Posts by C-Help Team
Quo Vadis, Manila Bay?
Image by Kris from Pixabay Manila Bay, known for its beautiful sunset, and historical significance, is also revered for its socio-economic importance and tourism value. The proximity of Manila, the country’s capital city to the bay, boosted the country’s tourism value, with airports and seaports strategically positioned around this vast body of water that…
Read MoreAct for the Protection of the Environment and Human Rights
On August 17, National Nonprofit Day (NND) recognizes the goals and positive impacts nonprofits have on communities and the world. Nonprofits are groups of individuals who provide invaluable service, often for free or pro bono to the needy and with no capacity or means to access various government services. In the Philippines, volunteers as they…
Read MoreMangroves Ecosystem: A VICTIM OF PLASTICS POLLUTION
Photo from YoungBean Mangroves are species-building ecosystem that support biodiversity, climate regulation, and coastal communities. Along with seagrass and corals, mangroves enhance the food -production capacity of our coastal and marine areas, allowing humans to greatly benefit from the oceans bounty and helping ensure global food security. Mangroves are the community’s natural defense against the…
Read MoreManila Bay: The battle far from over
Fisherfolks group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) and Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan) recently submitted a Letter of Inquiry with a Notice to Sue to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in connection with reclamation and seabed quarry projects in Manila Bay. The…
Read MoreOn Bt Corn, GMOs Importation in Relation to the CA Decision against Golden Rice, Bt Eggplant
In a decision on April 17 in the environmental case MASIPAG, et al. v. Secretary of DA, et al., with case no. CA-G.R. SP No. 00038, the Court of Appeals (CA) halted the commercial propagation of GMO crops, specifically Golden Rice, re-packaged as Malusog rice, and the Bacillus Thuriengensis eggplant or Bt eggplant. A former academician now…
Read MoreManila Bay: A region under siege
Manila Bay’s historical, socioeconomic, and cultural importance could never be over-emphasized, from being the site of the Mock Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, to being the subject of a Supreme Court Writ of Continuing Mandamus on December 18, 2008, to the ongoing Battle for Manila Bay launched on January 27, 2019, along with its…
Read MoreP&G, consumers in false recyclable label ads, dangerous plastic complaint sign mediation agreement
Filipino consumers and Procter and Gamble Company (US), its Philippines subsidiary Procter and Gamble Philippines, Inc. have entered into a mediation agreement to amicably settle a case filed before the Department of Trade and Industry – Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) for alleged false or misleading advertisements and dangerous plastic packaging. The complaint against P&G,…
Read MoreP & G and 32 Filipino consumers negotiate for plastic reduction, recycle labels improvement
After one year, it seems that the negotiation between the global fast moving consumer goods company Procter and Gamble (P & G) and 32 Filipino consumers represented by their lawyers from the Community Legal Help and Public Interest Centre, is bearing fruit. “We hope to agree a process this year to tackle in more detail…
Read MoreThe Undebated Side Of PUVMP That Must Be Debated On
Do you know that the controversial Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is a nationally determined contribution (NDC) of the Philippines to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? It is that side of PUVMP which is not much publicly debated on but, as will be discussed here, it’s an important reason why…
Read MoreCommunity Empowerment
C-Help co-organizes with non-profit organizations community paralegal trainings, workshops to protect communities and advocates from strategic legal actions against public participation, and legal risks assessments. Volunteer Donate
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