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As VIRES drops 900-MW fossil gas project in Batangas, CABATANG, Batangas communities win against LNG anew
Batangas, Philippines — The Clean and Healthy Air for All Batangueños (CABATANG), Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), and the people of Batangas celebrate another victory before the year's end. On Dec. 23, 2025, VIRES Energy Corporation (VIRES) announced the suspension of the 900-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) power project in Batangas due to grid and supply challenges. It can be recalled that A Brown Company, Inc. released its decision to withdraw th
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Dec 27, 20253 min read
PMCJ to Del Monte PH: Land-grabbing, harassments, and continuous harms are not ‘nurturing the land’ and ‘uplifting communities’
Quezon City, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) responds to the recent portrayals of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (Del Monte) on social media and the internet. The positive narratives Del Monte touts overlook long-standing concerns about land dispossession, environmental degradation, and human rights issues linked to Del Monte’s operations in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental. The so-called success of Del Monte’s agribusiness plantation is a cover-up
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Dec 13, 20253 min read
Hard-hit Visayas strikes back: Supertyphoon Odette survivors bring Shell to court over climate harm
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
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Dec 10, 20253 min read
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