MANILA – Progressive groups and netizens expressed disgust over what they branded as “early politicking” of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his allies amid the massive devastation caused by floods. Official Malacanang photographs show Aquino on board a military truck with Akbayan spokeswoman Risa Hontiveros, Aurora Rep. Sonny Angara, Technical Education and Skills Development…
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Imahen ng baha sa Facebook at personal na arkibo ng pangyayari
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ganito ang eksena isang araw sa Agosto 2012: matapos ng ilang araw na tuloytuloy na buhos ng ulan, idineklarang walang pasok; baha ang mga paligid ng syudad; at ang pangunahing nakapag-abot ng epekto ng ulan ay ang mga imahen sa Facebook. Natunton ang lawak at saklaw ng pagkabaha: ang anderpas…
‘Filipinos, environment in greater peril under Aquino’s neoliberal policies’ — green groups
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is high time to call a spade a spade: the Aquino government has demonstrated that it can no longer meet even the minimum demands of the Filipino people for environmental protection and the wise utilization of natural resources towards people-oriented development and industrialization.” – Kalikasan Partylist
Philippines tops list of world’s most disaster-hit countries in 2011
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A total of 431 natural and human-induced disasters were reported in the Philippines in the past year. These killed 1,774 people, and affected more than three million families or 15.3 million people, and caused over P26 billion in economic damages.
Prometheus Bound: Top 7 ways to reduce disaster risk
By Giovanni Tapang, PhD Bulatlat.com At the end of each year, we usually take stock of what transpired and assess our strengths and weaknesses in order to do better next year. Usually in the form of “New Year’s Resolutions,” we list down what we have to do for the next 365 days. In the light…
Lessons from the flood
Prometheus Bound By GIOVANNI TAPANG, PhD Bulatlat.com MANILA — It came as a surprise to receive a call from my sister in Bulacan last Thursday, since I was the one who was supposed to be sending her a birthday greeting then. She was worried about the floods in the nearby towns of Hagonoy, Paombong and…
Salungguhit: The Great Equalizer?
The Great Equalizer?
Deals That Threaten Disasters
t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed by: J. Sri Raman Deals for 16 reactors in a single day – so read India’s nuclear score card on December 7, 2009. On this date, an agreement was reached in Moscow, under which the country would get four more nuclear reactors from Russia. Simultaneously,…
Storm ‘Cosme’ Devastates La Union
Typhoon Cosme hit the southern towns of La Union on the night of May 17, causing millions of damage in agricultural production, fisheries, infrastructure and leaving seven persons dead and five injured. BY JOAN DIAZ Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 16, May 25-31, 2008 Typhoon Cosme hit the southern towns of La…
Earth Day Protest: Arroyo Gov’t Most Disaster Prone – Envi Groups
BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO Bulatlat April 22, 2008 – 1:37 p.m. “As long as the Arroyo administration remains in power, we expect a bleak future for the people and the environment,” Kalikasan-People’s Network for the Enviroment, said in a statement. Three hundred environmental advocates and members of multi-sectoral organizations, headed by Kalikasan- PNE, staged a…