{"id":2830,"date":"2019-06-13T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T09:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?page_id=2830"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:08:29","slug":"democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            #Democracy\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            Our democracy should represent the interests of the people \u2014 interests like a safe climate and a sustainable future. But businesses\u2019 influence on politics is holding us back from solutions. As citizens, we need to guard our democracy and make sure it represents us.\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/3c4e1c23-gp0stt9a6.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/3c4e1c23-gp0stt9a6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/3c4e1c23-gp0stt9a6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/3c4e1c23-gp0stt9a6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/3c4e1c23-gp0stt9a6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/3c4e1c23-gp0stt9a6-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-1926 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                \n    <div class=\"wp-block-query posts-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d213aab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n        <li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/news-stories\/?tag=democracy\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n\n    <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px;\"><\/p>\n\n    \n\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-society tag-justice tag-energy tag-climate tag-food tag-aboutus tag-activism tag-democracy p4-page-type-story\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/69048\/ang-dito-at-doon-magkakaugnay\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Ang Dito at Doon, Magkakaugnay\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-philippines-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/04\/a7abbdcc-dsc00459-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/category\/issues\/community\/\">Community<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/justice\/\" rel=\"tag\">Justice<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Energy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/food\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/aboutus\/\" rel=\"tag\">AboutUs<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/activism\/\" rel=\"tag\">Activism<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/democracy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democracy<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/69048\/ang-dito-at-doon-magkakaugnay\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ang Dito at Doon, Magkakaugnay<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sa tuwing dadalo ako sa mga kilos-protesta para magdokumento, hindi ko maiwasang mamangha sa pambihirang tapang ng mga nakakasama sa hanay. Silang mga magigiting na hawak-hawak ang trompa at matatas na isinisigaw ang mga panawagan ng marami; silang mga mahigpit ang kapit sa bitbit na balatengga at mga plakard; silang buong-buo ang loob na nakakuyom&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Miguel Louie de Guzman<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-19T08:32:00+08:00\">April 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-society category-sustainability tag-climate tag-energy tag-food tag-democracy tag-justice p4-page-type-press\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/69028\/local-oil-gas-expansion-to-lock-ph-into-fossil-fuels-raise-emissions-amid-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Local oil, gas expansion to lock PH into fossil fuels, raise emissions amid energy crisis\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-philippines-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/04\/6b64ec1f-gp1sx16a.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/category\/issues\/society\/\">Society<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Energy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/food\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/democracy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democracy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/justice\/\" rel=\"tag\">Justice<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/69028\/local-oil-gas-expansion-to-lock-ph-into-fossil-fuels-raise-emissions-amid-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" >Local oil, gas expansion to lock PH into fossil fuels, raise emissions amid energy crisis<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace Philippines is sounding the alarm over the government\u2019s renewed push to further explore oil and gas in the protected Liguasan Marsh\u2014in parallel with those being done in Tawi-Tawi, Cebu and Malampaya <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Greenpeace Philippines<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T16:04:32+08:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-68963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-society category-sustainability tag-climate tag-energy tag-food tag-democracy tag-justice p4-page-type-press\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/68963\/marcos-energy-emergency-declaration-must-deliver-systemic-climate-responsive-reforms\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Marcos energy emergency declaration must deliver systemic and climate-responsive reforms, aside from much-needed immediate relief\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-philippines-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/03\/4ee286a9-gp0su6au6.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/category\/issues\/society\/\">Society<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Energy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/food\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/democracy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democracy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/tag\/justice\/\" rel=\"tag\">Justice<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/68963\/marcos-energy-emergency-declaration-must-deliver-systemic-climate-responsive-reforms\/\" target=\"_self\" >Marcos energy emergency declaration must deliver systemic and climate-responsive reforms, aside from much-needed immediate relief<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.\u2019s declaration of a national energy emergency must deliver immediate relief to Filipinos amid staggering oil price hikes and the US-Iran war, as the country remains under a year-long state of calamity. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Greenpeace Philippines<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T19:41:00+08:00\">March 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex 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