Shell, in a statement, said it fully respects the protest but described the occupation of Jetty 2 at its Tabangao Refinery in Batangas province, as illegal and highly risky. “Shell fully acknowledges the right of Greenpeace and others to express their point of view,” the company statement said. “For the longest time, they’ve (Shell and majority of the firms) been ignoring the procedure. They’ve been questioning the basis [of the CHR’s jurisdiction],” said Khevin Yu, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner. Greenpeace activists had become famous for chaining themselves to ships, factories and other facilities that they accuse of helping pollute the environment.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2018 21:00 UTC