@iamarnelmurga.bsky.social
independent journalist based in the Philippines: BBC, The Guardian, Rest of World, Mongabay, etc.
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Excited to be writing and editing for The Digital Ship! As we revamp our news sites, we're looking for stories on digitalization, decarbonization, AI, etc. My inbox is open, or send press releases: arnel@thedigitalship.com. Thanks! #CallForPitch #Journalism #MaritimeJournalism
In Iloilo City, commuters duck and scurry under jeeps at dusk—not to avoid rain, but an airborne downpour of barn swallow droppings from swarming flocks roosting overhead.
Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings: The Curious Case of the Barn Swallow Swarms in the Philippines
In Iloilo City, barn swallows roost in urban areas, causing a mess. Such urban phenomenon indicates a climate emergency.
www.bakhawanph.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In Iloilo City, commuters duck and scurry under jeeps at dusk—not to avoid rain, but an airborne downpour of barn swallow droppings from swarming flocks roosting overhead.
Excited to be writing and editing for The Digital Ship! As we revamp our news sites, we're looking for stories on digitalization, decarbonization, AI, etc. My inbox is open, or send press releases: arnel@thedigitalship.com. Thanks! #CallForPitch #Journalism #MaritimeJournalism
August 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Excited to be writing and editing for The Digital Ship! As we revamp our news sites, we're looking for stories on digitalization, decarbonization, AI, etc. My inbox is open, or send press releases: arnel@thedigitalship.com. Thanks! #CallForPitch #Journalism #MaritimeJournalism
Hi! I edit and write for The Digital Ship, commercial maritime world's authority on all aspects of information technology & innovation. Let me know if you have any stories on maritime decarbonization and sustainability, innovations and software, and AI among others.
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hi! I edit and write for The Digital Ship, commercial maritime world's authority on all aspects of information technology & innovation. Let me know if you have any stories on maritime decarbonization and sustainability, innovations and software, and AI among others.
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UPDATE: Israeli soldiers have BOARDED the Handala aid flotilla.
Cameras being shut down.
Volunteers’ hands are up.
The ship seeking to give aid to Palestinians is carrying volunteers from the US, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Australia, and more.
Cameras being shut down.
Volunteers’ hands are up.
The ship seeking to give aid to Palestinians is carrying volunteers from the US, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Australia, and more.
July 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
UPDATE: Israeli soldiers have BOARDED the Handala aid flotilla.
Cameras being shut down.
Volunteers’ hands are up.
The ship seeking to give aid to Palestinians is carrying volunteers from the US, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Australia, and more.
Cameras being shut down.
Volunteers’ hands are up.
The ship seeking to give aid to Palestinians is carrying volunteers from the US, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Australia, and more.
🌿 In celebration of World Mangrove Day:
📍In Leganes, Iloilo, what was once abandoned, underdeveloped, and underutilized (AUU) fishponds has been successfully converted back into a thriving mangrove forest. It is now known as the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark.
📍In Leganes, Iloilo, what was once abandoned, underdeveloped, and underutilized (AUU) fishponds has been successfully converted back into a thriving mangrove forest. It is now known as the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark.
July 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
🌿 In celebration of World Mangrove Day:
📍In Leganes, Iloilo, what was once abandoned, underdeveloped, and underutilized (AUU) fishponds has been successfully converted back into a thriving mangrove forest. It is now known as the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark.
📍In Leganes, Iloilo, what was once abandoned, underdeveloped, and underutilized (AUU) fishponds has been successfully converted back into a thriving mangrove forest. It is now known as the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark.
"The Philippine government romanticises the suffering of the affected communities to conceal inefficiency and inaction with its “Filipinos are resilient” rhetoric."
Filipinos count cost of climate crisis as typhoons get ever more destructive
The Philippines adds little to global emissions but faces some of its worst effects in extreme weather. Climate justice is needed
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"The Philippine government romanticises the suffering of the affected communities to conceal inefficiency and inaction with its “Filipinos are resilient” rhetoric."
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our first original story: Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings highlights the impact of climate change or emergency on barn swallows, and the cities. #ClimateChange #Environment
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings: The Curious Case of the Barn Swallow Swarms in the Philippines
In Iloilo City, barn swallows roost in urban areas, causing a mess. Such urban phenomenon indicates an climate emergency.
www.bakhawanph.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
our first original story: Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings highlights the impact of climate change or emergency on barn swallows, and the cities. #ClimateChange #Environment
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
our first original story: Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings highlights the impact of climate change or emergency on barn swallows, and the cities. #ClimateChange #Environment
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings: The Curious Case of the Barn Swallow Swarms in the Philippines
In Iloilo City, barn swallows roost in urban areas, causing a mess. Such urban phenomenon indicates an climate emergency.
www.bakhawanph.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
our first original story: Gloomy with a Chance of Bird Droppings highlights the impact of climate change or emergency on barn swallows, and the cities. #ClimateChange #Environment
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
www.bakhawanph.com/post/gloomy-...
