Organic agriculture helps address plastic pollution
UN World Environment Day 2025 calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution. How organic agriculture helps address the plastic problem is our contribution to the call to action. Plastic pollution, especially microplastics and nanoplastics, is a growing crisis affecting ecosystems, food security, and human health. While organic agriculture is not a direct solution to the…
Read MoreThe Living Bay – Debunking The Death Of Manila Bay
For many years, people have described Manila Bay in all sorts of ways – polluted, dying, forgotten. What’s there to save, right? If you stroll by the bay in Mall of Asia, the image of a large, decaying body of water with foul smell and floating scraps and wastes of mysterious origins can openly…
Read MoreA David and Goliath legal battle to save Manila Bay
When I learned about the case of PAMALAKAYA, et al. v. PRA and DENR, the story of David v. Goliath came to my mind. In the biblical story of David v. Goliath, David was a young shepherd who was small and inexperienced yet with courage, agility and faith in God, volunteered to go against Goliath,…
Read MoreThe truth about plastics – Is it really recyclable?
Our world’s changing fast. Thanks to all the new tech and innovations, life looks a lot different than it did just a few decades ago. We’ve got smartphones, online, everything and instant services that make life easier. But with all the good stuff that technology brings, there are also some serious downsides. One of the…
Read MoreRemembering People Power Revolution
I was not yet born when the People Power Revolution in EDSA happened. Growing up, it was an abstract idea for me that something as huge as that transpired. I only heard about it on the news whenever it was a topic of discussion. My only foundational knowledge about it was because it was part…
Read MoreAfter the holiday shopping spree
It seems New Year has been associated by many with buying something new for oneself and loved ones. Some buy new shoes, bags, and t-shirts for the sake of having something new to wear, or show off to others, and feel good about it. After the holiday buying spree, waste of all kinds, including gift…
Read MoreEnvironmental Human Rights Defender’s Guide Against SLAPP Suits
Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) are often the target of various forms of threats and intimidation. These threats and intimidation range from simple harassment to physical, mental, and psychological assault, including incarceration or worse – death. Many have fallen victim to extrajudicial killings, and illegal or warrantless arrests. In fact, the Philippines has notoriously been…
Read MoreWhat It Means To Lose Migratory Birds And Their Habitats In Manila Bay
Over half a century ago, life was teeming in Manila Bay. Fisherfolks enjoy the bounty of the sea as it is blessed with a variety of fish and marine species. Coastal residents gather seashells along its shores and the mangroves that nourish fish, shrimps and other organisms also act as a natural defense against strong…
Read MoreQuo Vadis, Manila Bay?
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 stretches from Cavite to Bataan.…
Read MorePTMP (PUVMP) – On the Wrong Side of the Road
When one is on the wrong side of the road, s/he is traveling against the flow of traffic. It poses a significant threat to road safety, leading to countless accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Like wrong-way driving, without just transition and inclusive mobility, the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program…
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