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Davao Today | Sep 16, 2014
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Pork destroys environment, peoples’ livelihood – green groups
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Pagpupugay sa mga abogado ng bayan
Pagpupugay sa mga abogado ng bayan
Sa pagdami ng mga abogado ng bayan, tiyak na mas maraming kaso tayong maisasampa sa korte upang makatulong sa mga kampanya o ipinaglalaban ng masa.
Support to Mindanao people’s defense of land, environment, urged
Support to Mindanao people’s defense of land, environment, urged
“The Talaingod Manobos who are now just returning to their lands are still in need of food, medicines, blankets and other materials in order to rebuild their lives. They need our support in filing complaints and lobbying against the military before the Commission on Human Rights, Philippine Congress, Philippine courts, and up to the level of the United Nations.”
Mindanao natural resources, protectors under siege
Mindanao natural resources, protectors under siege
Kalikasan PNE warns that the largely undocumented biodiversity in Pantaron Range might disappear, along with indigenous knowledge of the Talaingod Manobos who have protected the forests of the mountain range for decades, if they continue to be driven out of their ancestral domain by massive troop deployment and military operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
APECO: Isang bangungot sa mamamayan ng Casiguran, Aurora (1)
APECO: Isang bangungot sa mamamayan ng Casiguran, Aurora (1)
Nanganganib mapalayas at mawalan ng kabuhayan ang mga Agta tulad ng dinaranas ng mga magsasaka na itinaboy ng APECO o Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority.
Blacksand mining still ravages Ilocos Sur
Blacksand mining still ravages Ilocos Sur
Defend Ilocos Against Mining Plunder (Defend Ilocos) criticized the national government for its incompetence in putting an end to magnetite mining in the region.
‘Land reform, jobs, shelter should be prioritized in Yolanda rehabilitation’ – Tiamzon couple
‘Land reform, jobs, shelter should be prioritized in Yolanda rehabilitation’ – Tiamzon couple
“Even before Yolanda, majority of the victims have been poor, with no regular income, no access to education and health and have been experiencing hunger. The attitude should be to resolve those problems, not to bring back the old situation which is miserable.” – Wilma Austria
Defenders of one of last remaining old forests need our support
Defenders of one of last remaining old forests need our support
KALIBUTAN: The Pantaron people’s struggle is a legitimate and just defense of Lumad land, life and the environment.
Anti-mining protests mark Earth Day celeb in Mindanao
Anti-mining protests mark Earth Day celeb in Mindanao
Simultaneous rallies gathered indigenous peoples and environment advocates opposing the entry of large-scale mining companies in Mindanao.
Pagdiriwang ng Earth Day, pagdiriwang sa kabayanihan ng mamamayan
Pagdiriwang ng Earth Day, pagdiriwang sa kabayanihan ng mamamayan
Tuwing ika-22 ng Abril ipinagdiriwang ang Earth Day, pandaigdigang selebrasyon ng kalikasan at kapaligiran. Sa bahagi naming mga maka-kalikasang aktibista ng Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment, kinakatampukan ang Earth Day ng samut-saring mga aktibidad sa buong bansa upang itambol ang mga mahahalaga at matatampok na isyung pangkapaligiran na kinakaharap ng mamamayan.
Green groups warn of more environmental damage due to increase in US military presence
Green groups warn of more environmental damage due to increase in US military presence
Until now, the Obama administration has not yet responded to the Supreme Court order to explain the US side on the Tubbataha incident. This shows “the US government’s disrespect for our justice system and its indifference on how we assert our sovereignty.”
‘Hypocritical No Build Zone Policy evicts poor for the rich’
‘Hypocritical No Build Zone Policy evicts poor for the rich’
“The No Build Policy arbitrarily bans dwellings within prohibited zones without social acceptability, feasible relocation, and livelihood alternatives presented to the displaced families.” – Clemente Bautista, Kalikasan PNE
Yolanda survivors depict their sufferings under Aquino administation
Yolanda survivors depict their sufferings under Aquino administation
“If the Aquino government is indeed worried only of our safety, how come they are allowing big business and foreign investors to construct infrastructures right where our loved ones died during Yolanda? Why are the mining and logging operations in farflung areas lashed by Yolanda still continuing?” -- People Surge
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