‘Mining plunder takes away future for dev’t’
“What we lost is not just the resources, but what our country could have done to industrialize and provide jobs.”
‘Mining plunder takes away future for dev’t’
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Challenging the ‘failing science’ of mining TNCs
Challenging the ‘failing science’ of mining TNCs
People’s scientists and communities are using science to make mining companies and governments accountable.
Global activists share courage, hope in mining confab
Global activists share courage, hope in mining confab
“All communities in the world will be able to organize, and stop all projects that are against life.”
Woman tribal chieftain praised at int’l confab
Woman tribal chieftain praised at int’l confab
“Refusal and resistance is an indictment of the state that boasts of respecting the rights of the indigenous peoples.”
Historic int’l confab links global resistance vs mining TNCs, liberalization
Historic int’l confab links global resistance vs mining TNCs, liberalization
“This historic gathering is a point of convergence for our heightened resistance to the intensifying plunder by mining TNCs under the rubric of neoliberal globalization.”
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Lobo town council revokes support for mining company
Lobo town council revokes support for mining company
“We will continue to struggle to stop mining in Lobo, and to have it declared as part of the protected area.”
Green groups slam Aquino’s “spineless, trash diplomacy” on Canadian waste
Green groups slam Aquino’s “spineless, trash diplomacy” on Canadian waste
“We do not even have the capacity to manage our local trash problems, yet the Aquino government forced our country to become a global dumpsite.” - Clemente Bautista, Kalikasan PNE
Recalling the 1990 ‘Killer Quake’
Recalling the 1990 ‘Killer Quake’
“To get a kilo of sugar or half a dozen of eggs, one has to wait or fight in line. Money has limited use. There was nothing to buy. You can feel panic around, as people fought to buy some food or batteries.”
#BulatlatAsks| Are you ready for the ‘Big One?’
#BulatlatAsks| Are you ready for the ‘Big One?’
Most people asked by Bulatlat.com are afraid to have another killer quake in their lifetime, while some are just “leaving it up to God.”
Batangas groups call for mining ban
Batangas groups call for mining ban
“The endorsement of Lobo government officials for the MRL-Egerton mining project should be revoked and reversed to protect Lobo’s lives, livelihood, and environment.”
‘People’s victory’ | Environmentalists hail exit of mining giant in Tampakan
‘People’s victory’ | Environmentalists hail exit of mining giant in Tampakan
“Glencore ultimately failed in the face of massive people’s resistance against foreign and large-scale mining.”
Climate change activists laud papal encyclical
Climate change activists laud papal encyclical
“Pope Francis asserts the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, amidst a systematic drive by capitalist countries to blur the difference between the obligations of rich and poor countries.”
The Big One | Prepping the people
The Big One | Prepping the people
“What if the school building is already old, will the drop-cover-hold on still apply?”
The Big One | Having equipment, vehicles helps but not the key
The Big One | Having equipment, vehicles helps but not the key
“Where is the role of the people in the picture?”
The Big One | Disaster-preparedness starts with the people
The Big One | Disaster-preparedness starts with the people
“Preparedness does not only mean having the equipment, materials, facilities – it pertains to the people.”
Makabayan solons want probe into approval for DMCI coal plant
Makabayan solons want probe into approval for DMCI coal plant
“Congress should probe into how a pollutive coal-fired power plant was approved despite the copious lack of social acceptability and extensive environmental risks."
Impending gold mining in Batangas threatens center of world marine life
Impending gold mining in Batangas threatens center of world marine life
An international study in 2005 identified the Verde Island Passage as the “center of the center” of the world’s marine shorefish biodiversity.
World Environment Day | Groups protest DMCI projects
World Environment Day | Groups protest DMCI projects
“The Filipino people must demonstrate on World Environment Day our commitment to protect our natural heritage and ecology by opposing DMCI’s coal-fired power plant in the globally-renowned ecological treasure that is the province of Palawan.”
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