Environmental and indigenous groups denounced the continuing environmental destruction to pave the way for large infrastructure and mining projects.

Led by Mamamayang Nagmamahal sa Pakil (People who Love Pakil), residents of Pakil, Laguna marched on May 30 to oppose the construction of the Ahunan Dam on Mount Ping-as. They consider the mountain sacred and a vital source of clean water, irrigation, and livelihood.

A protest on May 25 of more than 500 residents of Barangay España and nearby communities in San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, in Romblon halted the planned mining operations of Altai Philippines Mining Corporation. They timed the action with the Sangguniang Barangay session. The mining operation targets 1,580 hectares of land in San Fernando for an estimated 50,000 tons of nickel ore.

Protests led by Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment on May 26 and strong public opposition forced the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Ramon Ang’s San Miguel Corporation to suspend tree cutting along Quirino Avenue in Manila. A total of 617 trees would be affected by the Southern Access Link Expressway, with more than 200 already cut even before the suspension.