathe air that does not harm us, our children or the planet.
