Category: Environment

Charter change could worsen destructive mining impact

“The mining law liberalized the Philippine mining industry to bolster the country’s economic growth. However, nearly three decades after, mountains have been flattened, rivers have become lifeless, and the well-being of the people has been severely affected.”

How land tenure can mitigate climate vulnerabilities of agrarian beneficiaries

Second of two parts What secure land tenure means and looks like for organized agrarian reform beneficiaries under the climate crisis. By MAVIC CONDE Bulatlat.com CONCEPCION, Tarlac — Alberto Cawigan is now 65, nearly double his age when he was supposed to receive his land share.   He lamented how by now he could have saved…

Groups commend UN expert’s recommendations, urge government to heed advice

Rights groups said UN Special Rapporteur Ian Fry’s visit to the country “puts on center stage the sinister role played by the NTF-ELCAC and the dangerous impact of the terror law on the lives and safety of environmental human rights defenders in the country.” 

UN expert bats for disbanding of ‘anti-communist’ task force, repeal of Anti-Terrorism Act

“I call on the Philippine government to respect this right and establish a truth reconciliation process to investigate the unlawful killings by the military, hold those accountable for these killings and provide reparations for those who suffered.”