“We hope that an alternative minerals management bill would be legislated to rationalize mining and the use of minerals in the country"
For environmental defenders, the government’s push for charter change (cha-cha) could worsen the already dire impacts of destructive mining corporations on vulnerable communities. The Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu) and Youth Advocates for...
The City Council also expressed its “opposition/objection to any future mineral mining in the City of Sagay.
“By stripping away land cover and disrupting natural drainage patterns, these activities exacerbate flooding and landslide risks"
At least four mining companies are operating in Homonhon, which is known for its vast deposits of nickel and chromite
Earlier this month, the Department of Health said that TVI had not yet submitted the required HIA for its planned third coal plant
Global Witness pointed out that “more environmental defenders have been killed in the country than anywhere else in the region over the past 11 years.”
Mainstreaming L&D will likely take years, even decades, given various challenges that also make popularizing climate change difficult
Data from Kalikasan PNE indicates even graver figures, with 21 defenders killed and 11 abductions of 19 defenders reported.
Are we ready to fight for that change? If we’re not, the Quiboloys of the world will continue to thrive in the shadows of a broken system.