By MARYA SALAMAT
“There are actual experiences and technologies available that demonstrate how Philex can decommission the tailings dam without resuming its mining operations.” – Kalikasan PNE
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Read also: After SMI-Xstrata, it is now Philex’s turn to receive go-signal to mining operations By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Last year’s failure of Philex’s tailings dam deposited heavy metal copper in the Balog-Agno junction, the confluence of Balog and...
By MARYA SALAMAT
Despite the Philippine government having agreed to increased use of the country by US troops, warships and warplanes, there are no clear guidelines on what to do in cases of mishaps, accidents, etc.
‘Workers mark Edsa anniv with US Embassy march (Photos by Mayday Multimedia / Bulatlat.com)
Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Environmental and women’s groups are demanding ”justice beyond monetary compensation” for the USS Guardian’s grounding of the Tubbataha Reef National Park, saying the incident is a blatant example of US disrespect for Philippine patrimony and...
PRESS RELASE Ka Efren, NDFP-FarSouth Mindanao Region 22 February 2013 Malacanang’s approval and issuance of the ECC for the Xstrata-SMI gold-copper project in Tampakan is a plot hatched in hell. Pnoy is inexcusably accountable for this barefaced and traitorous act....
By MARYA SALAMAT
A threat to life and the environment; a green light to more human rights violations; a case of bullying by the national government on the local government, which banned open pit mining; and most likely, a case of high-stakes corruption. This is how progressive groups describe the granting of an ECC to SMI-Xstrata.
By MARYA SALAMAT
The RILES Network said Aquino actually has choices for solving the LRT-1 problems, without resorting to privatization.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Clearly, automation does not magically solve the issues perpetually hounding the conduct of the elections in the country. Instead, the AES even gives more room for doubt and electoral fraud.” – Kabataan Party-list
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Automated Election System Watch (AES Watch) refused “to go down to the level of arguments with the prominent use of gutter language by the head of a Constitutional body – Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes.” In a strongly...
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The issue of Tubbataha again underscores the problems with the Visiting Forces Agreement. A crime was committed against our country and yet the Philippine government could not even conduct its own investigation of the perpetrators.” – Bayan
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The failed 1987 and 1989 coups d’état were often mentioned at the trial of former soldiers accused in the Olalia-Alay-ay double murder. According to the plan, the murder of Olalia was carried out to generate massive protests,...
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Aquino’s rhetoric of change and growth cannot hide the reality of worsening conditions, joblessness, poverty and hunger for the majority of our people.” – Kilusang Mayo Uno
Read also: Aquino govt engages locals in war to allow destructive mining in their ancestral domain By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA -- “It is devious and foolish for Malacañang to approve the Tampakan mining project,” Clemente Bautista of green group Kalikasan...
By MARYA SALAMAT
Opposition to the Tampakan mining project of SMI-Xstrata has claimed the lives of four people. And yet, the Aquino government continues to side with the mining giant as it attempts to override the ban issued by the local government.
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By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Some members of Trade Union Congress of the Philippines-affiliated Philex labor unions and local government officials performed a cañao ritual in front of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Natural...
Read also: Broad alliance urges Manila Mayor Lim: Restore, not reclaim, Manila Bay By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Since last year, various groups from all over the Philippines who are resisting government plans to implement public-private reclamation...
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Further reclamation of Manila Bay will greatly endanger the fragile marine ecosystem which contributes to food production and mitigates the disastrous effects of calamities and floods in nearby areas.” – People’s Network for the Integrity of Coastal Habitats and Ecosystems
Read also: Fishers, experts call for 10-year moratorium on reclamation
By MARYA SALAMAT
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said they would not get involved, except to evacuate civilians likely to be affected. But in Manila, a lawyer who said that he is a spokesperson of the MNLF Emmanuel Fontanilla has charged that the ASG is likely getting arms and ammunitions from the AFP.
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