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Filipino activist and super typhoon survivor demands Shell to face up to the climate emergency
Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines – Ahead of this month’s global climate strikes, climate activist and super-typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivor Joanna Sustento[1], started an indefinite lone protest today in front of…
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Greenpeace PH reactive to the recent Statement on Climate Change by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Quezon City – Early this week, United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Michele Bachelet said of climate change, “The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this…
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We must put an end to modern-day slavery at sea
Every year, on the 23rd of August, the world remembers the slave trade and its abolition. It is a haunting reminder of humanity’s ugly past- of how millions of people…
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Green groups: South Korean waste putting our citizens at greater risk
Quezon City – Environmental groups today demanded quicker, more urgent action from the Philippine and South Korean governments on waste imports. The groups are calling for an immediate permanent ban…
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Greenpeace statement on the passing of Gina Lopez
On the passing of Gina Lopez on 19 August 2019, Yeb Saño, executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said: “We at Greenpeace are saddened by the passing of Ms Gina…
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Cebu Youth Leaders vow to take action on dietary choices for the climate
Following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on 8 August 2019, a group of young leaders gathered in Talisay City, Cebu to put forward the issue of changing dietary choices among Filipinos as part of the climate justice campaign.
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Greenpeace calls on the Philippine government to protect environmental defenders
Quezon City — The Philippines is the deadliest country for environmental defenders in 2018, according to a report released today by the campaign group Global Witness. The group said that…
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Isyu ng mamamayan ang dapat unahin, hindi pulitika
Hawak-hawak ko noon ang mabigat na banner habang ito’y hinahampas ng malakas na hangin. Tinatanaw ko ang kakaunting lumitaw na mga kasamahan sa mga oras na iyon, ang ilan ay…
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Greenpeace to 18th PH Congress: The time is now to respond to the climate emergency
Quezon City – The climate emergency should be top priority of the Duterte administration and the 18th Congress, Greenpeace said in a press briefing today ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s…
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For equality and climate action: a Q&A with 2 Filipino LGBTQ+ climate activists
Last month, members and supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community celebrated Pride month with the theme #ResistTogether, conveying that beyond an observance, it is also a…
