​Bantay Kita is a coalition of 80+ civil society organizations advocating for transparency and accountability in the Philippines' extractive industry.

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JOINT STATEMENT — Just Energy Transition Must Be at the Heart of ASEAN’s Response to the Middle East Crisis

Ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit (May 7–8, 2026) in Cebu, Philippines, the Bantay Kita – Resource Justice Network Philippines, Publish WhatYou Pay (PWYP) Indonesia – Resource Justice Network Indonesia, and ResourceJustice Network Asia Pacific (RJN-AP) call on ASEAN leaders to prioritize a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition (JIET) in the upcoming Leaders’ Statement.

​Statement on the lifting of the mining moratorium (Executive Order 130)

Bantay Kita is greatly dismayed and disheartened by the issuance of Executive Order 130, lifting the mining moratorium (Section 4 of Executive Order 79 s. 2012). This new executive order has taken many stakeholders by surprise and to our knowledge was issued without any prior consultation with relevant stakeholders.

Philippines set for Validation under the EITI 2019 Standards

On April 1, the second Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Validation commenced for the Philippines. The Validation is the assessment of EITI-implementing countries on their ability to meet the EITI Standard.

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