I've built: BakhawanPh.com. Write about environment and climate solutions journalism in the Philippines. We will cover environment and conservation, indigenous peoples, and climate emergency. Stay tuned! :)
Bakhawan.Ph | philippine environment
Bakhawan.PH is an environment and climate solutions journalism in the Philippines. We cover the intersection of environment and wildlife conservation, climate emergency and Indigenous Peoples.
BakhawanPh.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I've built: BakhawanPh.com. Write about environment and climate solutions journalism in the Philippines. We will cover environment and conservation, indigenous peoples, and climate emergency. Stay tuned! :)
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🚀 Exciting Legal Internship Opportunity with our team! 🚀
🗣️ Help us spread the word. 📣
🌍 ⚖️ 🌱 Join the @cielorg.bsky.social' Human Rights & Climate Change Team as a Legal Intern this autumn 2025, based in Geneva, Switzerland🇨🇭!
All info: www.ciel.org/about-us/abo...
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🗣️ Help us spread the word. 📣
🌍 ⚖️ 🌱 Join the @cielorg.bsky.social' Human Rights & Climate Change Team as a Legal Intern this autumn 2025, based in Geneva, Switzerland🇨🇭!
All info: www.ciel.org/about-us/abo...
More details in 🧵 🔽
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚀 Exciting Legal Internship Opportunity with our team! 🚀
🗣️ Help us spread the word. 📣
🌍 ⚖️ 🌱 Join the @cielorg.bsky.social' Human Rights & Climate Change Team as a Legal Intern this autumn 2025, based in Geneva, Switzerland🇨🇭!
All info: www.ciel.org/about-us/abo...
More details in 🧵 🔽
🗣️ Help us spread the word. 📣
🌍 ⚖️ 🌱 Join the @cielorg.bsky.social' Human Rights & Climate Change Team as a Legal Intern this autumn 2025, based in Geneva, Switzerland🇨🇭!
All info: www.ciel.org/about-us/abo...
More details in 🧵 🔽
I'm a new climate/environment journalist in the Philippines. Sharing some of my writings:
The Philippines adds little to global emissions but faces some of its worst effects in extreme weather. Climate justice is needed
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#ClimateJournalist #ClimateJustice
The Philippines adds little to global emissions but faces some of its worst effects in extreme weather. Climate justice is needed
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#ClimateJournalist #ClimateJustice
Filipinos count cost of climate crisis as typhoons get ever more destructive
The Philippines adds little to global emissions but faces some of its worst effects in extreme weather. Climate justice is needed
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm a new climate/environment journalist in the Philippines. Sharing some of my writings:
The Philippines adds little to global emissions but faces some of its worst effects in extreme weather. Climate justice is needed
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#ClimateJournalist #ClimateJustice
The Philippines adds little to global emissions but faces some of its worst effects in extreme weather. Climate justice is needed
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#ClimateJournalist #ClimateJustice
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🔥 ⚖️ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
March 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🔥 ⚖️ today: day 2 of #ClimateJustice hearing in #SaulvsRWE
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
🏛️ The Higher Regional Court in Hamm (🇩🇪) reviews if a #fossilfuels company can be held accountable for climate harms, potentially setting a historic precedent.
🐦 📝 I am reporting live from the Court's room.
🧵 🔽 thread below
I've officially been informed that our project, the Asia Investigative Reporting (AIR) Network, has been terminated. Though my time with the project was brief, I am immensely proud to have worked alongside incredible journalists in the region. Below are the pieces we supported:
March 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I've officially been informed that our project, the Asia Investigative Reporting (AIR) Network, has been terminated. Though my time with the project was brief, I am immensely proud to have worked alongside incredible journalists in the region. Below are the pieces we supported:
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1/ 🧑⚖️🔥 Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused.
📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1/ 🧑⚖️🔥 Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused.
📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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is X/Twitter down at the moment???
March 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
is X/Twitter down at the moment???
kadamo FOMO argh
March 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
kadamo FOMO argh
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CIEL welcomes the UN Human Rights Council's Advisory Committee’s ongoing work on the impact of #Disinformation on human rights.
READ how disinformation plays a role in exacerbating environmental degradation, chemicals & plastic pollution, and climate change: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
READ how disinformation plays a role in exacerbating environmental degradation, chemicals & plastic pollution, and climate change: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
CIEL welcomes the UN Human Rights Council's Advisory Committee’s ongoing work on the impact of #Disinformation on human rights.
READ how disinformation plays a role in exacerbating environmental degradation, chemicals & plastic pollution, and climate change: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
READ how disinformation plays a role in exacerbating environmental degradation, chemicals & plastic pollution, and climate change: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
First to be on this app. Hi! I'm Arnel Murga, a freelance journalist based in the Philippines. :) #Journalism
February 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
First to be on this app. Hi! I'm Arnel Murga, a freelance journalist based in the Philippines. :) #Journalism