THE PHILIPPINES' SIERRA MADRE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED -- EVEN IF IT WORSENS FLOODING YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMeU...

AS TYPHOON #UWAN #FUNGWONG BATTERS 🇵🇭, here's a reminder that it is not just the forces of nature that devastate us -- folly and greed are just as destructive. How Abusive Nickel Mining in the Philippines Destroys the Environment -- and People's Lives www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTr...

Good lord... #Uwan #FungWong

#TyphoonTino #Kalmaegi #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #NickelMining Philippines: Communities Should Not Be Sacrificed for Nickel Mining @ClimateRights International exposes the impact of nickel mining on communities in the Philippines.

This is a recording of the press conference on Nov. 4 in Manila to launch CRI's new report on the impact of nickel mining in the Philippines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1x...

Climate Rights International will release today its new report, “Broken Promises: Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability.” The report will be available on the CRI website (www.cri.org) at 11am Manila time (GMT+8).

IN TYPHOON TINO'S PATH Typhoon Tino is barreling toward eastern Mindanao and is expected to slam into Dinagat Island. Among those that are sure to be hit are nickel mining areas. In this photo taken by Mascariñas Erwin for Climate Rights International, nickel mining operations have

HAPPENING TOMORROW IN MANILA AT 11AM (GMT+8): Release of a new report by @ClimateRights on how nickel mining in the Philippines causes human rights abuses and increases the country's climate vulnerability. Livestream: Facebook web.facebook.com/events/26765... LinkedIn lnkd.in/gC9vDQ_3

JOURNALIST FRIENDS AND CLIMATE ADVOCATES IN MANILA: Message me if you want to attend this event in person. It will be held at a hotel in Quezon City, Philippines, on Nov. 4 at 10:30am.

With electric vehicles gaining popularity in the Philippines, a cautionary tale. - GOOD NEWS: The Philippine EV market is booming. BAD NEWS: Mining the nickel used for EV batteries comes at a cost to the environment and to communities. This and more will be tackled during...

Hope you can watch the livestream of Climate Rights International’s report launch and climate crisis forum on Nov. 4 at 1030am. Aside from releasing this report, which details the human rights and vulnerabilities of communities in the Caraga region affected by nickel mining,the panelists and experts

New Climate Rights Intl report out on Nov. 4 detailing how nickel mining in the Philippines threatens human rights and increases climate vulnerability Livestream on Nov. 4 at 1030am (PST) www.linkedin.com/events/clima... www.facebook.com/events/22419... www.youtube.com/@ClimateRights

ICC vs Duterte: What the Court’s Latest Ruling Means for Victims of the 'Drug War' - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Yl...

The Romualdez/Marcos connection to mining in the Philippines. In today's #OpenTalk episode with Jaybee Garganera of @atm_philippines. "MINING HELL WEEK": Abusive Nickel Mining Companies, Greedy Political Dynasties, Complicit Govt - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh2q...

STREAMING NOW: youtu.be/bh2qM3LM0HI

UPCOMING (Oct. 21, Tuesday, at 12noon) youtu.be/bh2qM3LM0HI "MINING HELL WEEK": ABUSIVE NICKEL MINING COMPANIES, GREEDY POLITICAL DYNASTIES, COMPLICIT GOVERNMENT More nickel mining companies are operating in the Philippines on the pretext that nickel -- a so-called transition mineral --

STREAMING NOW: How Rappler's journalists are uncovering massive and mind-blowing corruption involving Philippine politicians and public-works contractors. CITIZEN-POWERED JOURNALISM: RAPPLER'S JOURNOS UNCOVERED THE ZALDY CO & OTHER CORRUPTION SCANDALS www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMhr...

UPCOMING (Oct. 17, Friday, 12 noon Manila) Rappler journalists Lian Buan, Dwight De Leon, and their colleagues in Rappler have broken some of the most important corruption stories in the Philippines in recent months. Their investigations helped to catalyze the anger of Filipinos enough...

THE DPWH IS HARDLY EVER PRESENT IN CONSULTATIONS ON HOW TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF CLIMATE-CHANGE FUNDS. -- Watch the episode here: CORRUPTION WILL WORSEN CLIMATE CRISIS IN THE PHILIPPINES: 80% of ₱1 T Climate Budget Will Go to DPWH - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIy...

UPCOMING (Oct. 15, Wednesday, 12pm) A conversation with Aksyon Klima's John Leo Algo about the climate crisis and how corruption in the DPWH and other parts of the Philippine government will worsen its impact on the country. Watch here www.youtube.com/@caloyconde starting at 12pm today (PH time).

HOW GEN Z FILIPINOS DEAL WITH POLITICAL POLARIZATION Why do Ilocanos remain loyal to the Marcoses even decades after the dictatorship? Why do people love Duterte even after all the rights abuses? GEN Zs AND THE POLITICS OF EMOTION IN THE PHILIPPINES www.youtube.com/watch?v=egPS...

