PRESS RELEASE March 27, 2024 Environmental defender group amass local and international support to surface and release Eco Dangla and Jak Tiong Contact person: lia@cecphils.org ; 09097273371 As of March 27, 2024 10:10 in the morning, a total of 257 organizations and 416 individuals have signed the petition for the safe and immediate surfacing of our fellow… Continue reading Environmental defender group amass local and international support to surface and release Eco Dangla and Jak Tiong
Author: chrpuk
Dear fellow environmental defenders,
We would like to request your support in our call to surface Eco Dangla and Jak Tiong. The two are environmental defenders from the Pangasinan People’s Strike for the Environment who are actively campaigning to protect their province from coal-fired power plants, nuclear plants, and coastal/offshore mining. They were abducted yesterday, March 24. Before their abduction, they were… Continue reading Dear fellow environmental defenders,
REJECT EU-PH FTA AS SERIOUS CONCERNS CONTINUE TO HOUND AMBITIOUS CORPORATE TRADE DEAL
https://focusweb.org/reject-eu-ph-fta-as-serious-concerns-continue-to-hound-ambitious-corporate-trade-deal Mar 25, 2024 PH, Germany agree to enhance trade, investments cooperation The Philippines and Germany have discussed ways on how to enhance the trade and investment cooperation of the two countries during the second day of the three-day working visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Berlin. March 12, 2024. Photo release from… Continue reading REJECT EU-PH FTA AS SERIOUS CONCERNS CONTINUE TO HOUND AMBITIOUS CORPORATE TRADE DEAL
Netherlands gov’t urged to probe Dutch corporate abuse in SMC’s Bulacan airport project
Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment Press Release 22 March 2024 Netherlands gov’t urged to probe Dutch corporate abuse in SMC’s Bulacan airport project A parallel protest is happening today in Papendrecht, Netherlands where Boskalis WMV is headquartered. This is the first of a series of globally coordinated actions against reclamation. United under the banner… Continue reading Netherlands gov’t urged to probe Dutch corporate abuse in SMC’s Bulacan airport project
Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition
Press Release March 6, 2024 References: Lia Mai Torres/Center for Environmental Concerns (+639097273371)Atty. Ma. Sol Taule/Karapatan (+639452966916) Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition GENEVA, Switzerland—A delegation of Filipino human rights defenders is attending the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland to… Continue reading Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition
Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition
Press ReleaseMarch 6, 2024References: Lia Mai Torres/Center for Environmental Concerns (+639097273371)Atty. Ma. Sol Taule/Karapatan (+639452966916) Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition GENEVA, Switzerland—A delegation of Filipino human rights defenders is attending the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland to support calls… Continue reading Filipino rights defenders in UN to support calls for NTF-ELCAC abolition
UK’s Standard Chartered assailed for financing Philippines coal boom
BankTrack, the Philippines Movement for Climate Justice, Inclusive Development International and Recourse file complaint over Standard Chartered coal financing Manila, February 29, 2024According to the complaint filed with the UK government by BankTrack and partners, on behalf of communities affected by the projects, Standard Chartered violated international guidelines for responsible business conduct by co-financing four coal-fired power plants… Continue reading UK’s Standard Chartered assailed for financing Philippines coal boom
Environmental Defenders Congress Statement
22 February 2024 Dismiss the charges against Jhed and Jonila! Investigate abductions of environmental defenders! Stop the practice of false surrenders! We strongly denounce the persistent injustice and harassment faced by environmental defenders Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro, aimed at silencing their opposition to projects such as the New Manila International Airport and other reclamation… Continue reading Environmental Defenders Congress Statement
ICHRP endorses the International People’s Tribunal 2024 as an important step towards a just and lasting peace in the Philippines
ICHRP endorses the International People’s Tribunal 2024 as an important step towards a just and lasting peace in the Philippines StatementFebruary 14, 2024 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) officially endorses and will support the International People’s Tribunal (IPT) on the Philippines to be held in Europe from May 17-19, 2024. The IPT… Continue reading ICHRP endorses the International People’s Tribunal 2024 as an important step towards a just and lasting peace in the Philippines
Justice for the victims of the Maco disaster! Moratorium on mining in the area now!
KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Statement 15 February 2024 Justice for the victims of the Maco disaster! Moratorium on mining in the area now! Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment joins the outcry of local communities and civil society groups following the disastrous landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao De Oro last February 6.… Continue reading Justice for the victims of the Maco disaster! Moratorium on mining in the area now!