Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Mas pinapahalagahan ng Malacañang ang SM mall kaysa kapaligiran

Deadma lang ang Malacañang sa mainit na protesta laban sa plano ng SM, ang higanteng sa negosyo ng shopping malls, na putulin ang 182 na pine trees sa Baguio para patayuan ng parking lot ng kanilang department store. Kinampihan pa ni Environment Secretary Ramon Paje ang ginagawa ng SM. Sabi niya,“If we do not allow [...]

April 14, 2012  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Abante, Environment  78 Comments

Where have all the Boracay sandcastles gone?

Related article:http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/05/24/11/boracay-vanishing We caught up with the last days of summer in Boracay last week and it was beautiful! There were no floating seaweeds. You literally swim with schools of fish. Against the searing heat, its cool, powdery sand and crystal clear waters were perfect bliss. We were there May 18 and 19, weekdays. The [...]

May 25, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Environment, Travel  19 Comments

May kinatatakutan si Zubiri kay Acosta sa DENR

Gumagalaw ng husto si Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri para maharang ang appointment ni dating Rep. Neric Acosta bilang environment secretary. Mula pa ng simula ng administrasyun ni Pangulong Aquino, matunog ang usap-usapan na si Acosta talaga ang magiging environment secretary ngunit hindi siya pwede ma-appoint sa ano mang posisyun sa pamahalaan bago makalipas ang isang [...]

May 19, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Election 2007, Environment, Graft and corruption  11 Comments

Cagayan de Oro City farmers regret planting jathropa

By Liezl P. Bugtay and Venus P. Betita AFRIM and VERA Files A promise of prosperity turned into a bitter cautionary tale for a community that had pinned its hopes on an alternative energy project in Cagayan de Oro. Rather than benefiting from a much-vaunted government project, the farmers whose lands were planted to jathropa [...]

April 18, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Environment, Human Rights, Vera Files  One Comment

Endangered ‘Mameng,’ protected species openly traded

Part I: Endangered ‘Mameng,’ protected species openly traded Part II: Sustainable seafood alternatives key to protecting dwindling marine species By Gregory Paul H. Yan VERA Files Inside a dank, dimly lit corner shop within the sprawling Cartimar pet complex in Pasay City, a representative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) gazed at a [...]

April 6, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Environment, Vera Files  25 Comments

Wanted: Disaster management plan for risk-prone Baguio

By Amer R. Amor VERA Files After the earthquakes that hit Japan and New Zealand, volcanologists are drawing attention to the possibility a big one could hit Baguio, but the city lacks a comprehensive disaster management program and has in fact repeatedly failed to enforce environment rules that could mitigate disaster. Baguio sits on four [...]

March 16, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Environment, Vera Files  22 Comments

Harry Roque links COA report to Ortega murder

I did not have the privilege of knowing Dr Gerry Ortega but I join all those who condemn his murder Monday. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has added Ortega’s name to the long list of journalists of have been killed in a country that prides itself as a democracy but at the [...]

January 26, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Environment, Malaya, Peace and Order  8 Comments

Pagmumuni-muni sa kadiliman

Noong Huwebes ng gabi, panandalian kaming nagkaroon ng kuryente. Tamang-tama TV Patrol, balita sa ABS-CBN. Nasa balita ang mga nasawing mangingisda sa Mariveles, Bataan nang inabutan ng bagyong “Basyang”. Ini-interview ang asawa ng isang nasaawing mangingisda. Sabi ng asawa hindi raw niya alam kung ano ngayon ang kanyang gagawin dahil buntis siya at wala naman [...]

July 18, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Abante, Environment  15 Comments

The benefits of preparedness

The Philippines is in the Pacific Ring of Fire and the two massive earthquakes that occurred in less than two months in other parts of the world should give us ample warning. Internet search gives this description of the Pacific Ring of Fire: It is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions [...]

March 1, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Environment, Malaya  28 Comments

Tagtuyot

Galing ako sa aming probinsiya sa Antique at talagang feel na feel na doon ang El Niño. Ang aking tanim ay naninilaw at namamatay. Kahit ang mga orchids na vanda na gusto niya ay araw, bumibigay. Sabi ng aming caretaker, binibinyagan naman daw niya ngunit “puerte gid ang init, “sabi niya. Kawawa nga ang aking [...]

February 27, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Abante, Environment  10 Comments