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Manila Protests Over Environment Follow a Rich Tradition

Happy Filipino American History Month. Here’s a look at Filipino-led protests for environmental justice.

The Philippines made international news last month when several tens of thousands of protestors took over the streets of Manila to express their outrage over the government’s embezzlement of over a trillion Philippine pesos (approximately $17.6 billion USD) designated for flood control projects. Losing this amount of climate-designated funds to corruption would be problematic anywhere …

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