Protect VIP!

@UBS isn’t just Europe’s #2 investor in San Miguel Global Power – it’s also one of the biggest backers of dirty energy in the Philippines. 💰 With USD 16.3M poured into SMC, UBS ranks as its 6th-largest institutional investor worldwide. Explore more at underthebrushstroke.org 🎨

BAHA NG COAL AT GAS, WAKASAN! During the National Day of Action Against Coal and Gas, communities in Batangas and Mindoro condemned the massive build out of gas in the VIP, and called for the national government to impose strict policies instead of serving industry interests.

Batangas, one of the five provinces encompassing the VIP, is the epicenter of fossil gas expansion in the Philippines. This October 2, stand in solidarity with the VIP and its communities and take part in the National Day of Action against Coal and Gas! ✊

Verde Island Passage Awareness Week starts today! 🐟 Celebrate #VIPWeek by joining the call to #ProtectVIP! ️Sign the petition to designate the VIP as a protected seascape under the ENIPAS Act: change.org/protectvip 🌊

#ProtectVIP and our common home 🌍🐟 Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, President of the CBCP, and Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, President of Caritas Philippines, join the call to #ProtectVIP at the Laudato Si’ Summit in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’.

San Miguel Corporation prides itself in their value of "malasakit". But where is SMC's malasakit for the victims of Mindoro oil spill? While Ramon Ang sits among the country's richest Filipinos, thousands of fisherfolk in Mindoro are still waiting for just compensation.

The Verde Island Passage, one of the richest marine biodiversity hotspots on the planet, still bears the weight of injustice from the 2023 oil spill and ongoing destruction from pollutive industries.

Today, we celebrate the start of the #SeasonOfCreation! This year’s theme, “Peace with Creation,” reminds us that creation will find peace when justice is restored.

This International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems, join the collective action to protect mangrove forests and other vital ecosystems in the VIP by signing the petition: change.org/protectvip 🐟

During a side event at the #UNOC3, Atty. Avril de Torres, Deputy Executive Director of @ceedphilippines—part of Protect VIP—brought critical attention the risks of LNG expansion in the Coral Triangle and the VIP, and the communities mobilizing to protect their home.