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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...

Albay, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) has raised an urgent alarm over the reported  discussions...

Zamboanga City, Philippines — Communities of Barangays Sangali and Bolong, together with the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice...

PMCJ and other group marches from Bonifacio Shrine to Mendiola for Asia Day of Action Against Coal, September 9, 2025. Quezon City,...

Sibonga, Cebu — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) joined various local organizations, led by Unifying Sectoral Responses...

The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), along with other local organizations and allies, launched the Zambales Advisory Group...

Quezon City, Philippines — Taytay residents belonging to Alliance of People's Organizations in Lupang Arenda (APOLA) and Samahan ng...

Opol, Misamis Oriental — Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) councils of barangays Igpit and Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental, and the youth group...

Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) highlights the importance of considering the impacts of...

Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) and Kabataan para sa Kalikasan ng Atimonan (KAPAKANAN)...