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Greenpeace condemns bloody dispersal of farmers in Cotabato and demands government action on El Niño
Greenpeace denounced the bloody response made by police on Friday, April 1, to protests by farmers and lumad (Indigenous Peoples) from the different towns of Cotabato who were demanding relief and subsidy for farm communities affected by the drought brought about by El Niño.
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Green Thumb Coalition dares candidates to bare their platforms for the environment
Today, a coalition made up of over 40 national and local organizations launched the Green Thumb Coalition and challenged 2016 presidential candidates to put socio-environmental issues at the heart of their electoral platforms.
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End impunity! People, planet, and peace over profit
The current development paradigm of economic growth at all cost has placed people and the environment as unavoidable collateral damage. The recent rise of violence against indigenous peoples in Mindanao serves to remind us why we should put forward development plans that look after both the well-being of the people and the environment.
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For the first time fossil fuel companies face national human rights complaint on climate change
Manila - Typhoon survivors and civil society groups in the Philippines today delivered a complaint to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) calling for an investigation into the responsibility of big fossil fuel companies for fuelling catastrophic climate change that is resulting in human rights violations. [1]
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An open letter of solidarity and support
Dear friends, It is impossible to put into words the despair that millions of Filipinos are going through right now. Days after Haiyan (Yolanda) sliced through the central islands of the Philippines, it has become horrifyingly clear that the damage wrought by the super typhoon has been colossal, the devastation absolute. As of this writing, almost…
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Saving the environment—more fun in the Philippines
Last Sunday, thousands came to celebrate Earth Day along Manila Bay in style. Some came dressed up as fish, while others came as Philippine mythical creatures believed to cause sickness to those who’ll destroy their homes. A cultural group under CCP even donned Filipino traditional dresses made of tinalak.The whole time, I made sure that…
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SONA reflection on the state of water in the Philippines
Every year the President of the Republic of the Philippines, opens the resumption of the joint session of the Congress to report on the status of the nation in what we call the State of the Nation Address (SONA).Early this morning a handful of Greenpeace volunteers and concerned citizens together with Fr. Robert Reyes, Former…
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TOXIC TECH: Looming e-waste problems for Thailand and Philippines
28 September 2005 - Greenpeace today warned that Thailand and the Philippines face a looming electronic waste problem which is compounded by the lack of international legal protection because the two countries have not ratified the Basel Ban, which prohibits industrialized nations from dumping hazardous materials into third world countries.