Archive of Environment

Fisherfolk urge new DENR chief to stop the Laguna floating solar project
May 25, 2025

Fisherfolk and environmental advocates are calling on Raphael Lotilla, the newly appointed Environment Secretary, to halt the floating solar power project in Laguna. They say the project will negatively affect the livelihood of more than 8,000 small-scale fisherfolk and coastal residents. Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) convener Chris Baysa said “There is widespread opposition from […]

Itigil ang Laguna floating solar project, panawagan ng mga mangingisda sa bagong pinuno ng DENR
May 25, 2025

Nananawagan ang mga mangingisda at may adbokasiya sa kalikasan kay Raphael Lotilla, bagong talaga na Environment Secretary na itigil ang floating solar power project sa Laguna. Anila, may masamang epekto ang proyekto sa kabuhayan ng mahigit 8,000 maliliit na mangingisda at residente sa tabing dagat. Ayon kay Chris Baysa, convener ng Save Laguna Lake Movement […]

Bayan Muna opposes Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan hydroelectric power plant privatization
May 24, 2025

Former Bayan Muna representative Atty. Carlos Zarate strongly condemned the Marcos Jr regime for its plan to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna. He said this would only raise electricity rates, further burdening those who rely on the service. The 796.64 megawatt (MW) CBK plant complex operates under a 25-year build-rehabilitate-operate-transfer […]

Pribatisasyon ng Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan hydroelectric power plant, tinututulan ng Bayan Muna
May 24, 2025

Mariing binatikos ni Atty. Carlos Zarate, dating kinatawan ng Bayan Muna, ang plano ng rehimeng Marcos Jr na isapribado ng Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex sa Laguna. Aniya, magdudulot lamang ito ng lalong pagmahal ng singil sa kuryente na dagdag pasanin ng mga nakaasa sa serbisyo. Ang 796.64 megawatt (MW) CBK plant complex ay […]

Pagwawalambisa sa moratorium ng pagmimina sa Occidental Mindoro, malaking banta sa buhay ng mga Mindoreño!
May 18, 2025 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Southern Tagalog | NDF-Mindoro | Ma. Patricia Andal | Spokesperson |

Mariing kinukundena ng rebolusyonaryong mamamayan, kasama ang mga mamamayan sa Mindoro ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagpapawalambisa sa moratoryum sa pagmimina sa prubinsya ng Occidental Mindoro na nagbabawal sa malakihang pagmimina. Ito ay matapos maghain ng petisyon sa Korte Suprema at kwestyunin ng Agusan Petroleum and Mineral Corporation, isang subsidiyaryo ng San Miguel Corporation […]

Groups condemn ruling against moratorium on large-scale mining in Occidental Mindoro
May 15, 2025

Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment condemned the Supreme Court En Banc for its recent ruling which nullified the ordinances in Occidental Mindoro province banning large-scale mining because these allegedly violate the Philippine Mining Act (PMA) of 1995. According to the group, the decision Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen issued and wrote is dangerous and […]

Pagwawalambisa sa moratoryum sa malakihang pagmimina sa Occidental Mindoro, binatikos
May 15, 2025

Kinundena ng Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment ang kamakailang desisyon na inilabas ng Supreme Court En Banc na nagpawalambisa sa mga ordinansa sa prubinsya ng Occidental Mindoro na nagbabawal sa malakihang pagmimina dahil sa labag diumano ito sa Philippine Mining Act (PMA) of 1995. Ayon sa grupo, delikado at magsisilbing negatibong pamantayan ang desisyon […]

Calapan City residents stand firm against dredging
May 13, 2025

Residents of Barangay Silonay, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro opposed the planned dredging of their coastline and the adjacent Barangay Maidlang. They expressed their opposition in a public consultation held on May 9, with the support of the Mindoro Forum Network (MFN), Alyansa Laban sa Mina, and barangay officials. Residents immediately acted and spoke out against […]

Mga residente sa Calapan City, nanindigan kontra dredging
May 13, 2025

Tinutulan ng mga residente ng Barangay Silonay, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro ang planong dredging sa baybaynin nito at katabing Barangay Maidlang. Ipinahayag nila ang pagtutol sa isinagawang pampublikong konsultasyon noong Mayo 9, sa suporta ng Mindoro Forum Network (MFN), Alyansa Laban sa Mina, at mga upisyal ng barangay. Kaagad umaksyon at nagsalita laban sa dredging […]

Amlig calls for stop to construction of esplanade-seawall-road in a barangay in Antique
May 10, 2025

The environmental group AMLIG Antique Alliance called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to immediately halt the ongoing construction of a four-kilometer esplanade-seawall-road in Barangay Funda-Dalipe in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique. According to the group, the project violates environmental protection laws and will destroy the marine ecosystem. In an appeal last […]