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Communities in Batangas City conducted a protest on November 19, 2025 in light of the campaign launch of “Don’t Gas the South,” calling on governments gathering in Belém, Brazil for #COP30 to stop the massive gas build-out in the Global South that is undermining global climate goals. The protest was originally designed as a fluvial action but the protesters were stopped by authorities. Touted as the Philippines' fossil gas hub, Batangas City hosts seven major operating fossil gas power plants with a combined capacity of approximately 4,610.5 megawatts (MW), one of the highest concentrations in the country. These include the Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant (1,436.5 MW) in Barangay Ilijan; the Santa Rita Power Plant (1,133.9 MW) and San Lorenzo Power Plant (586.5 MW), both located in Barangay Sta. Rita, the San Gabriel Power Plant (442.9 MW) at the First Gen Clean Energy Complex, the Avion Power Plant (130.8 MW) in Barangay Bolbok, and the newly operated EERI Power Plants (880 M...

Quezon City, Philippines — Thousands of climate advocates marched through the streets to decry the domination of a rotten system that allows its people to suffer the harshest impacts of the climate crisis. Dubbed as the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, people rally on the streets in time for the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In 2025, as world leaders gather in the comfortable air-conditioned halls of Belém, Brazil for COP30, communities across the globe take to the streets bearing a united call to address the worsening climate crisis and drive fundamental systemic change. In the Philippines, the protest was led by the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), together with the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), and various organizations representing women, fisherfolk and farmers, the church, human rights groups, and other formations and sectors. The Global South continu...

Las Piñas- For over a decade, the Villar Foundation’s key environmental initiatives, particularly the Sagip Ilog (Las Piñas–Zapote River Rehabilitation) and the Riverdrive Projects, have been recognized as pioneering models of community-led river rehabilitation, flood control, and waste management. These programs have received numerous national and international awards. These recognitions stand as proof of the project's positive environmental, social, and community impact. 1.UN Human Settlements Program and the Dubai International Award - “Best Practice Award for Outstanding Contribution Towards Improving the Living Environment” (2006) 2.International Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice (2009) for the “Sagip Ilog” River Rehabilitation Program from the Green Organization of London in 2009. 3.Oikos Global Case Writing Competition (Switzerland) for the “Social Enterprises from River Rehabilitation Program,” (2009) 4.UN “Water for Life Award – Best Water Management...