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Jeepney drivers rally against the planned phaseout of public utility vehicles by the government in Manila at the start of a week-long transport strike. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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March 9, 2023September 11, 2023Economy, Transport

Needed: a just transition for jeepney drivers and operators

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EDITOR’S NOTE: What was intended as a weeklong strike starting March 6 to protest the phaseout of traditional jeepneys was ended late the next day by strike leaders after a meeting with officials in Malacanang.  Manibela chair Mar Valbuena said the protesters were banking on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to concerned agencies to fully...

Climate post-COP27: The relevance of loss and damage to the Philippines
Climate activists rally at the World Bank headquarters in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, to protest the bank's lending policies that trapped developing countries in climate disasters and unsustainable debt burdens. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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December 16, 2022September 2, 2023Environment, World

Climate post-COP27: The relevance of loss and damage to the Philippines

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The most significant outcome of the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP27) in November was an agreement to establish a “loss and damage” fund. There was no breakthrough on concrete measures to limit the rise of global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Thus, the deal on loss...