Posts by C-Help Team
POWER FOR PEOPLE: THE CLEAN ENERGY JUSTICE PROJECT
The Clean Energy Justice Project is about making sure energy in the Philippines is sustainable, fair, and truly safe for everyone. We’re tackling some big issues—like legal battles to ensure a just transition for drivers and small scale PUV operators and the riding public, pushing for a future without nuclear and coal, and standing up…
Read MoreCORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN PLASTICS POLLUTION
In partnership with environmental groups and people’s movements, C‑Help seeks to hold major corporations accountable for plastic pollution in the Philippines. The advocacy to seek corporate accountability by preparing a complaint against the corporations arises from the urgent need to confront the systemic problem of single‑use plastic sachets. These products, often marketed as convenient and…
Read MoreREFORMING GMO REGULATIONS & FOOD SECURITY PROJECT
Our mission is to defend the intersection of environmental protection and human rights in the face of emerging technologies like GMOs. We believe that food systems must honor biodiversity, safeguard farmers’ seed sovereignty, and protect communities from exploitative corporate practices. By advocating for transparent policies and inclusive governance, we stand against ecological harm and the…
Read MorePROTECT MANILA BAY, PROTECT OUR FUTURE
The project challenges reclamation and seabed quarry in Manila Bay, which, while promoted as drivers of urban expansion and economic growth, cause mangrove loss, seabed dredging, and displacement of fisherfolk and coastal communities. Through legal action and advocacy, it defends community rights, protects marine biodiversity, and insists that development cannot come at the expense of…
Read More‘Most plastics used for in food, product packaging ‘not recyclable’ – ‘Balik scientist’
Most plastics are not recyclable, according to a Filipino scientist, and while very few can be recycled, they are difficult to collect and separated from non-recyclable plastics. Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, a 2016 DOST “Balik Scientist” talked about plastic and their recyclability in his affidavit that forms part of a landmark complaint filed in November, 2022…
Read MorePH fisherfolk to corporations and governments: end single-use plastics, adopt a strong plastics treaty
In celebration of National Fisherfolk Day this year, fishing communities and civil society organizations (CSOs) held a creative picket and protest calling on fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) companies to stop using plastics in their product packaging, especially sachets. The groups, led by PANGISDA Pilipinas—a national organization of small-scale fisherfolk—also asked governments to adopt a…
Read MoreConsumers Against Plastic Pollution
Based on clean ups and waste brand audits, the following corporations are the consistent major plastic polluters in the Philippines and the world during 2019 to 2021: Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, Nestle, Proctor and Gamble, Unilever, and Colgate Palmolive. Sachets of shampoo and coffee, soft drinks, water bottles, packages of cereals, soap, toothpaste, and other…
Read MoreTop plastic polluters Coca Cola, 6 other retail giants sued for dangerous plastic packaging, false ‘recyclable plastic’ ads
32 Filipino consumers filed a complaint today at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau-Mediation and Adjudication Bureau against Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Nestle, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, Colgate Palmolive and Universal Robina Corp (URC). The consumers are asking the DTI to require the seven retail giants to stop further plastic…
Read MoreUnilever, 5 other oceans ‘polluters’ in hot water for dangerous plastic packaging and false recyclable plastic ads
Consumers now gearing up for legal battle as DTI issues Certificate to File Action By C-Help Team The 32 concerned Filipino consumers who filed a complaint against Unilever Philippines and five other companies for their dangerous plastic packaging and false recyclable plastic advertisement are now gearing up for adjudication before the Department of Trade and Industry.…
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