By Aldwin Quitasol Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY ? The Serve the People Brigade-Cordillera Disaster Response (STPB-CDR) Network has already provided relief services to at least 669 families and more than 4,000 individuals affected by Typhoon “Pepeng” in the city of Baguio and some towns of Benguet. The STPB-CDR is a relief and assistance network initiated…
Month: October 2009
Cancel Debt Payment to Free Up Funds for Calamity Relief, Gov’t Urged
By IBON FOUNDATION Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Instead of appeals for more foreign aid to rehabilitate the country from the effects of disasters, research group Ibon urges government to cancel debt payments and free up resources for relief and rehabilitation. According to research head Sonny Africa, “Environmental shifts mean that extreme weather events will become more…
In Ilocos, a Tough Time for ‘Pinakbet’
By LEILANIE ADRIANO Northern Dispatch LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte? Pinakbet vegetables here, 487 kms. north of Manila, have run out of supply after typhoon Pepeng damaged multi-million pesos worth of high-value commercial crops. The favorite vegetable ingredients of the local pinakbet dish are now being sourced out from Metro Manila and Davao. With this, prices…
Cordillera Most Ravaged by Pepeng
By ARTHUR ALLAD-IW
The Cordillera region incurred most of the damages in Northern Luzon with 309 dead and P1.398 billion of damaged infrastructures and agriculture caused by typhoon Pepeng.
Obama Administration Accused Again of Concealing Bush-Era Crimes
By MATT RENNER truthout/Report International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) President Obama promised to usher in a new era of government transparency when he was sworn into office nine months ago. On January 21, Obama signed an executive order instructing all federal agencies and departments to “adopt a presumption in favor” of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…
Attorneys for the Cuban Five Discuss Perspectives for the Case
Reprinted from Radio Havana Cuba International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Could you give us your perspective on where we stand in the case of the Cuban Five? THOMAS GOLDSTEIN (expert on Supreme Court litigation): The direct appeals in the case of the Cuban Five have concluded with the severe disappointment of the U.S. Supreme Court not…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Solutions or Band-Aid?
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Who was it who said that the best way to ensure that nothing gets done is to create a committee? The Arroyo government’s announcement of the formation of the Special National Public-Private Sector Reconstruction Commission tasked “to study the causes, costs and actions needed to…
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Closure of ‘Destructive Dams’ Urged
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“The dams, particularly San Roque Dam, are supposedly designed and used to control floods. However, the floodings these infrastructures have brought us prove that they were not really designed for that function. These dams just bring profit to its proponents and more harm than benefit to the people.”
Dam Nation: A Bloody History of Struggle Against Dams
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The construction of dams has always been opposed because of their destructive effects on whole communities. Several anti-dam leaders have been killed as a result. The recent devastation by the dams of Luzon proved that they were right all along.