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  • Waste survey exposes extent of plastic pollution in Manila Bay

    Following the arrival of the Greenpeace ship M.Y. Esperanza in Manila as part of the group's global expedition to defend the oceans, the ship’s crew and volunteers from Greenpeace and the Eco-Waste Coalition this morning collected approximately four cubic meters of plastic trash from Manila Bay onboard inflatable boats, as part of a waste survey…

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Solar 1 Oil Spill - Philippines 2006. © Greenpeace / Gavin Newman

    Greenpeace statement on the Guimaras oil spill incident

    The Philippine government must hold Petron and its partners accountable for damages to marine and coastal ecosystems and for their rehabilitation. The scale of this oil spill may turn to be even larger than the Semirara oil spill last year and threatens at least three marine reserves in Visayas.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Arroyo signs Solid Waste Management Act

    The environmental group Greenpeace welcomed the enactment of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 during formal signing ceremonies led by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the Malacañang Palace today.

    Greenpeace Philippines