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'Philippine government encourages the existence of private armies as these serve its interest for counterrevolutionary purposes.' - Maria Malaya, NDF Northern Mindanao
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.
'Stopping the flight of workers, or the lack of jobs, goes back to the basics -- but the government lacks a blueprint for developing the agriculture sector and other industries to absorb the labor force.'
Matthew Cua, leader of the Skyeye team contracted by the DENR, said the drones they are using are “not like Predators or Reapers (attack drones)...
'The DENR's use of drone is not for protecting the environment, but for defending interests of big mining companies that are guilty of destroying and plundering our environment.' -- Daniel Ibarra, NPA Comval Davao Subregional Command
Defend Ilocos Against Mining Plunder (Defend Ilocos) criticized the national government for its incompetence in putting an end to magnetite mining in the region.
“We don’t think the killings will stop unless the Aquino government takes necessary steps to punish the killers and masterminds.” -- Luis Teodoro, CMFR
"While many thought forming unions is detrimental to workers, genuine unions fight for workers’ rights and against abuses in the workplace." - union leader
Simultaneous rallies gathered indigenous peoples and environment advocates opposing the entry of large-scale mining companies in Mindanao.
Army spokesman Capt. Ernest Carolina claims residents were 'tricked' into believing promises of the NPAs.
The families sought help from human rights group Karapatan after saying authorities failed to act on them.
Duterte: The government should honor what we have committed to the people and to the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines).
'There is no such thing as clean coal, coal is still coal.'
The NUPL vowed to file countercharges against the police “to teach them a lesson that they are supposed to be law enforcers and should respect the rights of citizens.”
Despite feasibility, more and bigger renewable energy production in Mindanao are being discouraged by several factors.
For the MILF peace panel, the signing of the annex to the peace agreement was a matter of sacrificing for peace.
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