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The Philippine lawyer who beat an oil giant: Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio on defending Tañon Strait

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Briefings

Philippine lawyer Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio successfully led a legal campaign in 2007 to halt oil exploration in the Tañon Strait by filing petitions against Japanese energy company JAPEX. The case was dismissed in April 2015 by the Philippine Supreme Court, which ruled the contract void. Eisma-Osorio later joined Oceana Philippines as a consultant in 2015 and now leads the organization's legal and campaign departments.

Key points

• Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio filed the first petition representing marine mammals in December 2007, alongside a second petition for fishing communities affected by exploration activities.
• The Tañon Strait case was dismissed in April 2015 by the Philippine Supreme Court, which ruled the contract allowing petroleum exploration within the strait void.

Context

The Tañon Strait is a protected marine environment in the central Philippines home to 14 whale and dolphin species, coral reefs, and mangrove forests. The case involved Japanese energy company JAPEX performing seismic surveys and drilling an exploration well in 2007, which drove away cetaceans. Eisma-Osorio joined Oceana Philippines in 2015 and now leads the organization's legal and campaign departments.

Limitations

The evidence covers only the 2007 petition filing and the 2015 Supreme Court ruling. It does not include the outcome of the subsequent legal proceedings or the final status of the case after the 2015 dismissal.

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