Climate Change Network for Community-based Initiatives - CCNCI

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐗𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐃: 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 🌳

The Climate Change Network for Community based-initiatives (CCNCI) vehemently condemns the ecocide of the DENR and SMC as there is no justification for cutting trees.

We acknowledge that the temporary suspension of the tree-cutting is a product of the collective action of civil society; however, the DENR must be held accountable for providing permits to ecologically destructive projects. Consistently, DENR remains a mouthpiece for the corporate greed of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines. Contrary to its mandate, it is the number 1 perpetrator for widespread environmental destruction.

From mining to mass deforestation, the incompetence of DENR knows no end and must be held accountable for their crimes against the environment. With over 225 trees toppled, relocation and reforestation would take decades before the damages can be recuperated. We do not have the luxury of time, especially when we are facing climate-induced disasters that only continue to grow more potent.

The communities of our most fundamental sectors are facing heavy flooding, intense heatwaves, and growing pollution. Trees are proven to be one of the most effective ways to combat climate change yet our government institutions continue the mass slaughter of our ecology.

It is in this manner that we call upon Filipinos to continue to voice their discontent and amplify the continued struggle for climate justice as it has become increasingly apparent that the biggest barricade to a prosperous ecology is the government institution that was tasked to protect it.

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐒: 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐄, 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀!

The Climate Change Network for Community-based Initiatives took part in the mobilization held on May 18, 2026 led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in the front gates of the Senate of the Philippines in support of the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The mobilization was held simultaneously as the senate convened as an impeachment court days after former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III was ousted by the combined vote of the 13 senators from the majority bloc which installed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano into power.

The voting would also see the return of Sen. Bato Dela Rosa after 6 months of absence from office in which he admitted in an interview with veteran news anchor Jessica Soho that he was the 13th vote needed to oust former SP Sotto and that without his vote the majority would not hold the leadership position.

His return would also result in a senate lockdown in hopes of implementing an arrest warrant that was previously unsealed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on May 11, 2026 but was secretly issued on November 6, 2025.

The warrant of arrest outlines his role as the co-perpetrator in the crimes against humanity committed by the former Duterte Administration’s “War on Drugs” which resulted in the deaths of no less than 32 individuals.

The political landscape of our nation has laid bare the dysfunctions of our system that has long corroded our democracy. The theatrics they utilize to deceive, manipulate, and placate the pulse of the people’s anger is no longer effective.

Now, more than ever, the people demand accountability and the commotion in our senate that transpired in the last week is a glaring example that our government institution no longer works for its people. It stands for the self-aggrandizing interests of the bureaucrat capitalists that currently sit in power.

We enjoin our wounded nation’s civil society in their calls for accountability and transparency. Moreover, we place great emphasis on holding to account those who bend the law for their own political and economic interests.

For far too long, the organizations of civil society have been caught in the crossfires of state repression despite their legitimacy. We are all witnesses to the most blatant example of corruption and still no one is held accountable.

𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐛𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨!