‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness

In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements

The Guardian
Philippines mandates energy storage for renewables plants over 10 MW

Department of Energy (DOE) order sets out new rules for mandatory energy storage, including a minimum capacity of at least 20% of the generating plant’s installed capacity. DOE also calls for energy storage systems (ESS) installations to have grid supporting capabilities, such as grid-forming inverters to help stabilize voltage and frequency.

pv magazine International

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing the International Criminal Court in The Hague as he stands accused of crimes against humanity. The ICC estimates up to 30,000 people died in the country’s drug war under his leadership. Read more from @dw

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Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte faces ICC over deadly drug war

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing trial in The Hague for his unprecedented "war on drugs," which has killed thousands. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, the war on drugs continues.

Deutsche Welle

"Community Mangrove Reforestation Revives Coastal Forests in the Philippines"

#Phillippines #Trees #Environment

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Community Mangrove Reforestation Revives Coastal Forests in the Philippines | Happy Eco News

Community mangrove reforestation in Tacloban, Philippines, achieved an 80% forest increase within a decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Happy Eco News

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People carry icons of the baby Jesus during the annual Santo Niño feast.

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Could ‘transition credits’ be the key to unlocking a coal-free Asia?

This novel take on carbon credits could cure Asia's coal addiction - but critics are sceptical.

euronews
U.N. Climate Summit Opens in Brazil as the Phillippines is Hit by Back-to-Back to Deadly Typhoons http://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/10/yeb_sano #COP30 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Typhoons #Phillippines
U.N. Climate Summit Opens in Brazil as the Phillippines is Hit by Back-to-Back to Deadly Typhoons

The 30th U.N. climate change conference begins today in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem, located at the mouth of the Amazon River. The summit opens as a major typhoon hit the Philippines killing at least eight people and displacing more than 1.4 million others. Typhoon Fung-wong hit as the Philippines is still recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi which killed at least 224 people last week. Democracy Now! speaks with former Philippine climate negotiator Yeb Saño, chair of the Laudato Si’ Movement, who warns that global steps to stop the climate crisis are “too little and probably too late.”

Democracy Now!
Study warns up to a quarter of Philippine vertebrates risk extinction

The Philippines, long recognized as one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, could lose nearly a quarter of its unique land-dwelling vertebrate species unless urgent conservation action is taken, according to a new study. In a paper published in Science of The Total Environment, researchers assessed 1,294 species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. […]

Mongabay Environmental News
Then there's the #Stonehenge in the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary, Baguio, on Luzon Island in the #Phillippines. A fun one for children to visit! www.klook.com/en-PH/activi... The variety of Asian Stonehenges is remarkable and fascinating. I wish I could do a show visiting each and every one!

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