Tag: human rights

The case for climate action in the Philippines’ Marcos Restoration Era

The election of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. as president poses real questions to the future of democracy and climate action in the Philippines, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. We wrote about what is at stake in the next six years and how we intend to navigate this new era of Philippine democracy.

May 14, 2022

Environmental defenders: Vote for 2022 polls should be a vote for climate and the environment

The Filipino people’s vote for next year’s presidential elections should be a vote for the climate and the environment.

This was underscored by environmental human rights defenders during the 21st episode of Klimatotohanan entitled “Fighting Back for the Planet: How Environmental Human Rights Defenders Are Risking Their Today for Our Tomorrow.”

December 10, 2021