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28/10/2025

Faith-based and environmental groups have raised alarm over the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new advisory easing restrictions under the 2020 moratorium on new coal projects.

The group warned that it could reverse years of progress toward cleaner energy.

The new policy undermines the moratorium’s gains, which had encouraged Philippine banks to restrict coal financing and back renewable energy

25/10/2025

Environmental and human rights advocates marched to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, calling out government officials and mining corporations for what they described as “destructive large-scale mining operations” and “connivance between politics and profit.”

In the province of Romblon, community leaders decried the continued mining activities on Sibuyan Island, known as the Galapagos of Asia for its rich biodiversity

21/10/2025

A Philippine energy watchdog has criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for relaxing its 2020 moratorium on new coal projects, saying the move undermines the country’s renewable energy goals.

CEED warns the DOE’s easing of coal restrictions undermines the Philippines’ renewable energy transition and weakens climate accountability

20/10/2025

An environmental network has accused powerful political families of profiting from corruption and destructive mining operations that have left communities flooded and impoverished.

ATM links political dynasties to corruption and destructive mining, blaming them for flooding, human rights abuses, and lost livelihoods

15/10/2025

A global climate movement has sounded the alarm after scientists confirmed that the world has crossed its first major climate tipping point — the irreversible decline of coral reefs.

Global climate movement 350.org urges world leaders to end fossil fuels as scientists confirm coral reefs’ irreversible collapse

14/10/2025

Climate advocates and coal-affected communities have called on the World Bank to take responsibility for what they described as “dirty investments” that continue to worsen poverty and fuel the climate crisis in the Philippines.

Communities are demanding justice from the World Bank for financing coal projects that continue to harm people and the planet

09/10/2025

Bishop Narciso Abellana of Romblon in the central Philippines has defended the acceptance of donations for a parish church from individuals later linked to the national flood control corruption scandal.

The prelate said the contributions were made “before the brouhaha” and within the Diocese’s established fundraising processes.

His statement followed mounting questions from a local councilor and calls from lay leaders for stronger ethical safeguards in Church fundraising.

Bishop in Romblon defends parish donations made before corruption scandal as lay leaders push Church reform, transparency

06/10/2025

Bishop Moises Cuevas of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan has called on Mindoro’s Church, local governments, civil society, and Indigenous communities to unite in ending the island’s chronic power instability by embracing renewable energy.

A Philippine prelate urges Church, local leaders, and communities in Mindoro to unite for a just, faith-driven renewable transition

03/10/2025

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for all peoples to unite in caring for our common home, stressing that ecological renewal demands both personal conversion and collective responsibility.

Speaking at the “Raising Hope” Conference on October 1, the pope reminded the faithful that humanity shares one Father and one planet.

He called for an end to indifference, urging communities and nations to embrace the vision of integral ecology, where care for creation, justice for the poor, and peace are inseparable.

Speaking at the “Raising Hope” Conference on October 1, the pope reminded the faithful that humanity shares one Father and one planet

02/10/2025

Church leaders in the Philippines marked the culmination of the Season of Creation on Wednesday with protests against dirty energy sources and corruption.

They warned that fossil fuel dependence and misuse of public funds are deepening poverty and climate vulnerability.

Catholic bishops and religious superiors joined nationwide actions to reject dirty energy dependence and plunder in public projects

01/10/2025

A leading Church official in the Philippines has warned that disasters turn deadlier when corruption hollows out public works, as the country reeled from the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu on September 30.

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said the tragedy must also be seen as a consequence of systemic corruption.

Cardinal David links Cebu quake deaths to corruption, warning weakened public works turn natural disasters into deadlier tragedies

29/09/2025

A new scientific analysis concludes that Super Typhoon Ragasa, which devastated parts of northern Luzon and eastern Taiwan in late September, bore the fingerprints of human-driven climate change.

Between September 21 and 23, Ragasa underwent rapid intensification to Category 5 strength, unleashing torrential rain, floods, and landslides.

Authorities reported at least 11 deaths in the Philippines and 14 in Taiwan as communities were inundated, while Hong Kong and southern China also suffered widespread damage, mass evacuations, and power outages.

Scientists link ST Ragasa’s deadly intensity to human-driven climate change, urging accountability and stronger adaptation measures

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