Petition Greeting Card Delivery in the Philippines

Representatives of the #IlogPasiglahin network composed of heritage groups, mobility groups, civil society organizations, youth, and environmental organizations including Greenpeace Philippines delivered supersized greeting cards to Pasig City Hall today, asking Mayor Vico Sotto to oppose the proposed Pasig River Expressway, as a crucial step towards climate-resilient and more liveable cities.

The greeting cards contain the names of more than 18,000 citizens who have signed on to the petition [2] to stop the proposed project, because of its several negative impacts on our local environment, economy, society, and heritage.

In the spirit of the holiday season, the network members also sang Christmas carols and brought traditional Filipino carols, which signify their call for incumbent local officials and incoming leaders to “light the way towards better cities.” The groups believe that the project will destroy the Pasig River, and make Metro Manila more vulnerable to the climate crisis, as well as the on-going health crisis.