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‘The forest lives on’ : Slain botanist’s legacy blooms amid 4 years of injustice
“Leonard Co believed that if only we can see the wealth of the Philippines, the plants, we would love our country even more.”
Address climate change, gov’t urged
“We are no longer vulnerable, we are already suffering from climate change.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan
One year after Haiyan, government recovery efforts ‘slow, pathetic’
“One year after, thousands of our kababayans in Yolanda-hit areas find it difficult to recover from the tragedy, receiving little or no aid from government. They remain insecure in their temporary shelter and have no means for sustainable livelihood.”
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‘Fighting climate change means changing the system’
Instead of taking action to bring down their GHG emissions, these developed countries are even “blurring the line” between themselves and the developing countries, by putting the weight of responsibility equally to all.
‘Edca soft-launch’ | Environmentalists, solon blast joint Ph-US naval exercises
Environmentalists and lawmakers denounce the presence of the US Navy warships and the PH-US war games as “threat to sovereignty and security as well as to the environment.”
‘People’s General Assembly’ in NY calls for justice
A parallel gathering to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City painted “a more accurate picture of the world,” and called for genuine development for the world’s 99 per cent.
‘People’s Climate March’ | Environmentalists troop to Mendiola
“The Aquino government is condemning us to a future of chronic extreme vulnerability to typhoons, storm surges, and other climate change-aggravated hazards failing in its mandates both in climate change adaptation and mitigation.” – Leon Dulce, campaign coordinator of Kalikasan PNE and 350.org Pilipinas
Indigenous peoples, environmentalists call for end to OceanaGold’s ‘mining plunder’
"OceanaGold’s operations should immediately be stopped by DENR to prevent further pollution, and should immediately hold these environmental criminals accountable.” – Clemente Bautista, national coordinator of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE)
Pork destroys environment, peoples’ livelihood – green groups
“The billions in people’s funds that will be freed up by the abolition of the corrupt pork barrel system should be rechanneled towards environmental protection, social services, and disaster and climate resiliency.” – ENAP Corruption!
Drilon’s DAP for pet dam project spurs formation of anti-pork alliance
“The Jalaur Dam is one of the pet projects, if not milking cows, of Senate President Franklin Drilon, one of Aquino’s leading allies.” – Environmental Network against Pork Barrel and Corruption
Gov’t solution to cocolisap could be deadly to coconut industry, environment
Instead of using sustainable solutions, government is taking the quick and toxic solution to the cocolisap infestation. Peasant groups smell corruption and agri-TNCs interests.
Save Manila Bay alliance warns of worse flooding due to reclamation
Its impact is long-term – once tons upon tons of soil are dumped into the sea, the loss of marine life and ecological balance cannot be immediately replaced – and the resultant flooding through water level rise cannot be immediately addressed.
NPA admits 14 fatalities in simultaneous anti-private army attacks
'Philippine government encourages the existence of private armies as these serve its interest for counterrevolutionary purposes.' - Maria Malaya, NDF Northern Mindanao
Open-pit mining consultation marred with reported harassment
A leader of a small-scale miners group complained that Army troops have harassed him to keep him out of a public consultation on open-pit mining operations.
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