Manila, Philippines — April 24, 2025. A powerful convergence of environmental advocates, civil society groups, and senatorial aspirants took place in Tindig Kalikasan: A Town Hall Forum for the Environmental Agenda for the 2025 Midterm Elections, at the Pardo Hall, Henry Sy Sr. Building, De La Salle University Manila, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN.
Organized by Caritas Philippines, Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc., 2030 Youth Force in the Philippines, Sustainability Hub-Manila, CONIC, LJPC, and Alyansa Tigil Mina, the forum sought to bring environmental issues front and center in the national electoral conversation. With the Philippines facing increasing climate disasters, environmental degradation, and threats to defenders of nature, the event aimed to elevate the urgent need for sustainable and rights-based environmental legislation.
The forum features a dynamic mix of fast talk questions and direct policy discussions, giving candidates the opportunity to lay down their platforms on key issues such as:
- Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
- Waste Management and Pollution Control
- Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management
- Just and Sustainable Development
Senatoriables and partylist representatives engaged with stakeholders, listened to grassroots concerns, and outlined their commitments to environmental justice. The forum also seeks to gauge which candidates are ready to stand for people and the planet—beyond promises, beyond politics. The following candidates participated:
D’angelo, David
Marquez, Norman Cordero
Andamo, Jocelyn Santos
Adonis, Ronaldo Mangampo (Jerome Adonis)
Arellano, Ernesto Rillera
Cabonegro, Roy Jerusalem (Roy Cabonegro)
De Alban, Angelo Castro
Doringo, Eufemia Pet (Mimi Doringo)
Kabataan Partylist
Pamilyang Magsasaka Partylist
Magdalo Partylist
Bayan Muna Partylist
Arise Partylist
Health Workers Partylist
Tindig Kalikasan was open to the public, live streamed online, and covered by national media. It stands as a call to action: for voters to scrutinize, for candidates to be accountable, and for a country to rise for its environment.
