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May 27, 20212 min read
Watershed ruling: judge forces Shell to drastically curb CO2 emissions
Friends of the Earth Philippines hails landmark decision as victory for people and the planet LRC - Friends of the Earth team members...
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May 10, 20212 min read
No to Renewal of OceanaGold FTAA
A news article[i] has reported that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is finalizing the renewal of the permit...
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May 8, 20213 min read
Statement on ADB's no-coal policy
After much anticipation, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released its Draft Energy Policy. The policy states that, “ADB will not...
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Apr 28, 20212 min read
Solons bat for alternative minerals management bill, thumb down EO 130
Senator Risa Hontiveros, principal author of the alternative minerals management bill (AMMB). Credit: Senator Risa Hontiveros Facebook...
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Apr 16, 20212 min read
EO 130 lifting moratorium on mining 'disconcerting': envi group
Statement of the SOS Yamang Bayan Network on the Issuance of E.O. 130 Months after the pandemic struck, the Department of Environment and...
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Marcopper disaster 25 years on: Mamerto Lanete
Mamerto Lanete. Credit: http://rtnobleza.weebly.com/about.html Fisherman Mamerto Lanete calls vitamins his “maintenance medicines.” At 69...
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Nov 19, 20203 min read
Groups decry issuance of NCIP permit for the potentially calamitous Tampakan mining project
Tampakan, South Cotabato. Photo: JM Ferraris Several non-governmental organizations and scientific research institutions were alarmed at...
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Oct 30, 20204 min read
Asian Network pushes for stronger TNC regulations at the UN amidst pandemic
Photo: Friends of the Earth - Asia Pacific Amidst the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the negotiations towards a legally...
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Oct 15, 20204 min read
Mammoth Tampakan project hits snag as local court upholds ban on open-pit mining
Tampakan, South Cotabato. A local court has thrown out a motion to invalidate a local environmental code that bans open-pit mining in the...
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Aug 8, 20203 min read
LRC files petition on behalf of indigenous peoples against Anti-Terrorism Law
LRC files petition on behalf of indigenous peoples at the Supreme Court, in Manila, on 7 August 2020. A group of indigenous and Moro...
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