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Greenpeace statement on the announcement of former DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla as new DENR Chief
Sec. Lotilla takes over the DENR at a time of worsening climate, pollution and biodiversity crisis. We urge him to stay true to the mandate of the DENR to protect and conserve the environment for the welfare of present and future generations of Filipinos.
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Reduction, not false solutions. Greenpeace urges gov’t to steer clear of greenwashing amid plastic use for roads
The Department of Public Works and Highways recently announced its approval on using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste as an additive to make asphalt for national roads.
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Study links chemicals in plastics to deaths from heart disease
A study linking chemicals found in plastics to heart disease was recently released by researchers at New York University Langone Health. The researchers found that phthalates used in common plastic products like food packaging have contributed to over 350,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018.
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Greenpeace, Marikina Kontra Agos: Vote for the environment, make polluters pay
More than a hundred young people from Marikina last Saturday called on local and national candidates to stand up for corporate accountability and to make climate polluters pay climate-affected communities for damages.
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Greenpeace urges 2025 bets to prioritize climate justice
As the world marks Earth Day 2025, Greenpeace Philippines is calling on candidates in the upcoming midterm elections to put climate justice front and center of their platforms. The group…
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Greenpeace denounces PNRI-Valar Atomics nuclear deal: ‘Filipinos are not guinea pigs’
Greenpeace Philippines today condemned a nuclear agreement between the Philippine government and foreign business interests, following Valar Atomics Inc.’s announcement to construct a 100-kilowatt (kW) nuclear reactor in collaboration with…
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Greenpeace urges Marcos to fast-track CLIMA Bill as Manila ranks 3rd worst affected ‘megacity’ by climate-change related heat
We call for the immediate enactment of the CLIMA Bill following the release this week of a report by Climate Central which revealed that Manila endured heat that was strongly influenced by climate change for 69 days since December—making it the third worst affected out of all megacities in the world.
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Palawan’s 50-year mining ban must set national precedent
We welcome the Palawan provincial government’s decision to impose a 50-year ban on new mining operations in the province. This decision is a step in the right direction to ensure the survival of communities, and future generations in the face of the triple planetary crisis, setting a precedent that the rest of the country should…