Alinsunod sa utos ng Bambang Regional Trial Court, muling binuwag ang barikada ng mamamayan laban sa Woggle Corporation noong Enero 13 sa barangay Bitnong, Dupax del Norte. Nag-utos din ang korte na arestuhin sino man ang lumabag sa kautusan. Mahigit 100 pulis na naka-riot shield ang dineploy ng PNP Bayombong para tiyakin na matutupad ang […]
Defend Ilocos Sur and Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) condemned the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 1 (DENR-1) for renewing Isla Verde Mining Development Corporation (IVMDC)’s dredging operation permit. The renewal was granted despite the company’s repeated violations of the law. According to the groups, the agency’s decision lacked clear and […]
Kinundena ng Defend Ilocos Sur at Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) ang muling pagpapahintulot ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 1 (DENR-1) sa operasyon dredging ng Isla Verde Mining Development Corporation (IVMDC). Sa kabila ito ng paulit-ulit na paglabag ng kumpanya sa batas. Ayon sa mga grupo, ang desisyon ng ahensya […]
The Catholic Church’s 33 leaders united in opposing the planned construction of a power plant in Labrador, Pangasinan. They affirmed the pastoral letter first released by Archbishop Socrates Villegas of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan on December 6. On December 8, the bishops and archbishops issued a letter wherein they urged the government and the Filipino […]
Nagkaisa ang 33 lider ng Simbahang Katolika sa pagtutol sa planong pagtatayo ng power plant sa Labrador, Pangasinan. Nakiiisa sa isang pastoral letter na unang inilabas ni Arsobispo Socrates Villegas ng Arkidiyosesis ng Lingayen-Dagupan noong Disyembre 6. Noong Disyembre 8, naglabas ng liham ang mga obispo at arsobispo kung saan hinimok ng arsobisyo ang gubyerno […]
Fisherfolk and environmental defenders marched in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on December 13 to demand accountability from Taiwan-based company Isla Verde Mining and Development Corp. (IVMDC) for its environmentally destructive dredging operation. While they acknowledge the temporarily halting of its operations, the corporation must be held accountable, and justice must be given to the affected […]
Nagmartsa sa Vigan City sa Ilocos Sur ang mga mangingisda at tanggol-kalikasan noong Disyembre 13 para manawagan ng pananagutan sa pagwasak sa kalikasan ng operasyong dredging ng Isla Verde Mining and Development Corp. (IVMDC), kumpanyang nakabase sa Taiwan. Habang kinikilala nila ang pansamantalang pagtigil ng operasyong dredging, kinakailangang panagutin ang korporasyon at bigyang hustisya ang […]
Woggle Corporation personnel stormed residents’ barricade in Upper Tacbao, barangay Bitnong on the afternoon of December 12. Colluding with the PNP-Dupax del Norte, they threatened, harassed, and insulted the residents manning the barricade and destroyed their belongings. This was company’s response after finding its excavator burned that same day. The guards seized the cellphones and […]
Sinugod ng mga tauhan ng Woggle Corporation ang barikada ng mga residente ng Upper Tacbao, barangay Bitnong noong Disyembre 12 ng hapon. Katuwang ang PNP Dupax del Norte, tinakot, ginipit, at binastos ng mga ito ang mga nagbarikada at sinira ang kanilang mga gamit. Ganti ito ng kumpanya matapos matagpuang sunog ang excavator nito sa […]
Dupax del Norte residents successfully prevented Woggle Corporation planned dismantling of their barricade on December 10. This happened after the court once again issued a Writ of Preliminary Injunction or an order to dismantle the barricade in Sityo Keon, Barangay Bitnong on December 4. On the day of the order’s implementation, the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial […]