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A new scientific analysis concludes that Super Typhoon Ragasa, which devastated parts of northern Luzon and eastern Taiw...
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

A local court in Eastern Samar has rejected a mining company’s bid to stop residents of Homonhon Island from protesting ...
25/09/2025

A local court in Eastern Samar has rejected a mining company’s bid to stop residents of Homonhon Island from protesting against tree-cutting operations, a decision that environmental advocates hailed as a victory for community rights and environmental justice.

Court ruling empowers Homonhon residents to defend water sources, rejecting mining firm’s attempt to silence environmental protests

A Philippine bishop cautioned that the fight against corruption must not end with one-day protests, but demands a “deep ...
23/09/2025

A Philippine bishop cautioned that the fight against corruption must not end with one-day protests, but demands a “deep and lasting commitment to fight for justice and accountability.”

“To make our collective action truly effective, we must organize and engage in transformative actions. This is how we broaden our shared dream of social transformation,” said Bishop Gerardo Aliminaza of San Carlos.

Bishop Alminaza cautions corruption robs Filipinos’ rights, calling for sustained organizing and linking justice with climate action

Philippine government leaders urged the private sector to take bold leadership in reducing climate pollution during a bu...
19/09/2025

Philippine government leaders urged the private sector to take bold leadership in reducing climate pollution during a business conference on Sept.

“Government action alone is not enough. Real transformation requires strategic partnerships with private sector actors,” said Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla.

He delivered the keynote at the 2025 Philippine Net Zero Conference, which gathered business leaders to explore ways to address barriers in decarbonization, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century.

Energy Secretary Sharon Garin highlighted renewable energy (RE) as key to decarbonization, particularly with the country’s privatized power sector

Christians across the globe opened this year’s Season of Creation with events that underscored both the gift of creation...
16/09/2025

Christians across the globe opened this year’s Season of Creation with events that underscored both the gift of creation and the shared responsibility to protect it, according to the Laudato Si’ Movement.

Global celebrations marked the Season of Creation’s opening, from Asia to Africa to the Americas, emphasizing unity for creation

Church leaders are urging Filipinos to join the September 21 protest at the EDSA People Power Monument to demand account...
14/09/2025

Church leaders are urging Filipinos to join the September 21 protest at the EDSA People Power Monument to demand accountability for alleged multibillion-peso anomalies in flood control projects.

Church, civic groups rally Filipinos to march on EDSA, demanding accountability for flood fund corruption and justice

Greenpeace Philippines warned that up to PHP 1.089 trillion in climate funds may have been lost to corruption since 2023...
10/09/2025

Greenpeace Philippines warned that up to PHP 1.089 trillion in climate funds may have been lost to corruption since 2023, based on government data and Senate inquiry estimates.

The group said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) controlled 90 percent of climate-tagged projects in 2025, worth PHP 800 billion. Greenpeace calculated PHP 560 billion of this amount is vulnerable to corruption.

Flood-related projects alone accounted for PHP 248 billion in 2025. Using Senate corruption estimates of 51 to 70 percent, Greenpeace said PHP 173 billion from these projects could have been siphoned off.

Greenpeace says rampant corruption drains resources for adaptation, while Filipinos bear the brunt of floods, debt, and climate losses

Civil society organizations have pressed the Philippine government to raise its ambition in the country’s updated climat...
08/09/2025

Civil society organizations have pressed the Philippine government to raise its ambition in the country’s updated climate commitments, warning that existing plans remain inadequate amid corruption scandals in flood control projects.

The Philippines pledged in 2021 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent within 2020–2030. However, 72.29 percent of this target is “conditional,” dependent on international finance and technical support.

“The recent flood control scandals have shown us that current climate strategies are simply not enough. We need a stronger commitment in our next NDC, and we are more than capable of turning promises into actions,” said John Leo Algo, national coordinator of Aksyon Klima Pilipinas (AKP).

The problem is not always the absence of funds, but how these resources are allocated and whose interests they ultimately serve

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan opened the Laudato Si’ Summit and Festival at Ateneo de Manila University on S...
05/09/2025

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan opened the Laudato Si’ Summit and Festival at Ateneo de Manila University on September 4 with a sharp denunciation of corruption and greed, warning that the country’s worsening ecological and social crises are rooted in what he called “avarice.”

“You cannot serve God and mammon,” the prelate said, stressing that society’s obsession with wealth, status, and power fuels destructive development projects, government reliance on gambling revenues, and the deepening vulnerability of poor communities to disasters and displacement.

Cardinal David described “the root sin” as avarice, which he said is driven by “our obsessive anxiety about material wealth, about food, drink, clothing, status, and tomorrow’s survival.” This fixation, he warned, blinds people from recognizing what truly matters.

Cardinal David denounces greed and corruption at Laudato Si’ Summit, linking ecological destruction to systemic injustice and avarice

Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, president-elect of Caritas Philippines, has warned that the ecological crisis can...
04/09/2025

Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, president-elect of Caritas Philippines, has warned that the ecological crisis cannot be separated from the moral crisis of corruption.

Speaking at the Laudato Si’ Summit and Festival at the Ateneo de Manila University on September 4, the prelate urged Church leaders, educators, and the youth to demand accountability from those in power.

Alminaza described overpriced and substandard flood-control projects as “monuments to greed” that fail to protect lives.

Alminaza described overpriced and substandard flood-control projects as “monuments to greed” that fail to protect lives

The Management Director of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project illustrates the initiative, which Pope Leo XIV will off...
04/09/2025

The Management Director of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project illustrates the initiative, which Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate on Friday, explaining that it is open to everyone regardless of faith or other affiliations. He hopes that tourists visiting the once-exclusive summer Papal Villa, gardens, and farm in Castel Gandolfo will leave inspired by the message of caring for our common home, the Earth.

Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate much of the Castel Gandolfo property as the Borgo Laudato si’ ecology project

Pro-environment and rights groups on Saturday demanded that the Philippine government “dismantle repressive mechanisms” ...
01/09/2025

Pro-environment and rights groups on Saturday demanded that the Philippine government “dismantle repressive mechanisms” that, they argued, “fuel a climate of fear and impunity.”

Disappearances “are not isolated incidents” but instead “reflect a systematic pattern of state repression” against environmental defenders

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