When Rodrigo Duterte was elected as president of the Philippines in 2016, many promises of change were made, including those about the protection of the environment and making the country climate resilient. Duterte seemed quite serious, especially after delivering strong-worded speeches against mining companies and their destructive activities and choosing an environment advocate to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). However, after six years in power, the Duterte administration only managed to give the Filipino people empty promises accompanied by an artificial beach in the nation's national capital and a full reversal of his stance on mining. Despite this, the results of the 2022 presidential elections appear to have not been affected by the Duterte administration's poor performance in environmental protection and climate change as a landslide victory in the polls was achieved by the tandem of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte. This chapter aims to provide an analysis of the policy legacies of the Duterte administration in the area of environment and climate change. It narrates Duterte's pronouncements to protect the environment and the Filipino people and examines what had happened to these. As it became clear in the end that Duterte prioritized interests other than those that he promised to uphold, the chapter attempts to determine the prospects for policy change and identify some policy recommendations for the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.