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National gov t blamed for P680-B ecological deficit

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) “The Duterte government’s relentless pursuit of mining and other destructive activities touted as ‘economic recovery’ will cost us a minimum P680-billion ecological deficit. Worse, there was zero green spending in the national government’s economic stimulus packages,” CEC Executive Director Lia Mai Torres said during her keynote discussion in an Earth Day Webcast Forum held Thursday, April 22. Torres described the Palace’s recent executive order lifitng the mining agreement moratorium as “one of the biggest blows to the efforts to preserve the country’s natural resources.” “It’s very ironic that the President still agreed to lift the moratorium, considering that mining is one of the causes of massive flooding damages from typhoons ‘Rolly’ and ‘Ulysses’,” she added.

The New Humanitarian | Food, hunger, and COVID-19 in the Philippines

NEW YORK Last year had already been unkind to Renato Gameng, a farm worker in the Philippines’ northern Isabela province. The coronavirus brought periodic lockdowns, leaving farmers stranded from their crops. A controversial rice import liberalisation law had decimated domestic rice production, leaving fewer jobs. Then, late in 2020, the Philippines was hit by six straight storms culminating in November’s Typhoon Vamco. The floods that followed washed out farm land in Gameng’s Cagayan Valley region, sweeping away houses and animals, and destroying corn and rice crops during the harvest season. Today, food prices have skyrocketed in local markets, and temporary farm jobs are scarce. “Our normal lives are in poverty,” said Gameng. “This is not normal for us.”

China s raid on Philippine sea to affect fishery sector —AGHAM

China s raid on Philippine sea to affect fishery sector —AGHAM
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Activists hold bike ride in support of red-tagged Bayan officer, Dutch missionary

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 28 → Activists hold bike ride in support of red-tagged Bayan officer, Dutch missionary Activists hold bike ride in support of red-tagged Bayan officer, Dutch missionary By EMILY VITAL MANILA – Progressives held a bike ride Sunday, Feb. 28, to call for the dropping of murder charges against Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) campaign director Lutgardo “Boyette” Jurcales Jr. and for the renewal of visa of Dutch missionary and labor advocate Otto de Vries. Activists gathered in front of the Quezon City Hall then pedaled toward the Commission on Human Rights via Commonwealth Avenue, Katipunan Avenue and CP Garcia Avenue.

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