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PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP NEEDED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT – LUNTIAN

A party-list group hoping to be the first green party in the House of Representatives (HOR) is supporting calls for the public and private sector to invest in renewable energy (RE) to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and contribute to world efforts to reduce carbon emissions and put the brakes on global warming. Luntiang Pilipinas […]

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GREEN PARTY NEEDED IN CONGRESS TO PREVENT FUTURE BORACAY, MANILA BAY DISASTERS – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

With the kick-off of the campaign period for national candidates and party-list Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian) first nominee Michael Ubac on Tuesday said it is time to elect a green party to Congress to champion the cause of the environment and prevent environmental disasters that necessitated the cleanup and rehabilitation of Boracay Island and Manila […]

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PASS SINGLE USE PLASTIC LAW – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

With plastic ocean pollution threatening the food security of the country, the health of seaside communities, and endangered marine life, a party list group hoping to be the first green party in Congress has called for the passage of a comprehensive single-use plastic law that will phase out the use of single-use plastic in the […]

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AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO ENDORSES LUNTIANG PILIPINAS

Aksyon Demokratiko (Aksyon)––the party founded by the late Senator Raul Roco––on Monday endorsed Luntiang Pilipinas (Luntian), a green party vying for a seat in the House of Representatives under the party list system in the coming May midterm polls. At the ceremonial mass oath-taking of Aksyon’s candidates and new members held at the Club Filipino […]

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CLEAN UP, REHAB OF MANILA BAY LONG OVERDUE – LUNTIANG PILIPINAS PARTYLIST

Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist has supported the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for the immediate cleanup of Manila Bay. Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist First Nominee Michael Ubac said Secretaries Cimatu and Año face a three-pronged problem in cleaning the bay: lack of wastewater treatment facilities of hotels […]

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LUNTIANG PILIPINAS JOINS WAR ON TRASH; SEEKS TO END SINGLE-PLASTIC USE – LEGARDA

In observance of the Zero Waste Month, Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist has launched a nationwide drive to ban the use of single-use plastic and keep the oceans litter-free. Luntiang Pilipinas, along with several environmental groups, is pushing for a “zero-waste lifestyle” among Filipinos. The partylist will hold a series of forums, meetings with community leaders, key […]

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LUNTIANG PILIPINAS SUPPORTS BILL BANNING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC – LEGARDA

The Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist, an environmental partylist group, has echoed calls to end plastic pollution and expressed support for the proposed measure banning the use of single-use plastic products. Last week, a dead whale found in a national park in Indonesia had almost 13 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach. Earlier this year, a […]