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The Filipino chasing oil rigs at sea
The Arctic Sunrise was sailing for Amsterdam from Bilbao, Spain, when they got the call to divert their route to the North Sea. In case you missed the news last…
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What We Must Stand for is What We Stand On
Several climate strikes have happened in several countries, including the Philippines. One was held on Friday, May 24, 2019 in Plaza Rizal, Tacloban City, made possible by the Young Leaders…
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#IsyuHindiKandidato wants us to talk about issues that matter
#IsyuHindiKandidato initiative seeks to break through the usual election season noise and steer the discourse towards the issues and concrete solutions needed NOW.
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Beyond rejection
Representatives from different organizations offering words of support for the Greenpeace blockaders protesting the corporate stranglehold on government, blatant in the circumstances surrounding the Commission on Appointment’s (CA) rejection of Ms. Gina Lopez as head of the environmental agency.
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The rejection of Gina is a rejection of change
Greenpeace statement on the Commission on Appointment’s rejection of Regina Lopez as DENR Secretary
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Green advocates remind President Duterte of environmental to-do list
In a press conference held in Quezon City, environmental advocates united once more to remind President Rodrigo Duterte the list of environmental reforms he promised to initiate in the first 100 days of his presidency. The Green Thumb Coalition, the widest coalition of more than 40 national and local organizations advocating for a progressive environmental…
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Saludo sa Mga Tunay na Bayani
Ang buwan ng Agosto ay mahalaga sa pagkakakilanlan ng Pilipino. Una, ang Agosto ay Buwan ng Wikang Filipino, mangyaring ang wika ay isa sa mga pangunahing simbolo ng isang sambayanan. Samantala, ang huling Lunes ng buwan na ito’y itinakda para gunitain ang mga bayani ng ating bansa. Subalit ano na nga ba ang ibig sabihin…
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Green Thumb Coalition dares candidates to bare their platforms for the environment
Today, a coalition made up of over 40 national and local organizations launched the Green Thumb Coalition and challenged 2016 presidential candidates to put socio-environmental issues at the heart of their electoral platforms.
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Landmark ordinance in Cebu sets to establish the country’s first shark and ray sanctuary
Cebu City— Almost a year after Cebu hosted the first Philippine Shark Summit, the province strengthened its commitment to protect shark and ray species by establishing the country’s first shark and ray sanctuary, located close to Malapascua Island, in the Municipality of Daanbantayan.