Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center - FoE Philippines
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Campaigning with Indigenous and frontline communities in securing their rights to land, resources, and self-determination. Through legal action, research, and advocacy, we challenge environmental exploitation and advance climate justice. lrcksk.org
The petitions filed by mining exploration firm Woggle Corporation against residents of Dupax del Norte is a clear SLAPP against environmental human rights defenders exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights over a potentially environmentally destructive project. (A Thread)
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The petitions filed by mining exploration firm Woggle Corporation against residents of Dupax del Norte is a clear SLAPP against environmental human rights defenders exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights over a potentially environmentally destructive project. (A Thread)
Hoya Medusas, recently described in 2023 as a new species, have star-shaped flowers with its unique corona shaped like the Serpentine crown of the Mythological Medusa.
December 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hoya Medusas, recently described in 2023 as a new species, have star-shaped flowers with its unique corona shaped like the Serpentine crown of the Mythological Medusa.
⚠️The case against OceanaGold mining is now at the highest court!‼️
December 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
⚠️The case against OceanaGold mining is now at the highest court!‼️
💜BTS at our version of Santa’s workshop: Last filing for the year.
December 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
💜BTS at our version of Santa’s workshop: Last filing for the year.
Today on International Human Rights Day, we put a spotlight on the rise of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation or SLAPPs, and its systematic silencing and demobilization of environmental defenders who only speak and act for a better world.
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Today on International Human Rights Day, we put a spotlight on the rise of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation or SLAPPs, and its systematic silencing and demobilization of environmental defenders who only speak and act for a better world.
Kulo El and Keduwan Wayeg are the respective articulations of the Taboli Manobo and Menubo Dulangan people of a watershed.
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Kulo El and Keduwan Wayeg are the respective articulations of the Taboli Manobo and Menubo Dulangan people of a watershed.
On this day in 1993, the Maguila-guila siltation dam in Mogpog, Marinduque collapsed, burying farms and villages, becoming one of the worst mining disasters in the history of the Philippines.
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
On this day in 1993, the Maguila-guila siltation dam in Mogpog, Marinduque collapsed, burying farms and villages, becoming one of the worst mining disasters in the history of the Philippines.
Nakikidalamhati ang LRC sa pagpanaw ni Marivic ‘Tarsila’ Danyan–mabuting anak, ina, asawa, at kapatid, taimtim na haligi ng tribung Taboli Manobo, at minamahal na kasama sa pagtataguyod ng karapatan ng katutubong mamamayan–nitong ika-20 ng Nobyembre, 2025.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Nakikidalamhati ang LRC sa pagpanaw ni Marivic ‘Tarsila’ Danyan–mabuting anak, ina, asawa, at kapatid, taimtim na haligi ng tribung Taboli Manobo, at minamahal na kasama sa pagtataguyod ng karapatan ng katutubong mamamayan–nitong ika-20 ng Nobyembre, 2025.
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Our Future at Stake, Our Right to Know.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Our Future at Stake, Our Right to Know.
✍️ Sign the petition to suspend the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Project and respect the right to rights of the Palaw’an people: c.org/sL7hR74TKk
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
✍️ Sign the petition to suspend the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Project and respect the right to rights of the Palaw’an people: c.org/sL7hR74TKk
The Indigenous Peoples’ Month commemorates the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA), a landmark legislation enactthat sought to redress the historical injustices experienced by indigenous communities in the Philippines.
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The Indigenous Peoples’ Month commemorates the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA), a landmark legislation enactthat sought to redress the historical injustices experienced by indigenous communities in the Philippines.
It’s time to hold climate polluters to account.
October 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It’s time to hold climate polluters to account.
A Call for a Genuine Freedom of Information Policy
We join environmental, human rights and grassroots organizations in calling for the amendment of the Freedom of Information Manual (FOI) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
We join environmental, human rights and grassroots organizations in calling for the amendment of the Freedom of Information Manual (FOI) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A Call for a Genuine Freedom of Information Policy
We join environmental, human rights and grassroots organizations in calling for the amendment of the Freedom of Information Manual (FOI) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
We join environmental, human rights and grassroots organizations in calling for the amendment of the Freedom of Information Manual (FOI) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
From coffee to coal, the right to land has been a long, arduous process for the Taboli Manobos of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.
October 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
From coffee to coal, the right to land has been a long, arduous process for the Taboli Manobos of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.
It's time we stand for #PeoplePowered Solutions! We drew the line on coal mining and power, and pledged to hold the line for people and planet.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It's time we stand for #PeoplePowered Solutions! We drew the line on coal mining and power, and pledged to hold the line for people and planet.
