Category: environment
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Key findings on climate change and occupational safety and health
(Press Release – 22 April 2024) GENEVA (ILO News) – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational safety and health (OSH) protections are struggling to keep up with the…
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Japanese Bank JBIC Urged to Say “Sayonara to Fossil Fuels”
PRESS RELEASE | Climate advocates rallied in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila to urge the government of Japan to implement the total phase-out of public financing for fossil fuel projects which is “causing the imminent catastrophe that is staring humanity in the face, by way of record-breaking heat,…
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Protest vs Biden, Kishida and Marcos summit
Climate advocates stage a protest near the US embassy in Manila on April 11, 2024, ahead of the trilateral meeting of US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Washington D.C. They called on both the US and Japan to “Stop Dirty…
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Resilient Group “Kababaihang Mangingisda” of Calatagan Make Waves with Seaweed Processing
The Samahan ng Kababaihang Mangingisda ng Sitio Manuel Uy (SKMSMU) is an all-women group based in the far-flung Sta. Ana in Calatagan, Batangas. SKMSMU is engaged mainly in the business of producing crackers and chips out of seaweeds. Established in 2012, the organization started with 30 members, all spouses of…
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“Tahungan”: A Fisherfolk’s Struggle in the Face of Coastal Developments
In 2021, as part of its Manila Bay rehabilitation program, the government ordered the dismantling of bamboo poles used as fish cages and “tahungan” farms along the waters of Cavite — a move which the fisherfolks say is a “prelude to massive reclamation projects that are meant to wipe out…
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Labtingaw Fish Dying in Dipolog City Amid Poverty
LABTINGAW FISH BE WITH YOU. Mitzi Rubio, 29 and a mother of two arranges her labtingaw, a significantly less salty and less dry version of bulad (dried fish) near their house on stilts in a swamp area in Dipolog City, Mindanao on December 23, 2023. She said her husband’s income…
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Climate Campaigners Score Japan’s Dirty Energy Push in Asia on Eve of Tokyo Summit
Climate campaigners urge Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to “demonstrate climate leadership” by putting Japan’s money where it should be – investing in renewable energy instead of promoting more fossil fuel projects and false solutions under the guise of “decarbonizing Asia.” Activists held several coordinated mobilizations in the Philippines and…
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CSO leaders call to support UN Tax Convention, end corporate tax abuses, and reject OECD’s Tax Agenda
NEWS RELEASE13 November 2023 Support for a UN Convention on inclusive and effective tax cooperation resounded in an international conference on tax justice here as the Convention is being deliberated at the UN. Independent experts and CSO leaders from the Philippines, Indonesia, Zambia, Argentina, Canada and other parts of the…
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The Air We Breathe Amidst Martial Law Anniversary
It was reported first in Batangas, that there has been visuals of a bad air event. The air was hazy which prompted authorities to issue warnings and suspend classes in the province on September 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology also issued a bulletin stating “Since 12:30 PM today, volcanic…
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