Energy crisis revives push to drill in Philippines’ largest intact wetland

Mongabay
Apr 17, 2026, 5:11 pm97 ptsTrending
MINDANAO, Philippines — There’s been a renewed push in the Philippines to develop oil and gas deposits in the southern Liguasan Marsh, prompted by the energy crisis caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups. The 288,000-hectare (712,000-acre) Liguasan Marsh,…

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