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PH gov’t urged: Strengthen air quality monitoring to protect citizens’ health
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (02 September 2022) — Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, Greenpeace called on the Philippine government to shore up the country’s monitoring…
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PH frontline communities demand higher air standards and an end to coal, fossil fuels
A day after World Health Day, communities residing near coal power plants in Pangasinan, Quezon, Davao, and Cebu provinces demanded that the government raise the country’s air quality standards, and an end to coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. The communities, which have been exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution in their own homes, expressed…
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Greenpeace and San Juan City LGU sign pledge towards liveability, climate-responsiveness
Greenpeace and San Juan City signed three agreements on plastic pollution, clean air, and climate-responsive cities.
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Fashion Wastage and Where to Source Authentic Traditional Filipino Textiles and Fabrics
When we think about environmental hazards, we often think of the same culprits like plastic waste, burning of fossil fuel, electronic waste, and deforestation. Very seldom do we think about…
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The Clock is Ticking: Groups Urge PRRD to Rush Ratification of Global Ban on Hazardous Waste Exports from Developed to Developing Countries
Groups urged President Duterte to rush the government’s long overdue ratification of the Basel Convention Ban Amendment
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Greenpeace raises alarm as climate crisis continues to threaten ‘Odette’ survivors
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (30 December 2021) – As orange and red rainfall warnings were raised Wednesday in areas still recovering from Typhoon Odette (int’l name: Rai), Greenpeace called on the…
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PH urged to comply with new WHO air quality guidelines as Manila nearly triples ‘safe’ limits
Greenpeace Philippines urged the government to update the country’s air quality standards following Tuesday’s release of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new guidelines.
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Greenpeace renews call for better air pollution monitoring amid MM haze
PHIVOLCS today acknowledged that Metro Manila haze was a combination of SO2 from Taal Volcano and worsening air pollution due to increased vehicle traffic in the region
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People-led initiative seeks to address lack of air quality watch in cities, coal-impacted communities
Air quality monitoring devices will be installed in Metro Manila cities as well as communities impacted by local coal plants
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Joint statement of CSOs on the planned mega-vaccine center in Nayong Pilipino
The Filipino people need an accessible, equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and people-centered approach to the COVID19 vaccination program and not a business-oriented venture that will pose long-term threats to our health and safety.
