‘It is not a crime to defend the environment.’
Green group demands release of ‘illegally arrested’ environmentalist
Tags: Defend Ilocos
Environmentalist arrested for rebellion case filed 3 years ago
By RUTH LUMIBAO Bulatlat MANILA – An activist in Northern Luzon was arrested tonight, Dec. 12 in Ilocos Sur province. At around 7:30 p.m., Karapatan issued an urgent alert that Sherwin De Vera, regional coordinator of the environmental group Defend Ilocos, was illegally arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bulag, Bantay, Ilocos Sur.…
MGB inutile against illegal mining
By KYLE EDWARD FRANCISCO Northern Dispatch VIGAN City, ILocos Sur — Defend Ilocos Against Mining Plunder (DEFEND Ilocos) assailed the inaction of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) against illegal sand and gravel (ISAG) and mineral processing operations for magnetite sand in Ilocos Sur, specifically in the towns of Caoayan, Sta. Catalina, San Vicente and…