“In the public hearing, we strongly opposed the entry of Nadecor and its planned operations here. Now, we’re surprised why this resolution is approved through a special session.” — Rogelio Simbajon, a small-scale miner in Pantukan town By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today PANTUKAN, Compostela Valley, Philippines — Around 50 small-scale miners mostly from Gumayan…
Day: August 7, 2012
Imahen ng baha sa Facebook at personal na arkibo ng pangyayari
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ganito ang eksena isang araw sa Agosto 2012: matapos ng ilang araw na tuloytuloy na buhos ng ulan, idineklarang walang pasok; baha ang mga paligid ng syudad; at ang pangunahing nakapag-abot ng epekto ng ulan ay ang mga imahen sa Facebook. Natunton ang lawak at saklaw ng pagkabaha: ang anderpas…
Latest poverty measure: excluding the poor from the poverty count
The Philippines seemed closer to reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing poverty by half than if the old poverty methodology were used
Philex’s ‘responsible mining’ put to test in tailings dam spill
By MARYA SALAMAT
‘This recent dam failure in Padcal proves that large-scale mining operations clearly contribute to the increased vulnerability of communities to disasters.” – Kalikasan Partylist
Number of undocumented OFWS in Saudi Arabia rising
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“There’s now a combined estimate of at least 12,000 to 14,000 undocumented OFWs in Saudi Arabia, higher than last year’s estimate pegged from 8,000 to 10,000.” – Migrante