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Quezon City, Philippines — Kilusan para sa Repormang Agraryo at Katarungan Panlipunan (KATARUNGAN), Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK), Alter Trade Foundation, Inc., Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), Pambansang Kaisahan ng Magbubukid sa Pilipinas (PKMP), Makabayang Alyansa ng Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Makabayan-Pilipinas), Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA), Focus on the Global South, and other g

Quezon City, Philippines — On this year’s National Fisherfolk’s Day, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) stands in solidarity with the nation’s primary food producers amid compounded negative impacts they are experiencing due to multiple crises. Data show that fisheries production in 2026 declined by more than 15% from last year’s level. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center, there is a two in three

Quezon City, Pilipinas — Di pa makakabili ng isang kilong bigas ang 56 pisong kinikita ng isang drayber ng jeepney, ayon sa balita. Gayunman, hindi itinataas ang pamasahe kahit piso lamang ang hinihiling ng mga drayber. Nagbabanggaan ang opinyon ng drayber at komyuter sa comments section sa social media, habang dalawang linggo lamang matapos ang pag-atake ng Estados Unidos (US) at Israel sa Iran, umabot na sa 130 bilyong dolyar ang pinagsama-samang market value ng anim na hig

Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) condemns the administration's handling of the impact of the ultra oil price hike on consumers. Following the Mar. 10, 2026 price surge, oil retailers increased the prices per liter of gasoline by ₱7.00 to ₱13.00, diesel by ₱17.50 to ₱24.25, and kerosene by ₱32.00 to ₱38.50. With Energy Secretary Sharon Garin warning of a 16% increase in electricity rates next month due to the current global oil cri

Ngayong Pandaigdigang Araw ng mga Kababaihan, kinikilala ng Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) ang malaking kontribusyon ng kilusang-kababaihan sa pagsusulong ng hustisyang pangklima at paglaban sa sistemang patuloy na umaabuso at nananamantala sa babae at lahat ng bulnerableng sektor sa buong mundo. Nitong nakaraang taon, sunod-sunod ang pananalasa ng mga malalakas na pag-ulan at bagyo na nagdulot ng malawakang pagbaha sa Pilipinas. Kasabay nito ang pagbaha ng ma

Misamis Oriental, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) criticized the recently announced solar plant project of Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC)’s FDC Utilities, Inc. as a “minuscule and misleading step” that fails to address the company’s continued and primary reliance on coal-fired power. While acknowledging that any addition of renewable energy capacity is preferable to none, PMCJ emphasized that the scale of the proposed solar facility is neg

Edel Parducho blocking the Police Officers during the EDSA40 Mobilization, February 25, 2026 The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) stands in solidarity with human rights defender Edel Parducho and youth activist Three Odeña, and their respective organizations, as they were illegally arrested and detained by the Philippine National Police (PNP) - Eastern Police District (EPD) during the commemoration of the 40th EDSA People Power on Feb. 25, 2026. The PNP's defens

Pinabagsak ng masang Pilipino ang diktadura ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 40 taon na ang nakakaraan. Bukod sa lalong pagkasadlak ng ekonomiya, isa sa pinakamalaking pagbabago mula noong 1986 ay ang paglala ng krisis sa klima at ang negatibong epekto nito sa mamamayan. Ang isyu ng flood control ang nagsiwalat ng lantaran at malawakang korapsyon sa gobyerno na nagdulot ng malalaking protesta noong huling bahagi ng 2025. Higit pa sa kaliwa’t kanang pagkilos ng mamamayan, mismong ang k

Quezon City, Philippines — As the onslaught of the climate crisis continues, steps taken by communities to formulate and implement mitigation and possible solutions have proven important in the fight for a sustainable future. Supporting this, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) will engage with the people of Camarines Norte through Labo Progressive Multi Purpose Cooperative (LPMPC) and the local government of Labo, to coordinate activities that improve the prov

Quezon City, Philippines — The Bicol region sits at the front of the path of typhoons and storms. Just recently, the province of Albay suffered landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Ada , the year’s first typhoon. With the frequency and strength of storms like this continuously increasing because of the climate crisis, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) welcomes the continued steps the province has been taking to make an example of a climate-resilient and

Quezon City, Philippines — Sharing the anger the majority of the Filipinos are feeling over the news, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) expresses its utmost outrage to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for authorizing Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) , on Jan. 27, 2026, and its four power generation partners to recover costs worth ₱31.34 billion by keeping power rates high. The four power generators are coal plants, now considered inefficient and reliant on

La Carlota City, Philippines — The Hacienda Esperanza Communal Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association (HECARBA), Alter Trade Foundation Inc. (ATFI), and Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) entered into an agreement on Jan. 16, 2026, to work together to operationalize a distributive renewable energy (RE) microsystems in their community in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. The system is envisioned as a value chain to build a climate-resilient local economy. “If

Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) stresses its opposition to Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen)'s planned expansion of the Toledo Power Corp. (TPC) coal plant. Right after the New Year’s, MGen announced that most of their 2026 capital expenditures will be directed to its coal project in Toledo, Cebu. Communities in Cebu have long been fighting against the existing 82-Megawatt coal-fired power plant operated by TPC. The facilities have b

Quezon City, Philippines — More than a hundred people from Cebu, Bohol, and other parts of the Visayas region take giant oil company Shell to court to hold the latter accountable for Supertyphoon Odette (International Name: Rai), one of the deadliest climate catastrophes to ever ravage the Philippines. It is the first case to directly link death and destruction in the Global South to a fossil fuel giant in the Global North. In support of the case, claimants also launched “ Th

Quezon City, Philippines — The state of human rights in the Philippines remains bleak. People are left to suffer in the middle as a political battle among the country’s elite, political dynasties, and ruling class ensues. As crooks and thieves in power try to push for which pockets get filled the most, the rights of the majority of Filipinos remain denied and abandoned. Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) report in 2024 shows that serious human rights violations persisted despite sli

Quezon City, Pilipinas — Lumahok ang Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) sa “Protestang Bayan Kontra Korapsyon” o mas kilala bilang “Baha sa Luneta 2.0,” upang isulong ang panawagang panagutin ang lahat ng sangkot sa korapsyon at baguhin ang sistemang pinaiiral nila. Higit tatlong buwan na ang nakalipas mula nang isiwalat ni mismong Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. ang korapsyon sa flood-control projects at maganap ang malaking rali noong Setyembre at mg

As floods in the Philippines wash away homes, agricultural land, and water sources, and force families into displacement, the social consequences of the climate crisis are exposed to their full extent. Most vulnerable to these consequences—both social and economic—are women. This International Rural Women’s Day, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) stands with women in rural areas as they fight on the frontlines of the battle against the climate crisis and the u

Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), together with coal-affected communities, held a protest on Oct. 13, 2025 in front of the World Bank (WB) office in Taguig, in light of the WB and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings. On Oct. 13-17, 2025, the PMCJ will intervene at the WB-IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, DC to echo calls for remedies for communities affected by coal-fired power plants financed by the International F

Quezon City, Philippines — In response to the pressing concerns brought by the raging climate crisis, the Philippine Movement for...

Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), together with Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and...