Conservationists want to ensure disused fishponds revert to their natural state as mangrove forests, but they fear a new law to boost the struggling salt industry could see these fishponds converted to salt farms instead, rubbing salt in mangrove wound.
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Statement | Not just 'troublemakers'

FOCAP STATEMENT ON THE CHINESE FM AND EMBASSY ALLEGATIONS

With demand for metals used in clean energy soaring, Filipino campaigners say mining laws must protect nature and Indigenous lands

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Scores of carers – many from the Philippines – were left at risk of deportation last year when their employer in Cambridgeshire in the east of England went out of business.

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Saddled with high cancer rates and late diagnoses, the Philippines is trying a whole new tack: asking business to step into state shoes and screen millions of workers for early signs of the disease.

#NationalCancerPreventionMonth

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🇵🇭 Lucy Ortega was trafficked into servitude for eight years in Syria, then stranded for two years in the Philippine Embassy.

Since coming home, she has received no government compensation for the embassy ordeal, trauma counselling or help finding work: context.news/money-power-pe…

For English speakers, here is the first message on social media,from وائل الدحدوح Wael Al dahdouh after Israel killed his son Hamza.

Critics say food stamps will not be enough to combat poverty and hunger in the country of 114 million people, saying structural reforms and gender inclusivity - not aid handouts - are the way to tackle entrenched poverty. IBON Foundation CARE Philippines

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We often hear our politicians say “this is ours.” But it hits different when the disenfranchised fishermen themselves are saying it.

STATEMENT OF THE
NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA
9 December 2023
Manila, Philippines
 
The National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTFWPS) vehemently condemns the illegal and aggressive actions carried out by the Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia…