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New Greenpeace report estimates coal plant emissions could kill 2,400 Filipinos per year
MANILA, Philippines, 3 February 2016 – While coal is king in the Philippines, a new Greenpeace Southeast Asia report has revealed for the first time the current health impacts of existing coal-fired power plants, as well as projected health impacts of operating and planned power plants in the Philippines.
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Greenpeace statement on the release of sky lanterns during Haiyan commemorations
Clean-ups are far from being sufficient or efficient enough to contain any harms resulting from the release of sky lanterns.
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Groups Urge President Duterte to Wage War on Waste and Pollution
Green groups today urged President Rodrigo Duterte to wage a "War on Waste" and lay down an ecological and just waste and pollution prevention and reduction regime that protects public health and the environment a matter of national priority.
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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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Global survey reveals FMCG companies’ contribution to plastic pollution crisis
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) corporations are a predominant force behind the throwaway economic model driving the plastic pollution crisis
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La Union citizens call for better measures vs corporate polluters
Following the contamination of shorelines due to a coal spill from the Holcim cement factory in Bacnotan, residents of La Union province are calling on the government for corporate accountability and better measures towards protection of the environment and citizens from toxic contamination by industrial plants in the area.
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Greenpeace calls for ratification of Basel Ban Amendment following discovery of Canadian toxic shipment
Manila, Philippines—Environmental group Greenpeace today expressed alarm at the discovery of fifty container vans from Canada, supposedly carrying plastic scraps, but found to contain a mixture of different household waste that include adult diapers, and plastic containers with liquids.
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Greenpeace Philippines clean-up, name culprits behind plastic pollution in Manila Bay
The Manila City Government and Greenpeace, as part of the Break Free from Plastic movement, was joined by almost a thousand citizens in taking action during the Manila Bay clean-up and plastic waste brand audit today.
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Greenpeace, NCCA, and KWF release Balagtasan video on National Heroes’ Day
On National Heroes’ Day, Greenpeace, together with the National Commission on Culture & the Arts (NCCA) and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) released a video, “Dagat o Gubat,” a Balagtasan piece by local poets group The Makátas.
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Greenpeace Statement on the 45th anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law
On the 45th anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law, 21 September 2017, Greenpeace Philippines released a statement on developing stories regarding the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte declaring Martial Law nationwide, as well as regarding the proposal to slash the budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to P1000 for 2018.
