Category: environment
mining & the NPA, chacha & the environment
‘Victory to the noble in heart!’ By Elmer Ordonez A VIDEO of mining operations and the havoc wrought in the mountains of Surigao is making the rounds of social media and the Internet. It was produced by GMA network as … Continue reading
“rotting fish as food for thought” 2
here’s more from professor florlaca on the fish kills. before and after fishpens, owned by members of prominent families, including politicians and ranking military officers. Rotting fish: another food for thought By Flor Lacanilao Most of the fish kills in … Continue reading
“rotting fish as food for thought”
this thread on the fish kills, courtesy of marine science professor flor lacanilao, is quite an eye-opener. more and more it looks like the fish kills are the result of too many fishpens, bad governance (what else is new), and … Continue reading
the new kris: not new enough
kris says she’s leaving the buzz and snn by the end of the month para hindi siya makadagdag-problema sa administrasyon ng kuya niya with her tactless foot-in-mouth ways. but is that all she’s giving up? what about the product endorsements? … Continue reading
environment 9: sustainable devt
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS SPIRITUAL AND REVOLUTIONARY PRAXIS Junie Kalaw Toward the end of this century as of the last one, dramatic changes have taken place under the impact of, among others, the industrial revolution, two world wars, struggles for political … Continue reading
environment 7: denr & the poor
THE DENR & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Why The Poor Will Always Be With Us) Junie Kalaw In Mindanao, two years after her historic succession to the presidency, President Aquino, a very religious person, appealed for the help of the citizenry, especially institutions … Continue reading
environment 6: beyond transparency
BEYOND TRANSPARENCY Junie Kalaw The launching of the Coalition for Transparency in Government provided President Corazon Aquino an opportunity to focus on a quality of governance whose absence from the national scene has been a major impediment to honest political … Continue reading
environment 5: ormoc & security
ORMOC: TOWARD ECOLOGICAL SECURITY Junie Kalaw The Philippine environmental crisis took what is possibly its heaviest and cruelest toll on human life in Ormoc City. According to eyewitness reports by survivors, the waters had come abruptly, almost in the wink … Continue reading
environment 4: forests left
FORESTS LEFT Junie Kalaw Traditional politics dies hard. Upon Mrs. Aquino’s exit, with the convening by President Fidel V. Ramos of a new legislature and the appointment of a new secretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), … Continue reading
environment 3: forests gone
FORESTS GONE (In Defense of Kaingineros) Junie Kalaw In 1863, after three hundred years of free access to forests for all, natives and Spaniards alike, the Inspeccion General de Montes was created by royal decree to keep track of, and … Continue reading
environment 2: state of the planet
STATE OF THE PLANET Junie Kalaw We have been blessed with a beautiful planet and a beautiful country but we are destroying it at a beastly pace. The earth’s green cover is a pre-requisite for life in this planet. It … Continue reading
environment & revolution
if junie kalaw were alive he’d be saying i-told-you-so, just like odette alcantara. junie and odette were our leading environmentalists, pioneers, who didn’t live to see the great floods wrought by ondoy & pepeng [and some dam(ned) officials] but … Continue reading