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Greenpeace welcomes Malacañang pronouncement on single-use plastic ban
Greenpeace's reaction to Malacañang’s announcement that President Rodrigo Duterte is amenable to a nationwide ban on single-use plastics.
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Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo named top plastic polluters for the second year in a row
Quezon City, Philippines — Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo, are most identified in brand audits for the second year in a row,, according to global brand audits detailed in the report…
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Philippines-Russia energy deals: A dangerous game of Russian Roulette?
The Philippine government is playing Russian roulette with the lives of the Filipino people with its recent agreement with Russia to pursue nuclear energy, and its bid to seek partnership for offshore oil exploration.
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Greenpeace reactive to President’s call for investments in ‘clean’ coal
During the switch-on celebrations for the opening of a coal-fired power plant in Mauban, Quezon on October 16, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte referred to the coal plant as "clean" and called on investors to invest in more such facilities. Greenpeace has this to say ....
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World Food Day in the age of the Climate Emergency
Annually, every 16th of October, World Food Day is observed globally. It is a day of action dedicated not only to raising awareness on global hunger, but to get humanity…
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The #ReuseRevolution is the answer to the plastics crisis
Plastic pollution is everywhere. Starting as toxic fossil fuels, then ending up from beaches in Southeast Asia to the remote Antarctic, corporate throwaway culture is harming communities, animals like turtles…
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From the Frontlines: Sounding the Alarm for Climate Justice
In the last month, millions of people marched in solidarity with the growing movement calling for climate justice. After decades of building the conversation around climate change, is this the…
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What No One Tells You About: The Garbage Problem in Magsaysay Boulevard
Environmental organizations and local volunteers unite against plastic pollution in Tacloban for a series of activities dubbed as Brand Aud8. Led by Mother Earth Foundation, these are a series of…
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Food for Freedom, Food for Thought
It is not unusual for us to hear about our farmers being threatened, whether by big corporations, their landlords, or the extreme changes in our climate. “Food. Farming. Freedom.”, is a conference that seeks to raise the critical issues surrounding our food system and help strengthen the food and farming connection, with workshops to help…
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Greenpeace report uncovers how top brands fool consumers with ‘false solutions’ to plastic pollution
Quezon City — Environmental groups today called on consumer goods companies to stop peddling false solutions to cover up continuous reliance on single-use plastic, and instead shift to business practices…