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🌳Native Trees, Indigenous Voices.✊🏽 A ceremonial exchange of native Nato, Tambis, and Batobato tree seedlings was led by indigenous Taboli Manobo communities, together with other indigenous and civil society groups in solidarity with them, last July 30 in South Cotabato. #TheFutureIsIndigenous
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September 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
🌳Native Trees, Indigenous Voices.✊🏽 A ceremonial exchange of native Nato, Tambis, and Batobato tree seedlings was led by indigenous Taboli Manobo communities, together with other indigenous and civil society groups in solidarity with them, last July 30 in South Cotabato. #TheFutureIsIndigenous
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NO to plundering the climate! ✊🏾🌎
A peso plundered is a life lost.
Nakikiisa sa panawagan ng bayan: Penagutin!
#ClimateJustice #PASStheCLIMAbill!
A peso plundered is a life lost.
Nakikiisa sa panawagan ng bayan: Penagutin!
#ClimateJustice #PASStheCLIMAbill!
September 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
NO to plundering the climate! ✊🏾🌎
A peso plundered is a life lost.
Nakikiisa sa panawagan ng bayan: Penagutin!
#ClimateJustice #PASStheCLIMAbill!
A peso plundered is a life lost.
Nakikiisa sa panawagan ng bayan: Penagutin!
#ClimateJustice #PASStheCLIMAbill!
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Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity - Friends of the Earth International
Climate justice and Palestinian liberation can only be achieved by challenging the systems that allow elites to profit from destruction, and by securing real solutions that centre people, not corporat...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
Bp. Casicas et al. v. E.S. Bersamin et al. is finally proceeding forthwith!
September 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Bp. Casicas et al. v. E.S. Bersamin et al. is finally proceeding forthwith!
The passage of the fiscal regime bill is one of many signals from the Marcos Jr administration for opening up the Philippines to more mining.
Read the Center's full statement here: www.lrcksk.org/post/stateme...
Read the Center's full statement here: www.lrcksk.org/post/stateme...
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The passage of the fiscal regime bill is one of many signals from the Marcos Jr administration for opening up the Philippines to more mining.
Read the Center's full statement here: www.lrcksk.org/post/stateme...
Read the Center's full statement here: www.lrcksk.org/post/stateme...
Over 400 citizens from across Nueva Vizcaya expressed opposition to mining projects operating within the watershed areas of the province during a forum held at the St. Louis College in Nueva Vizcaya,
September 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Over 400 citizens from across Nueva Vizcaya expressed opposition to mining projects operating within the watershed areas of the province during a forum held at the St. Louis College in Nueva Vizcaya,
An #IndigenousForestFuture - this was the theme of the 2025 State of Indigenous Peoples Address (SIPA) held last July 28-30 in the Kabulnan Watershed in South Cotabato. As we commemorate today the #IndigenousPeoplesday, we share some highlights that emerged from #SIPA2025. #IDWIP #WeAreIndigenous
August 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
An #IndigenousForestFuture - this was the theme of the 2025 State of Indigenous Peoples Address (SIPA) held last July 28-30 in the Kabulnan Watershed in South Cotabato. As we commemorate today the #IndigenousPeoplesday, we share some highlights that emerged from #SIPA2025. #IDWIP #WeAreIndigenous
Timely for the on-going #INC-5.2
"Without legally binding [cuts in] virgin plastic production, the toxic burden of plastic pollution will continue"
@foeint-es.bsky.social
"Without legally binding [cuts in] virgin plastic production, the toxic burden of plastic pollution will continue"
@foeint-es.bsky.social
Timely new study on how recycling & incineration efforts fail to stop plastic pollution in India, Indonesia and the Philippines
- "Without legally binding [cuts in] virgin plastic production, the toxic burden of plastic pollution will continue"
#plasticstreaty
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- "Without legally binding [cuts in] virgin plastic production, the toxic burden of plastic pollution will continue"
#plasticstreaty
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Confronting the material and structural leakiness of plastics: insights from multi-sited ethnography in India, Indonesia and the Philippines | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
Confronting the material and structural leakiness of plastics: insights from multi-sited ethnography in India, Indonesia and the Philippines - Volume 3
www.cambridge.org
August 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Timely for the on-going #INC-5.2
"Without legally binding [cuts in] virgin plastic production, the toxic burden of plastic pollution will continue"
@foeint-es.bsky.social
"Without legally binding [cuts in] virgin plastic production, the toxic burden of plastic pollution will continue"
@foeint-es.bsky.social