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

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

UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project

Philippine UPR Watch Press ReleaseSeptember 24, 202 Groups hit Philippine gov’t, San Miguel, and Dutch businesses UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project Geneva, Switzerland – Environmental defenders have urged United Special Procedures mandate holders to investigate the negative environmental and social impacts of the USD 15-billion reclamation and airport “aerotropolis’ project… Continue reading UN Special Procedures urged to investigate Bulacan reclamation, airport project

Petition to release Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro

Dear friends and colleagues, We are writing to call for your support for the call to release Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro, two women youth environmental advocates from the Philippines who were abducted last September 2, 2023 in Bataan province. They were conducting a research on the impacts of land reclamation in Manila Bay and… Continue reading Petition to release Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro

AKAP KA Manila Bay

Press Release 9 September 2023 Harassment and intimidation against anti-reclamation activists and fishermen have been rampant since San Miguel Corporation started displacing communities and after the then-Duterte government enacted RA11506, an act granting San Miguel Inc. a franchise to construct, develop, establish, operate, and maintain International Airport and adjacent airport city. In 2020, an army… Continue reading AKAP KA Manila Bay

Runaway Risk

PROTESTS AGAINST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN MANILA BAY, PHILIPPINES 2022 FEB 02 2023 Dutch companies will profit from a new Philippines airport project being built at a high cost to communities and the environment   DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS PAGE Executive summary  Share Facebook Tweet Share LinkedInShare WhatsApp SHARE The Philippines, which consists of over 7,600 islands… Continue reading Runaway Risk