The Center for Environmental Concerns - Philippines is a non-profit NGO working with grassroots movements through environmental research, education, policy advocacy and campaigns for environmental rights and climate justice.https://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mkjpdtivis2jClimate change causes more extreme weather events. Learn how El Niño impacts the Philippines in terms of water, food, health, and livelihoods in this brochure by the CEC and AGHAM. Feel free to print and share! Link to the brochure: https://tinyurl.com/El-ninyo-brochure #ElNiñoPH #ClimateAction28 Apr 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjpdtivis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mkhnpemgms2eThe Center for Environmental Concerns - Philippines wishes to express our firm greetings of solidarity to all in the recent celebration of the 42nd People’s Cordillera Day!27 Apr 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhnpemgms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mjypzp3azs2m"Wars are not only humanitarian catastrophes. They are also major ecological disasters." Read full statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/cec-earth-day-2026-statement/ #EarthDay21 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjypzp3azs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mgwre2hp2s27LOOK: Center for Environmental Concerns - Philippines (CEC) Training and Community Services Coordinator (TCS) Enjo Sarmiento discussed "How Filipino People Deal with Mitigation Projects" during the KLIMAbukasan event on March 9, at the University of Santo Tomas (UST).13 Mar 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwre2hp2s27https://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mgk2r6mfvc27"Many women view their role in defending the environment as an extension of their long-standing responsibilities as nurturers within their families and communities—bravely standing for their land and for the future of children . " Read more: https://www.cecphils.org/cec-iwwd-2026-statement/ #IWWD #DefendEHRD08 Mar 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgk2r6mfvc27https://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mg7jj5qlfs27LOOK: The Center for Environmental Concerns - Philippines (CEC) together with residents of Dupax Del Norte, joined the Makabayan bloc led refiling of the People's Mining Bill in Quezon City yesterday, March 3, 2026. Photos from Altermidya #PassThePeoplesMiningBill04 Mar 2026 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7jj5qlfs27https://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mg5y73ehks2z"The Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and its impacts reflect the worst of the neoliberal economic framework that has stunted national development, perpetuating the export-oriented and import-dependent character of production." Read our full statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/pma-anniv-statement-cec/03 Mar 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5y73ehks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mfq5dvr55s2t"Nearly four decades later, under the presidency of his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the country faces the same renewed threats of environmental plunder and rights violations." Read our statement: https://www.cecphils.org/edsa-at-40-statement/26 Feb 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfq5dvr55s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3menm6jmn7c2l"This development is a victory made possible by the steadfast resistance and people’s barricade of Novo Vizcayanos in Dupax Del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, for their lands and rights. " Read our full statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/woggle-suspension-statement/12 Feb 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3menm6jmn7c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mcttxi2w622m"This is why the people of Dupax del Norte barricade, to show not just opposition to the Woggle project, but a definite refusal to allow the same exploitation and destruction take place on their soil." Our full statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/defend-dupax-del-norte-cec-statement/ #DefendDupaxdelNorte20 Jan 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcttxi2w622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3mc3cb7qi522a"These attacks, justified under counter-insurgency operations, are in reality repressive tactics used to suppress people’s resistance to large-scale mining,environmental destruction and displacement of Indigenous Peoples." Read: https://www.cecphils.org/stop-the-bombings-and.../ #DefendMindoro10 Jan 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3cb7qi522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3maq7njy6l225As we close the year, we give thanks for hard-won victories for environmental protection. 2025 tested our communities with environmental disasters, while attacks on defenders continued. Despite all these, we persisted. As we move toward 2026, we will bravely fight on with renewed hope and unity.24 Dec 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3maq7njy6l225https://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m7mk2bys422w"We hold the Philippine state and military accountable for enabling and carrying out human rights violations against EHRDs." Read the full statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/defend-environmental-defenders-uphold-environmental-and-human-rights/10 Dec 2025 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mk2bys422whttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m766qxq2oc2u"The right to a balanced and healthful ecology is enshrined in the Constitution. Upholding this right is not a crime." Read here: https://www.cecphils.org/abolish-ntf-elcacstatement/ #AbolishNTFELCAC #DefendEnviDefenders04 Dec 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m766qxq2oc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m75jego3hs2g🌿 Join Our Research Team at CEC! We are hiring a Researcher to contribute to impactful environmental advocacy in the Philippines. This is a full-time, 6-month (extendable) role based in Quezon City. Apply by: 31 December 2025 👉 Apply now: https://bit.ly/CECResearcherDec202504 Dec 2025 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75jego3hs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m6rkjihisk26"While the Filipino people suffer from climate injustice and government negligence, the Marcos Jr. administration continues to prioritize its own interests." Read our statement: https://www.cecphils.org/hold-corrupt-officials-accountable-demand-climate-and-social-justice-for-filipinos/29 Nov 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6rkjihisk26https://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m5m66435hk2h"The experience of Filipinos is not unlike that of other climate-vulnerable countries in the Global South, and increasingly, even other marginalized communities in the Global North. " Read our statement for the Global Day of Action: https://www.cecphils.org/cec-global-day-of-action-statement/ #ClimateJusticeNow #CEC14 Nov 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m66435hk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m54gtmiuwc2e"Unless the government ensures accountability for anomalous flood control projects and environmental degradation, the pressing challenges faced by the Filipino people over the past 12 years will persist." Full statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/12-years-after-yolanda-statement/ #YolandaAt12 #ClimateJusticeNow08 Nov 2025 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54gtmiuwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m4uivtoqss2f"The current exploitation being witnessed on the ground in Dupax del Norte reinforces the calls of communities to junk the Mining Act of 1995 for an alternative mining policy like the People’s Mining Bill." Read the full statement: https://www.cecphils.org/cec-dupax-del-norte-solidarity.../ #StandWithDupaxdelNorte05 Nov 2025 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4uivtoqss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3m3othcir6c2v"Beyond economic neglect, the peasant sector also faces the compounding threats of environmental destruction, climate change, and state repression. Farmers and fisherfolk remain among the most climate-vulnerable sectors in the country. " Read our statement: https://www.cecphils.org/stand-with-peasants-defend-our-land-food-security-and-environment/21 Oct 2025 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3othcir6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3lyney4oxlc2f"The President must take accountability—not only the contractors or agency officials—for the massive corruption and environmental destruction enabled by his administration." Read the statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/environment-budget-statement-2026/ #KorapPanagutin #FundTheEnvironment12 Sep 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyney4oxlc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3lxkgg42tzs2s"We stand in solidarity with the loved ones and communities of desaparecidos in demanding justice long overdue, for the Philippine government to enforce the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Act of 2012 (RA No. 10353)." Read statement here: https://www.cecphils.org/justice-long-overdue-surface-all-desaparecidos29 Aug 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkgg42tzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cec-ph.bsky.social/post/3lvxju7xrds2a"CEC reiterates the call to junk abusive laws like the Mining Act of 1995. We also call to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), known for red-tagging IP leaders and indigenous rights advocates." Read our IWIPD statement: https://www.cecphils.org/cec-international-world-ip-day-statement/09 Aug 2025 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:dkc7omqecdt73235hycpdkik/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxju7xrds2a