Quo 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.…

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PTMP (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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Act 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…

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Mangroves Ecosystem: A VICTIM OF PLASTICS POLLUTION

Photo from YoungBean

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…

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Manila 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…

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Manila 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…

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Avoid Lawsuits, Shift Away from Plastics

In April 2023, 32 Philippine consumers filed a case with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) against the top plastic polluters in the Philippines, namely Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, Colgate Palmolive and Universal Robina Corporation for false and misleading recyclability claims and dangerous plastic packaging. Last February, the complainants and Procter…

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P&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,…

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