By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com Main Story: Economic zone project to evict thousands of farmers, fisherfolk in Casiguran, Aurora CASIGURAN, Aurora – An Agta resident here, who has been living here, tending several coconut trees, fruit trees, and has been doing wet-season rice planting in the heart of the Casiguran peninsula, some 500 kilometers north…
Day: July 1, 2011
Aurora eco-zone project to displace thousands of farmers, fisherfolk
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Development does not mean wiping out communities of farmers, fisherfolk and indigenous peoples.” – Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson
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Aurora govt officials sow disunity, fear among indigenous peoples, settlers to grab their lands
Moro groups slam postponement of ARMM elections
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Saying that the ARMM needs reform and (that these) can only be done when Aquino appoints an OIC [officer-in-charge] is an act of chauvinism by Aquino against the Moro people and the constituents of ARMM.” – Ba Ali Indayla, secretary-general of KAWAGIB.
Rights groups criticize Aquino gov’t for continuing violations, failure to act on calls for justice
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The Aquino administration has been contented in being a passive spectator, leaving the victims, relatives, human rights defenders and their lawyers on their own.” – National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
Farmers say Aquino’s first year in office a ‘colossal failure’
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com One after after his inauguration as the Philippines’ 15th president, Benigno Simeon Aquino III has not won any fans from farmers organizations in the country. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas minced no words in describing Aquino’s first year in office, saying that it was a “colossal failure” and that…
Aquino support for coal-fired plants slammed; groups say he lacks ‘environmental leadership’
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Instead of making polluters pay, the national government pays polluters. Aquino condoned billions of pesos in terms of tax liabilities and obligations of foreign and private operators of coal plants.” – Kalikasan