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Advocates Worry That Aquino’s Mining, Environment Agenda Is Similar to Arroyo’s
Advocates Worry That Aquino’s Mining, Environment Agenda Is Similar to Arroyo’s
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
President Aquino’s electoral platform, inaugural speech and State of the Nation Address (SONA) contain no clear environmental agenda and position on major issues such as mining, climate change and the garbage problem, said Clemente Bautista of Kalikasan.
Prioritize Disaster Preparedness, Aquino Urged
Prioritize Disaster Preparedness, Aquino Urged
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
When typhoon Basyang hit Metro Manila, the government was unprepared not only because the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) missed the prediction, but because it simply was not ready to respond to any disaster.
Peasant Women, Coping on the Fringes
Peasant Women, Coping on the Fringes
By LYN V. RAMO
With their small parcels of land no longer producing enough for their families, peasant women and men try to make do with odd jobs.
Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
By DAISY C. GONZALES, MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN and JOSE HERNANI
After eight years of government control, the mineral reservation site in Diwalwal has been eyed by big interest groups, leaving Velasco and more than 40,000 villagers in a constant threat of displacement. Small miners resent government’s policy allowing big private mining firms to take over the site.
Groups Challenge Aquino to Implement Fundamental Reforms to Save Environment
Groups Challenge Aquino to Implement Fundamental Reforms to Save Environment
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Enviromental Groups called on presumptive president Noynoy Aquino to form a commission to investigate the crimes of the Arroyo government against the environment, and to review and scrap its policies and issuances that have a negative impact on the people and the environment.
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