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 been linked to...

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 the fossil gas...

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 of an...