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Manila — Dr. Pichamon Yeophantong, a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UN Working Group on BHR), conducted an academic visit to Smokey Mountain last August 13, 2026, amid the heavy rains in Manila.…

Affected communities represented by the Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance walked out of the second public scoping held by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) National Capital Region yesterday afternoon due to frustration and months-long intensifying…

Community members and environmental advocates challenged claims that the proposed Smokey Mountain waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator would benefit local residents, arguing that the project would leave the host community with the environmental and social burdens while delivering few direct benefits. Project…

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) stated that all environmentally critical projects must comply with Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) requirements before starting the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) project in Smokey Mountain. Engr. Jose Paolo Aragoncillo, Senior Environmental Management Specialist from…

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Anti-Incineration Alliance (MAIA)  reported ongoing entry of heavy equipment, harassment, and displacement despite the project lacking an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and a completed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Communities raised serious concerns about the lack…

MANILA, Philippines — At the opening of the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Clean Energy Forum 2026, civil society groups and environmental justice advocates called on the Bank to stop financing waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration, refuse-derived fuel, co-processing, chemical recycling, and other false solutions that…

As rising temperatures threaten marine life, a new publication provides a framework for empowering isolated communities to fight climate change and plastic pollution Asia Pacific – 08 June 2026 – On World Oceans Day, as communities rally to protect our…

MANILA, Philippines— Civil society groups shared their concerns on PhilEco’s cases of environmental crimes, making its proposed 100MW Waste-to-Energy  incinerator project in Smokey Mountain  a future “Waste-to-Disempowerment” power plant in a discussion organized by the National Anti-Poverty Commission to shed…

Indonesian Delegate at the Yeosu Climate Week Urges a Shift to Zero Waste as Landfill Disasters Hit the Region. Yeosu, Republic of South Korea, 23 April 2026 — As global leaders gather in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, for Climate Week,…

Manila, Philippines — Hundreds of residents, environmental advocates, and urban poor groups gathered in Smokey Mountain, Tondo, as part of Earth Month actions to oppose the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator, warning that the project threatens community health, livelihoods, and the right…