VERA Files
Unregulated small-scale miners are appealing to the government to help legalize their status so they can continue operating under the state’s supervision and not face work suspension, as what happened to the small-scale miners in the Cordillera region.
A mining town now wants a return to farming.
MANILA – For the 18 journalists and journalism students who attended VERA Files’ training workshop on Reporting “Cold” Environment Cases at the Richmonde Hotel in Pasig City last June 28, it was a look-back, a review, and for some, a jarring reminder of the horrors of covering an environmental disaster.
SONA 2017 promises on the environment
Duterte declared a state of calamity in Boracay on April 26, Day One of the six-month closure of the popular tourist destination.
The damage, however, was too extensive in some areas.
Retrieval operations in some areas where landslides occurred are still ongoing as 14 people remain missing.
The sector, considered the world’s biggest minority, was only mentioned in passing.
Some of the PWDs would rather stay with relatives or generous neighbors due to inaccessible shelters
For a disaster resilience model, Marikina City falls behind the ideal in preparing people with disabilities (PWDs) for disasters.