“Environmental heroes and martyrs like Kalinga chieftain Macli-ing Dulag and Calaca fisherfolk leader Erning Castillano sacrificed their lives in the struggles against these destructive projects.”
The ‘green’ martyrs of Martial Law
Month: April 2016
Back track: Science and Technology Under the Tuwid na Daan (Part I)
“Kung walang korap, walang mahirap. Ito ang tuwid na daan.” We first heard this phrase six years ago, in TV ads, campaign jingles and yellow posters that filled the streets. And now, another candidate is using the magic phrase again. But what exactly is this tuwid na daan legacy? This two-part article tackles the state…
‘Marcos era saw most rapid environmental degradation, biodiversity loss’
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“The environmental crimes committed during the dictatorship are bound to happen again if Bongbong Marcos gets one step closer to Malacañang.”
Environmental advocates against the return of the Marcoses to Malacañang
Environmental activists and advocates say they want for zero vote for Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
#BigasHindiBala | Groups from 60 countries urge UN envoy to look into starvation due to El Niño
The Peoples Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) noted that the ongoing Senate inquiry revealed anomalies in calamity fund distribution and the government’s failure to provide food relief to families suffering from the effects of El Niño.
Luisita farmers hold vigil to stop destruction of farms, huts
“Two Cojuangco-Aquinos have won the presidency with the promise to distribute Hacienda Luisita to us farmworkers. But look at what’s happening to us here now,” Sibayan said.
The lure of strongman rule
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. is leading in the latest surveys on who voters are inclined to choose as vice-president come May 9. The news is troubling as well as perplexing. The very real prospect that the political heirs of the Dictator Marcos will be returning to Malacañang marks a major advance in the full blown…
Solon wants probe on illegal lockout in Cebu maternity hospital
“This is a reflection of the current state of the country’s health workers who endure low wages under a privatized health system.”
Drivers vow zero votes for Mar, LP Roxas
The No To Jeepney Phaseout Coalition points to Mar Roxas as one of the prime movers of the jeepney phase out plan when he was still Transportation secretary.
Jeepney drivers hold nationwide protest vs jeepney phaseout
So far, only two units have been delivered in an approved fleet management group. Its machines overheated and conked out in less than one month.
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Green Vote| Roxas, Binay get ‘failing grades’ on environment
“Senator Miriam Santiago is the breakaway ‘greenest’ candidate…Administration bet Mar Roxas is by far the ‘meanest’.”