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Despite the somewhat funny concept, they were serious about their goal: Stop the oil exploration in the Tañon Strait by Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX).
Alyansa ng Novo Vizcayano para sa Kalikasan (ANVIK) argued that the court should hold NLMRC accountable rather than target the people’s barricade, which residents put up in response to the company’s activities.
Public money pays for transmission lines, ports, and guarantees, while private firms collect profits for decades. The public absorbs the risk and the debt; the corporations keep the gains.
"We mean protecting 366.7 hectares of public land so it can be transformed into a modern, humanized center for custody, legal aid, and reformation."
"This is reasonable, provided that what the guidance says is followed in practice.”
The absence of reliable irrigation makes it difficult for farmers to continue planting during periods of extreme heat.
Farmers organizations warned that agricultural land conversion and large-scale development projects could displace farming communities, threaten food production and undermine farmers' access to land.
For ILPS Philippines, these agreements are not merely defense arrangements. They further integrate the country into Washington's military operations and its First Island Chain strategy against China.
Nine years later, the family still has no definitive answers about who killed their son, why the gunmen targeted him, and whether authorities thoroughly investigated the shooting.
A significant part of the ruling concerned the Strengthening Assistance for Government Infrastructure and Social Programs (SAGIP).
The criminal sanction for Philippine libel laws is “excessive”
"If they prohibit us from fishing, where would we go?"
The Super El Niño, land-use conversion and human rights abuses are among the key issues aggravating the plight of rural folk.
The workers reiterated their demand for a P1,200 (US$18.92) national minimum wage.
"He needs immediate medical attention for injuries and trauma allegedly sustained during his detention."
For farmers, it is the government's unpreparedness that turns it into an even greater calamity, made even worse by the climate crisis.
Despite the advancements of AI technology, there is also the growing resistance.
Having equal pay is what we are after because we are delivering the same [products].
"It feels as though we have been permanently driven out of Marawi."
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