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Philippines communities are fighting back against gas & LNG build-out in the Verde Island Passage

May 25, 2023

The region has been designated to become the epicenter of fossil fuel expansion in Southeast AsiaProtest in the Verde Island Passage. Photo: @CEEDphilippines.May 25th, 2023. Blog by Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), Rainforest Action Network and BankTrack.This frontline story accompanies the Banking on Climate Chaos 2023 Report, produced in collaboration with the Center for Energy, […]

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Military bombings, strafing threaten endemic PH wildlife, key biodiversity areas

May 25, 2023

Recent military bombings, strafing threaten endemic PH wildlife, key biodiversity areas — green group Seven key biodiversity areas (KBAs) and forest reserves in the Philippines, inhabited by dozens of endemic species, have been threatened by indiscriminate bombings, shelling, and aerial attacks undertaken by the Philippine military within the first year of the Marcos Jr. administration.

Amnesty International appeal for Cordillera activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus

May 18, 2023

Attached a link to the appeal by Amnesty International concerning the disappearances last April 28 of two Cordillera activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus. Please join Amnesty’s letter writing campaign.https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa35/6791/2023/en/#

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Philippines: Acquittal of Leila de Lima long-overdue after ‘bogus’ charges

May 16, 2023

Amnesty International Statement © AFP via Getty Images Court dismissed one of two remaining drug charges against Leila de Lima. De Lima is one of the staunchest critics of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Arrested in 2017 after seeking to investigate human rights violations committed in the so-called “war on drugs” ‘De Lima should not have

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Verde Island Passage “Amazon of the oceans” in danger

May 10, 2023

Andrew, Have you heard of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a water channel that cuts through the Philippines? It’s actually the most biodiverse marine habitat in the world, earning it the nickname the “Amazon of the oceans.” But right now, it’s set to become the epicenter of fossil fuel expansion in Southeast Asia.Liquefied “natural” gas (LNG)

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URGENT ALERT Philippines: 2 IP rights defenders illegally detained, 2 others missing

May 4, 2023

On April 24, two organizers from BALATIK (Bond and Strength of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Tagalog), Mary Joyce Lizada and Arnulfo Aumentado, went missing while doing field work in relation to a series of shelling by the Philippine Military in Oriental Mindoro, an island 7 hours away from Manila. Days after they went missing, and

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Environmental Defenders Congress joins today’s commemoration of World Press Freedom Day

May 3, 2023

The Environmental Defenders Congress joins today’s commemoration of World Press Freedom Day and supports journalists and advocates nationwide in their efforts to defend press freedom in the Philippines. Under the Marcos Jr. administration, the fight to defend the rights of journalists goes on as they continue to face threats from those in power.We environmental defenders

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Karapatan welcomes CHR probe of Tiamzons’ killing, urges investigation of other war crimes

April 27, 2023

KARAPATAN Public Information Press Release – https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/ECFr2S88nTI 27 April 2023 Human rights alliance Karapatan welcomed the announcement by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) that it will investigate allegations that National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultants Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon were tortured and intentionally killed by the military, adding that it will be doing