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Before.
Photo taken in 2005 of the
Red Mountain in
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before mining operations in the area.
Photo by Ellen Red
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Photo taken in 2010 of the
Red Mountain in
Surigao del Norte.
Photo by Ellen Red
Location: Lake Mainit
Photo by Jojie Jasmin Cabasan
Location: Lake Mainit
Photo by Jojie Jasmin Cabasan
Location: Lake Mainit
Photo by Jojie Jasmin Cabasan
Location: Lake Mainit
Photo by Jojie Jasmin Cabasan
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Coal mining in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
opposed by environmental groups
KORONADAL CITY—Local opposition demands the immediate cancellation of Sultan Energy Philippines Corporation's (SEPC) Coal Operating Contract (COC) in Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.
Yellen Zata, chairperson of Hublag Kontra Mina (HUKOM) based in Barangay Ned asserts that SEPC was not able to secure an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) within a year after the contract was awarded. HUKOM has been opposing coal mining in their areas for environmental and health reasons. The group asserts that Ned is part of a protected watershed area.
(March 10, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Right to Information, Right Now
Letter to the Editor
DAVAO CITY—This is in reaction to the early report that House Speaker Prospero Nograles cannot commit for the passage of House Bill 3732 or the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act of 2010, pointing out that other pending bills were also considered equally important and that he could not guarantee a quorum.
The law is very important to the people as it obliges the government to disclose the contents of various public documents like agreements, contracts, loans, bilateral or multilateral agreements, and licenses to use or extract natural resources among others that are most of the time denied by authorities when requested. (February 11, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Civil society laments lack of impartial investigation
into the burning of school building in Tampakan
KORONADAL CITY—Last February 1, the school building of Datal Biao Elementary School in Barangay Danlag, Tampakan, South Cotabato was burned by still unidentified men. The military blames the New People's Army (NPA) of the mine site atrocity. Datal Biao lies within the Mine Development Area of Xtrata–SMI.
"We believe that the incident could be used to give reason for the deployment of more military personnel in the area especially that there have been series of spontaneous protest actions of the B'laans directed against the company since last year," said SOCSKSARGEN CAN (Climate Action Now) spokesperson Sr. Susan O. Bolanio, OND. (February 9, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Alarm bell sounded over the opening
of Caraga watershed reserves to mining & quarrying
SURIGAO DEL SUR—Areas declared as watershed reserves like the Taguibo Watershed Forest Reserve in Butuan City, Andanan, Wawa and Pinagalaan Watershed Reserve in Sibagat and Bayugan, part of the PICOP areas in Bislig, the Cantilan Watershed Reserve and the Mabini Watershed in Surigao City, are being opened to mining and quarrying. (February 2, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Women's Health Rights are Human Rights
ZAMBOANGA CITY—Tinitiis ang uhaw. Pinipigil ang pag–ihi. Sinasanay langhapin ang masangsang na amoy. Matibay ang mga paa sa pagtayo ng 8–14 oras sa trabaho. Magbingibingihan sa mga bulyaw ng amo at magbubulagbulagan sa kahihiyan sa mga tao. Pinagkakasya ang karampot na suweldo sa mga pangangailangan, pamasahe at gamot.
Ito ang ilan sa mga karanasan na ipinamahagi ng mga babaeng canning workers, babaeng therapists, babaeng vendors at salesladies sa ginawang occupational safety and health research sa Zamboanga City. (January 30, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Media groups welcome guilty verdict
on the alleged killer of Pagadian journalist Edgar Amoro
PAGADIAN CITY—The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Pagadian City–ZamboSur (NUJP) and Zamboanga del Sur Pagadian City Press Club, Inc. (ZPPI), both an active media organizations in Pagadian City jubilantly appreciate the verdict handed down on Mohammad Maulana by the RTC Branch 6 of Cebu City, finding him guilty of killing Edgar Amoro, a material witness of the killing of another radio reporter and commentator Edgar Damalerio, managing editor of Zamboanga Scribe and radio announcer of radio station DXKP of the Radio Philippines Network (RPN) Pagadian on May 13, 2002. (January 29, 2010) Read the NUJP and ZPPI joint statements here>>>
"Floating farms" developed in Sibugay to mitigate flooding
IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY—Barangay Salinding is a low–lying coastal community near the biggest river of the province, Sibuguey River, making it vulnerable to floods during heavy downpour of rains. It has a population of almost 2,000. Salinding village is one of the villages of Zamboanga Sibugay expected to be underwater if the country’s sea level rises merely by one meter due to climate change.
Alarmed by the recurring problem of flooding, residents of Barangay Salinding, with the assistance of government and non–government agencies, develop floating farms that could withstand flooding. (January 28, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Environmental groups called on PGMA to adopt
cautious attitude towards the Copenhagen Accord
The CSO Working Group on Climate Change and Development, a coalition of over 30 organizations working on climate change–related issues, called on President Gloria Macapagal–Arroyo today to take a long and careful look at the Copenhagen Accord and firmly resist being rushed into committing the Philippines to the highly controversial and widely–criticized document, without a thorough study of its implications on our climate survival and its consequences on our economic development. Countries have been given until the end of January to sign the Accord. (January 26, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Anislagan villagers block entry
of Philippine largest mining firm
ANISLAGAN, PLACER—Forming a human barricade, almost the entire populace of Anislagan, a small village in Placer town, province of Surigao del Norte prevented last January 11 the entry of the 6–vehicle convoy of the Philippine largest mining firm Philex Mining. (January 16, 2010) READ MORE>>>
25,000 Gingoog residents act to stop logging
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Twenty–five thousand residents of Gingoog City have made their voices loud and clear that they are against all forms of logging.
The petition, signed by close to 25,000 Gingoog City residents, calling for the immediate cancellation of the logging permit issued to Southwoods Timber Corporation (STC) was filed earlier today before the Central Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Quezon City. (January 12, 2010) READ MORE>>>
Cry for justice for the death of anti–logging leader
GINGOOG CITY—Early morning of December 24th, Alberto "Berting" Pinagawa, a Higaonon anti–logging leader, hiked from his house in Sitio Muyo, Barangay Minalwang, Claveria, Misamis Oriental to Barangay Eureka, Gingoog City to catch a habal–habal (motorcycle for hire) ride in time for the family Christmas get–together in Barangay Kalipayan, Gingoog City.
While in Sitio Papataon, Barangay Eureka, assailants blocked Berting's way and fired at him at least 20 shots from high–powered guns. Prior to his death, Berting organized his community to cancel the logging permit of Southwood Timber Corporation. (December 27, 2009) READ MORE>>>
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