Samal-Davao Bridge: Peligro sa paraiso o tulay sa pag-asenso?
Ginagawa na ang matagal nang pangarap na tulay na magdudugtong sa Samal Island at Davao City. Pero bakit ito tinututulan ng environmental advocates?
Tag Archives: environment
Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage
The sentiments of Samal residents have worried environmental groups and a family that has protected the island's reefs for years. The bridge construction will destroy corals and affect the pristine waters that make Samal beaches a favorite destination.
Gov’t slammed for ignoring IP rights amid push for green energy, infra projects
Environmentalists are demanding that the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stop ignoring the rights of Indigenous People’s as it pursues infrastructure projects on ancestral lands.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
A number of energy projects are still concentrated in Luzon, specifically renewable energy projects that the Marcos administration is targeting to make up 35% of the country’s energy supply by 2030.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s promise to boost local energy sources is anchored on private capital, so the government is courting investors to beef up the country’s natural gas and renewable energy industries amid a looming energy crisis.
Environment, human rights converge in group show
The exhibit “When Salvaged Logs Bloom,” which is being held at two sites (Stall 9, Cubao X, General Romulo Ave., Cubao, Quezon City and Green Gate Gallery, Lluch Park, Palao, Iligan City) until March 6, reflects the dual face of nature and humankind: destruction and creation. It is also in parts an indictment of the violent nature of the Duterte Presidency. This fading regime has spawned extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and red-tagging during its brutal war on drugs and insurgency.
Man who can’t speak gives voice to environment
Ramon Sta. Ana, 67, could barely talk. Six successive strokes permanently damaged his speech motor, leaving the former barangay captain dependent on interpreters for communication. His sentences are slurred. But whatever voice is left of him, the 67-year-old mangrove caretaker is dedicating it to the protection of the environment.
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Environment
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope “to see concerted efforts in protecting the environment” in his penultimate State of the Nation Address in 2020. A year later, his hope remains a dream as bills on disaster mitigation, administration of Boracay’s rehabilitation, and resource management are stalled in Congress.
SONA Promise Tracker: Environment
Most of the promises related to the protection and preservation of the environment made during President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) remain in progress. Significant efforts have been put into developing renewable energy sources, rehabilitating Manila Bay and priority tourist destinations, and distributing land to indigenous communities in Boracay.
Taal roars after four decades of almost silence
Residents of Batangas were startled when the Taal, which has been quiet for more than four decades - suddenly rumbled and spewed ashes that enveloped nearby towns and cities, reaching as far as Quezon City and Antipolo.
