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Groups say goodbye to Canada waste, urge PH government to ban all waste imports immediately
The Philippines bid goodbye to the Canadian waste, six years after it was discovered in Philippine ports, environmental groups are calling on the Philippine government to ban all waste imports in the Philippines and ratify the Basel Ban Amendment.
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Nestlé and Unilever named top plastic polluters following Philippines brand and waste audits
Manila, Philippines – Nestlé and Unilever are responsible for a quarter of the branded throwaway plastic driving the plastic pollution crisis in the Philippines, according to a report published today…
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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, pointing out the inadequacies of the country’s existing air monitoring systems.
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Landmark CHR investigation into corporate responsibility for climate change to conclude in PH with collection of evidence now on record
Manila, Philippines, 11 December 2018. – A day after International Human Rights Day, the landmark investigation looking into the responsibility of 47 coal, oil, gas and cement companies for human rights violations suffered by the Filipino people, is back home in the Philippines to conclude in a two-day hearing with more testimonies from human rights…
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Survivors fight for climate justice in London, five years after Philippines’ deadliest typhoon
London/Manila – Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines – the deadliest storm to hit the country – are 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.[1] The hearings conclude on 8 November, which…
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Greenpeace: 11th hour for the climate, it’s time for leadership to truly emerge
Manila / San Francisco - Typhoon Mangkhut, one of the strongest storms of the year, is forecast to hit the north of the Philippines by the weekend before threatening Hong Kong and Macau. In the Atlantic, Hurricane Florence made landfall on the US east coast on Friday and is growing larger. Although its wind speed…
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World’s top climate experts to testify in landmark investigation into fossil fuel companies
Some of the world’s most highly-regarded climate change science, policy, research, and legal experts will appear as witnesses in the ongoing hearings by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in the Philippines on the responsibility of 47 fossil fuel companies for the global climate crisis.
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Filipino typhoon survivors demand climate action on Haiyan anniversary
Fillipinos are gathering to commemorate the fourth anniversary of super typhoon Haiyan
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Nestlé, Unilever, P&G among worst offenders for plastic pollution in Philippines in beach audit
Manila - A week-long beach clean up has exposed the companies most responsible for plastic pollution after an audit of plastic waste conducted on Freedom Island, a critical wetland habitat and Ramsar site [1] spanning 30 hectares in Manila Bay - one of the worst areas for plastic pollution in the Philippines.
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Greenpeace tells ASEAN: Act on plastics pollution in region’s oceans
Greenpeace is asking ASEAN governments to stiffen policies on waste management to arrest the rising rate of waste being dumped into the ocean and finding their way to the open seas.