IBP’S DUTERTE AWARD SPARKS OUTRAGE ** FLAG's Ted Te on Why It Insults the Legal Profession When the Integrated Bar of the Philippines awarded former President Rodrigo Duterte the "Golden Pillar of the Law Award," the backlash was immediate and intense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa2b...

“The award is tone-deaf and deeply offensive. No lawyer, no matter the circumstance, should extol a fellow lawyer who has demonstrated his brutal capacity to undermine and violate the law” -- Carlos Conde www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...

ICC PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER JUNKS DUTERTE REQUEST FOR INTERIM RELEASE TLDR: Releasing him, it said, poses a threat to witnesses and he could obstruct or endanger ICC proceedings. www.icc-cpi.int/court-record...

In this #OpenTalk episode, international law expert Gilbert Andres breaks down the reasons why the Senate resolution urging the ICC to grant Duterte "house arrest" is meaningless and is designed mainly for domestic political purposes. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/BRwGcqOJ02A

I find it outrageous that this baseless and self-serving comment by Senator Rodante Marcoleta against journalists has gone unchallenged. Huwag palampasin please ang mga ganito dahil tiyak nyan, as this political slugfest gets worse, media na naman ang tatamaan. Nakalimutan na yata

WHAT A READ. Thanks, David French. "Truth is more beautiful when it dispels a lie, and love is at its most potent when it confronts hate." Opinion | Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and the Future of Free Speech in America - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

All this happened while Duterte distracted Filipinos with his brutal "drug war" that killed thousands. Misdirection at its bloodiest. Dutertes’ longtime friend is Davao's top contractor for flood control projects www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in...

On 8-15 Sept 2025, 7 died in Marcos’s drug war. More than half were cases in Cebu, still this year's top hotspot. 2 are w/ no known drug ties: a mistaken identity case in Cebu and a victim caught up w/ an offender in Bukidnon. Sources: dahas.upd.edu.ph/sources-2025/

A wolf in... What is Benjamin Magalong really fighting for? - VERA Files verafiles.org/articles/wha...

This is on top of the travel tax collected from passengers: Php1,620 ($28) for economy class travelers, Php2,700 ($47) for first class. (Yes, you are taxed for LEAVING this hopelessly corrupt country run by the family of the most corrupt Philippine president EVER.) #PrivatizationPaMore

Good. So what are the other multilateral donors doing to address the same concerns over massive corruption in the Philippines? Are they ignoring what's happening because their loans and ODAs to Manila are, theoretically, unaffected? www.rappler.com/philippines/...

THIS IS BIG, AS DUTERTE'S I.C.C. TRIAL NEARS. Royina Garma was a trusted ally of President Duterte. She was a police official and lottery chief under Duterte. She earlier testified that Duterte had asked her to look for an enforcer of his "drug war." newsinfo.inquirer.net/2106368/garm...

Bucking a recent trend of almost zero participation in drug-related killings, state agents came roaring back, killing 13 of 30 fatalities recorded in August. The "drug war" under Marcos is far from over. x.com/DahasPH/stat...

An alternative to Instagram that promises fair algorithm, no shadowbanning, etc. #upscrolled

Filipino rights defender priest among ‘Asian Nobel Prize’ winners The honor for Villanueva "is one of the most important recognitions not just of the priest but also of human rights advocacy in general,” rights activist Carlos Conde told UCA News. www.ucanews.com/news/filipin...

A newspaper in the Philippines spews horrid Israel propaganda — Gaza starvation “is a lie”; Gaza’s “fake famine” — after Israeli embassy in Manila apparently sent the paper’s journalist and others on a junket. www.facebook.com/share/1ZVdJw...

Lest we forget, Bongbong Marcos is the Philippines’ OG nepobaby. The billions his family stole have not been fully recovered. They still owe govt billions in taxes. And he roared back to power in 2022 on the back of massive disinfo coupled with Duterte’s support. #NeverForget

When accountability fails, the social media mob -- and I use that word in its good sense -- takes matter into their own hands. #TikTokVigilantes in the Philippines are doing what the government should have been doing -- to hold corrupt officials to account.

THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT OF NICOLAS TORRE'S FIRING AS PHILIPPINE POLICE CHIEF youtu.be/luupQlZiaU0

A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT. I wonder what's the gameplan here by the Marcos administration. Is this a power play in preparation for the 2028 elections? Marcos sacks PNP chief Nicolas Torre III www.rappler.com/philippines/...

Happy to see the documentary "Alipato at Muog" win the top honors at Famas, the Philippine version of the Oscars. This is such an important win because enforced disappearances remain a scourge in the Philippines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNY8...

The well-reported, well-documented, well-debated, and livestreamed genocide in Gaza - tens of 1000s killed, including 246 journalists - should compel journos to take a firmer moral & professional stand. - AN OPEN LETTER TO FILIPINO JOURNALISTS: DO NOT WHITEWASH GENOCIDE facebook.com/philippinesp...

In tourist areas in the Philippines, IDF soldiers on R&R are not shy about declaring themselves IDF. And in at least one case, on Siargao island, their presence has rubbed locals the wrong way. So, yeah, a bit tricky, innit? (as the Brits would say).