The Duterte administration has continued to subscribe to the same old, pro-foreign, pro-oligarch, anti-people and anti-environment globalization polices of the previous administrations.
The ‘infallibility’ of Duterte’s drug war rhetoric has become a convenient front for politically motivated killings.
KALIBUTAN This solidarity statement signed by 45 different organizations across the world was delivered during the program of the ‘Eydow Tu Pakigsantuya Tu Tumindok Kane’t Caraga’, the day of struggle of the Indigenous Peoples of Caraga in reclaiming the ancestral lands of the indigenous Lumad back from the Philippine military in Surigao del Sur province.…
That they were able to set up their own water system after long years of deprivation reflects the Ata Manobo’s aspirations for genuine change in their community.
A climate change activist writes about one of the Lumad tribes besieged by mining and logging companies in Mindanao.
These so-called development projects that serve as the AFP’s loophole in their commander-in-chief’s ceasefire declaration are precisely the reasons why grassroots communities are denied of land, water, food, livelihood, and rights.
As the state of the environment under mining worsens, the people’s movement against large-scale and foreign mining will intensify.
The following is the 14-point unity statement presented by the newly-formed Eco-Challenge Coalition at a press conference in Quezon City on June 22. It was signed by 32 environmentalist groups from all over the country. With over 16 million votes garnered in the 2016 elections, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will have a strong public support for…
Communities and local environmentalists are fighting the construction of a geothermal plant that threatens Mt. Talinis, the “last frontier” of Negros Oriental.
By CLEMENTE BAUTISTA Kalibutan With over 16 million votes garnered in the 2016 elections, presumptive president-elect and outgoing Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte captured the pulse of protest of the Filipino people. Riding on firebrand criticism against the elitist and anti-poor Aquino administration, Duterte has garnered the largest number of votes in the history of Philippine…
Environmental activists and advocates say they want for zero vote for Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.