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Laguna Lake, The Philippines: Industrial Contamination Hotspots
Contamination of natural water resources by discharges from the industrial sector in the Philippines continues to be a significant problem. In 2007, Greenpeace launched the Water Patrol to document the impact of water pollution on local communities in the Philippines. Within the framework of this project, several industrial sites located around Laguna Lake were visited…
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South Korea needs to be reminded that Philippines is not a waste dump, won’t solve its ‘waste problem’
On November 10, a news report revealed that tons of misdeclared plastic wastes arrived in the Philippines from South Korea in July 2018.
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Solar energy use for homes, businesses get boost in form of financing options
Proving that solar energy is accessible to common Filipinos, Greenpeace Philippines gathered financing institutions and solar providers to connect energy consumers to easy financing options available in the market and help increase solar energy use in homes and businesses.
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Renewable energy is the key to economic progress
Manila —Renewable energy is the key to economic progress, according to a Greenpeace report, released today. In “Green is Gold: How Renewable Energy can save us money and generate jobs,” Greenpeace said that the Philippines will realize economic gains from massive Renewable Energy (RE) investments. The report outlines how RE can save the government money,…
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Rainbow Warrior to bring global spotlight on the ‘Battle for Manila Bay’ vs major plastic producers
The iconic Rainbow Warrior is back in the Philippines to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.
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Greenpeace statement on the high ranking of Philippine cities in World Air Quality Report
Greenpeace expressed caution in interpreting the findings of the AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report ranking Philippine cities the cleanest in Southeast Asia
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Petitioners’ consolidated reply to the respondent Carbon Majors in the National Public Inquiry being conducted by Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines
Filipinos demanding climate justice filed their response to corporate efforts to shut down the first-ever national inquiry into the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry and others for the human rights impacts resulting from climate change.
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Climate change and water: impacts and vulnerabilities in the Philippines
Climate change is undoubtedly the biggest challenge the Philippines faces today, and the vulnerability of our water resources to this phenomenon is a reality that can no longer be ignored. But while water scarcity is perhaps one of the most alarming projected effects of climate change on water resources, two recent typhoons in the Philippines—Ketsana…
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YOLANDA 5 YEARS ON: SURVIVORS IN LONDON TO FIGHT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
Filipino survivors of extreme weather events are currently in London to give personal testimonies at a landmark inquiry to determine whether the world’s largest carbon producers are violating the human rights of communities worst affected by climate change.
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Greenpeace ranks Philippine tuna canneries based on sustainable and equitable fisheries guidelines
Quezon City – After months of research and monitoring, Greenpeace Philippines today released a tuna ranking of nine local canneries based on international sustainable and equitable fisheries guidelines. It found that almost all the local canneries surveyed scored poorly indicating just how the industry is not doing enough to address the problem of rampant illegal,…
