Archive of Environment

Indigenous residents of Barangay Balatoc, Pasil, Kalinga urged the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to stop Makilala Mining Company Inc.’s (MMCI) planned large-scale mining on their ancestral land. The indigenous communities also filed complaints with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other government agencies. The company secured a permit for a Mineral […]

Nananawagan ang mga katutubo mula sa Barangay Balatoc, Pasil, Kalinga sa National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) na ipatigil ang planong malawakang pagmimina ng Makilala Mining Company Inc. (MMCI) sa kanilang lupaing ninuno. Nagpaabot din ng reklamo ang mga katutubo sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources at sa ibang ahensya ng gubyerno. Nakakuha ang […]

Davao City’s severe garbage problem was emphasized following the collapse of the sanitary landfill in Purok 8, Barangay New Carmen, Tugbok District on May 20. The collapse occurred after continuous rains severely flooded the city, killing a resident, burying 15 houses, and forcing at least 123 families to evacuate. Environmental groups have long warned that […]

Tumampok kamakailan ang matinding problema sa basura sa Davao City matapos ang trahedya ng pagguho ng sanitary landfill sa Purok 8, Barangay New Carmen, Tugbok District noong Mayo 20. Naganap ang pagguho matapos ang tuluy-tuloy na pag-ulan na nagdulot din ng matinding pagbaha sa syudad. Isang residente ang namatay at 15 bahay ang natabuhan. Hindi […]

Residents of Pakil, Laguna marched on May 30 from Plaza Adonay around the town to condemn the planned construction of the Ahunan Dam in the province. Led by Mamamayang Nagmamahal sa Pakil (MaNaPak, or Residents who Love Pakil), environmental groups and church people carried the theme “Lusong bago Ahon: Lakad panalangin at panaghoy ng sanlikha” […]

Nagmartsa noong Mayo 30 ang mga residente ng Pakil, Laguna mula sa Plaza Adonay patungo sa palibot ng bayan noong Mayo 30 upang kundenahin ang planong pagtatayo ng Ahunan Dam sa prubinsya. Pinangunahan ng Mamamayang Nagmamahal sa Pakil (MaNaPak), kasama ang mga grupong pangkalikasan at taong simbahan, binitbit nila ang temang ““Lusong bago Ahon: Lakad […]

Strong public opinion and protests compelled the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and comprador bourgeois Ramon Ang’s San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to suspend the mass cutting of the remaining trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila. Environmental groups led by Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) protested on May 26 to halt […]

Natulak ng malakas na opinyong publiko at protesta ng mamamayan ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at San Miguel Corporation (SMC) ng burgesyang kumprador na si Ramon Ang na isuspinde ang maramihang pagputol ng nalalabing mga puno sa kahabaan ng Quirino Avenue sa Maynila. Nagprotesta ang mga grupong maka-kalikasan sa pangunguna ng Kalikasan […]

The residents’ collective voice and protest recently pushed the local government of Barangay España in San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, Romblon to vote against endorsing the Altai Mining Project. More than 500 residents of the barangay and nearby communities protested on May 25 alongside the Sangguniang Barangay voting session. The council blocked the project with a […]

Natulak ng nakakaisang boses at protesta ng mamamayan ang lokal na gubyerno ng Barangay España sa San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, Romblon na bumoto para huwag i-endorso ang Altai Mining Project. Mahigit 500 residente ng barangay at katabing mga komunidad ang nagprotesta noong Mayo 25 kasabay ng sesyon ng Sangguniang Barangay para bumoto. Sa botong 5 […]