In a paper presented at the Asia Pacific Climate Week, the Asia Feminist Coalition stressed the need to actively redress the structural disparities in the patriarchal and extractive energy system during the transition to clean energy. 

Ian Fry, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, said the government should "disband" the task force and revoke an anti-terrorism law.

It is “entirely feasible” for the Philippines to end its reliance on coal and gas in favor of renewable energy sources by 2050, which can reduce electricity costs and create around one million jobs, an analysis suggested. 

Participants at the Asia Pacific Climate Week 2023 will explore innovative approaches and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.

A fisherfolk group has urged a United Nations special rapporteur to echo its calls to the Philippine government to ban destructive reclamation projects and to offer “loss and damage” compensation to fishers affected by corporation-induced environmental degradation.