Stop the Attacks on Nueva Vizcaya Environmental Defenders: Junk the Case Against Atty. Fidel Santos and Atty. Edu Balgos, Uphold the People’s Right to Defend Their Land

July 17, 2026

The Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines (CEC) stands in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and environmental human rights defenders of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya in calling for the immediate dismissal of the cyber libel complaint against Atty. Fidel G. Santos and Atty. Edgardo C. Balgos. We likewise call for an end to the continuing reprisals against those defending their ancestral lands, environment, and communities from the exploration activities of North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC).

Prioritize people and planet, end environmental plunder and attacks on defenders! 

June 5, 2026

This June 5, World Environment Day, the Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines (CEC) extends its solidarity with the Filipino people in exposing the severe environmental crises in our nation. More than honoring the environment, we demand the genuine prioritization of our communities and ecosystems over corporate greed and foreign profit.

Development Must Not Come at the Cost of Environmental Destruction: A Statement on the Quirino Avenue Tree Cutting

May 29, 2026

The Center for Environmental Concerns–Philippines (CEC) welcomes the temporary suspension and review of tree-cutting activities along Quirino Avenue in relation to the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX). This followed after widespread public condemnation and the successful protest joined by CEC, local residents, environmental advocates, scientists, and urban communities in condemning the mass tree cutting.

One month later, calls for justice for the Negros 19 massacre persist 

May 19, 2026

Today marked one month since the killing of 19 individuals in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on April 19, 2026. What authorities initially presented as an “armed encounter” has increasingly been questioned by families of the victims, forensic experts, human rights organizations, church groups, and independent fact-finding missions.¹ As calls for accountability continue to grow, we join communities in remembering the lives lost and in demanding truth and justice for the victims and their families.

End U.S.-led wars, Defend Sovereignty and the Environment

April 21, 2026

The Center for Environmental Concerns–Philippines (CEC) stands in solidarity with people across the world in the commemoration of Earth Day. This annual occasion is a continuing reminder of our collective responsibility to protect ecological balance, defend human rights related to the environment, and challenge systems that drive ecological destruction and social injustice.

Defend Women, Defend the Environment!

March 8, 2026

Today, March 8, on the International Working Women’s Day (IWWD), the Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines (CEC) joins billions of people across the world in honoring the great contribution of women in defending the environment, communities, and rights for a just and fairer society.