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'Aquino and his heir apparent, Mar Roxas, want to reorient the Laguna de Bay from a rich and abundant fishing lake to a world-class commercial hub for money-making ventures of the rich, all at the expense of fishers’ lives.'
“The barricade will continue and even wider. Because we continue to oppose mining in Sta. Cruz, Zambales.”
“These mining companies have the historical records of violating environmental standards.”
“Shameless environmental criminals like DMCI remain unpunished or lightly penalized for their violations under the Mining Act.”
“It’s better to die fighting, than to die helplessly.”
An anti-mining barricade was dispersed as soon as it was put up in Candelaria, Zambales.
Environmentalists are making the Mining Act an issue in the 2016 elections.
Thank you, Leo, said Philippine environmentalists.
Sta. Cruz villagers said they do not want another deadly “red flood” to happen.
The attacks on environmental advocates continue under President Aquino.
“Justice is so elusive in the Philippines.”
Alex Josol is the second victim in two days to be attacked in Pantukan town, and a "Palparan battalion" is suspected to be behind it.
A leader of small-scale miners opposed to open-pit mine in Pantukan survives a gun assault.
“The future of our climate is in peril if we allow polluter countries and companies to run the world on its business-as-usual pathway.”
“Negotiators have failed to come up with a long-delayed climate protocol that imposes obligated, quantified, and ambitious emissions cuts on industrialized countries and their corporations.”
Instead of providing solutions, COP21 has negotiated a future that is still on path to heating Earth from 3 to 7 degrees Celsius (°C) within this century.
“What BS Aquino mouthed during the Climate Change Symposium is nothing but lip service that is totally detached from reality.”
“In the pursuit of superprofits, the monopoly capitalists ruthlessly plunder forests, minerals, energy reserves, freshwater supplies, agricultural lands and marine areas.”
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