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STATEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY LEGAL HELP AND PUBLIC INTEREST CENTRE, INC. ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has dramatically heightened geopolitical tensions, severely disrupting global oil supply chains and causing fuel prices to soar. Although…
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A Love That Defies the Storm: Reflecting on the EHRD Guide Launch
A Love That Defies the Storm: Reflecting on the EHRD Guide Launch February is often painted in shades of red and pink – roses gathered…
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Can the Philippines’ ASEAN 2026 chairmanship advance the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment?
In October 2025, ASEAN reached a pivotal milestone by adopting the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment (ADER)-the…
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Protecting the Protectors: A Human Rights Month Call for Environmental Justice in the Philippines
This Human Rights Month, the Community Legal Help and Public Interest Centre, Inc. (C-HELP) stands in solidarity with Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs) who safeguard…
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Digging a Grave with Concrete: The Human Cost of Reclaiming Manila Bay
There’s a burning rage growing inside every person’s chest every time it rains hard in Manila. It is undeniable how people in Metro Manila grapple…
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The Truth Behind “Eco-Friendly” Labels: What Filipino Consumers Need to Know
Shining a spotlight on one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time-plastic pollution-the Community Legal Help and Public Interest Centre launched an essay…
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Writing for the Planet – How a Community’s Words Took on Plastic Pollution
Shining a spotlight on one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time-plastic pollution-the Community Legal Help and Public Interest Centre launched an essay…
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The Road to Ruin? PTMP’s Fossil Fuel Drive and the Climate Consequences
Image by gloverbh222 from Pixabay These rainy days hit differently. As floods rise and classes get suspended again, I cannot help but think about how…
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Organic agriculture helps address plastic pollution
Image by Nicky from Pixabay UN World Environment Day 2025 calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution. How organic agriculture helps address the plastic problem is our…
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The Living Bay – Debunking The Death Of Manila Bay
Photo taken by Silina Alvarado For many years, people have described Manila Bay in all sorts of ways – polluted, dying, forgotten. What’s there to…
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