SDG 15: Life On Land
Broad Nets, Narrow Freedoms: The Chill of the New Espionage Act
October 6, 2026Broad Nets, Narrow Freedoms: The Chill of the New Espionage ActPosition Paper of the Defend NGOs Alliance on HB 964223 September 2026 The Defend NGOs Alliance strongly opposes House Bill No. 9642, “An Act Expanding the Coverage of Espionage Law,” cited as the “New Espionage Act,” authored by Representative Zamora (Y.M.), Oducado, Suan, Romualdo, and […]
No to Pax Silica, Yes to People-Centered Development
September 1, 2026PRESS RELEASEAugust 31, 2026 QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) joined the launch of Network Opposed to Pax Silica at the CICM Maryhill School of Theology in Quezon City. The event was attended by advocates, farmers, indigenous leaders and indigenous community members, workers, people’s organizations, civil society organizations, environmental […]
UP’s SDG Park: Leaving people behind
August 7, 2026Over the last months since August 2025, residents of Pook Aguinaldo, Pook Malantic, and Area 17 in Barangay UP Campus, reported experiencing harassment and intimidation from armed and unarmed University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Blue Guards and police personnel accompanying vehicles attempting to deliver construction materials for the planned Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Park […]
CPDG calls out the arrest of anti-mining leader in Dupax del Norte
August 4, 2026CPDG calls out the arrest and detention of anti-mining leader Florentino Daynos II of the Dupax del Norte Environmental Defenders (DDNED). Daynos was arrested and detained at the Malasin Philippine National Police station in Dupax del Norte on charges of grave threats and coercion. According to one of his lawyers, no subpoena was issued before […]
The Cost of “Development”: Mining, Militarization, and the Philippine Climate Crisis
Normel Bermundo | July 29, 2026The Philippines is experiencing an escalating climate crisis as the country’s political and economic systems, dominated by vested interests, exacerbate the impact of climate change. The OECD, in its 2026 economic survey on the country, reports more intense and frequent typhoons, accelerated sea-level rise, and more extreme rainfall events. All these pose grave risks and […]
CPDG Denounces Case Against Anti-Mining Lawyers in Nueva Vizcaya, Urges Anti-SLAPP Bill Passage
July 29, 2026The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) joins various organizations and individuals in condemning yet another cyber libel case filed by the North Luzon Mineral Resources Corp. (NLMRC). Lawyer Edgardo C. Balgos was slapped with a case days after the same mining company filed a legal complaint against Atty. Fidel Santos. Both public interest […]
SONA 2026 ni Marcos Jr., Tinapatan ng State of the Peasant Address (SOPA) ng KMP at PATRIA
July 25, 2026Hulyo 24, 2026 | Philippine Coconut Authority, Diliman, Quezon City – Tatlong araw bago ang ikalimang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., isinagawa ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) at Pagkakaisa para sa Tunay na Reporma sa Lupa (PATRIA) ang State of the Peasant Address (SOPA 2026) bilang pagtatasa […]
CPDG Denounces Police Dispersal and Illegal Arrest During Rubio Visit
July 24, 2026The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) strongly denounce the police force’s brutal dispersal of peaceful protesters during the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 22, which resulted in multiple injuries and the illegal arrest of a 22-year-old Center for Environmental Concerns (CEC) volunteer and media worker. We likewise denounce […]
CPDG Board Member Ariel Casilao sa Pagbisita ni Rubio sa Pilipinas
July 21, 2026Inaasahang magkakaroon ng pag-uusap sa pagitan nina US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Presidente Bongbong Marcos Jr. kasabay ng paglahok ni Rubio sa serye ng mga ASEAN Ministerial Meetings sa Pilipinas. Kabilang sa inaasahang mapag-uusapan ay ang Pax Silica, isang kasunduan kung saan kasama ang pagpapagawa ng mga pabrika at pasilidad para sa Artificial […]
Defending the Environment is Not a Crime
July 2, 2026A Statement of Support to the Anti-Mining Community in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) and Defend NGOs Alliance welcome the dismissal of the forcible entry case filed against Bishop Elmer Mangalinao, Fr. Christian Dumangeng, and several members of the community of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, on 24 June 2026. Furthermore, […]