February 28, 2017 Gathering courage under fire By Chuck Baclagon In the past six months or so, me and several friends in the NGO community in the Philippines seemed to have developed...
February 13, 2017 Matching urgency and ambition through local climate finance By Chuck Baclagon The science is clear. Climate change is the greatest threat of our time. It is a global phenomenon that at its very...
January 14, 2017 Standing up against pollution and corporate impunity By Chuck Baclagon The year started on a bleak note here in the Philippines, especially for the residents of Limao, in Limay town in the...
January 9, 2017 We stand with Bataan in saying no to coal By: Chuck Baclagon Solar and wind energy are now at the same price or even cheaper than new fossil fuels in over 30 countries, according...
December 22, 2016 Bikers ride against fossil fuels in Baliwag, Bulacan By Cris de Vera Over fifty activists joined our Critical Mass bike ride in Baliwag, Bulacan against coal and other fossil fuels last December 18....
November 30, 2016 Ecological plunder – never again. By Chuck Baclagon By the time I went to bed last November 18, I was exhausted. That morning, I was marching in Makati City with...
November 18, 2016 Activists storm international coal summit By: Chuck Baclagon Activists protested at an international coal industry summit in the Philippines, ahead of the closing of the global climate negotiations in Morocco...
November 10, 2016 Rising above the wreckage By Chuck Baclagon Struggle is the tension between hope and desperation. It best describes the plight of the many who have gotten a glimpse of...
November 10, 2016 From Yolanda to lawin: disaster preparedness in the face of the climate crisis in the Philippines By Bradley Cardozo On October 19, 2016, Super Typhoon Lawin wrought widespread devastation to infrastructures and agriculture in northern Luzon, displacing tens of thousands of...
November 7, 2016 Duterte relents on Paris pact position By Chuck Baclagon President Duterte’s agreement to ratify the Paris climate agreement is welcome news for the Philippines. It opens the potential not just for...
