Elders from Mankayan town refused to be included in the list of representatives made by the National Commision on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Cordillera for the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes regarding mining applications and land conversions affecting the area.
The City Council of Itogon urged the Department of Health Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources -CAR (DENR-CAR) to conduct a joint investigation and evaluation of the refinery plant of Benguet Corporation at Balatoc Virac Itogon, Benguet.
Ni Edwin Quinsayas Bulatlat.com paulit-ulit kong kinakatalik png ‘yong mga pahina buong pananabik hinahagkan ko ang init ng ‘yong simula aghahabulan ang aking mga daliri pinapasok ang ‘yong katawan sinasaliksik ang bawat linya bawat pananda bawat titik; nais kong magtampisaw maliyo sa nagsalabat mong damdamin lasapin ang ‘yong trahedya mahibang sa ‘yong ligaya maligaw sa…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Aquino administration has declared as non-negotiable the relocation of some 20,000 non-formal settler families living along metro Manila’s waterways by the end of this year, and of 100,000 others by the end of Mr. Aquino’s term in 2016. The decision comes in the aftermath of the…
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Are genetically modified organisms (GMO), widely used in food crops in 34 countries, poisonous to the human body if ingested? The debate on this question, which started in 1996, hasn’t been resolved. In the Philippines the debate – focused on the soil bacteria Bacillus…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com Progressive analysts are raising the alarm over the rise of fascism. And they are not referring to neo-nazi groups in Europe, although these are on the rise too especially after the 2008 crisis, and governments in Europe began shifting the blame for the lack in jobs to immigrants. They are…
“The court is convinced that the field testing of BT Talong is not a purely scientific activity which belongs within the province of scientists alone… those who are affected by the field testing must be consulted and must be engaged in the process of this kind of risky activity.”– Zelda Soriano, counsel for the petitioners
“There are numerous studies on the harmful effects of GMOs but pro-GMO scientists refuse to see this. Their blindness is not caused by GMO but by the money offered by big companies.” – Dr. Romy Quijano, toxicologist By RHENNIE N. CANTIGA Bulatlat.com MANILA— Citing hazards to health, environment and livelihood of genetically-modified organisms, scientists and…
One government employee was dismissed and the others were deprived of the salary increase that is due to them under the Salary Standardization Law 3.
“Now, with the excuse that it has not completed its dam rehabilitation, Philex once again wants to extend its operations. The real reason behind this is to rake in billions of pesos from their operation while subjecting our people to possibly another flooding and disaster.” – Kalikasan PNE