Environment

Controversial provision of EO on mining hit

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino called on Malacañang not to use EO 79 to force local government units “to water down their ordinances protecting the environment and communities from large-scale and destructive mining” in a press briefing here Saturday.

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Davao environmental advocates slam Aquino’s new mining policy

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today “The EO is not a policy shift but a fine-tuning of the widely opposed RA 7942 which perpetuates the highly extractive, export-oriented and foreign-controlled mining industry” -- Juland Suazo, Panalipdan spokesperson.

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GMO. Francis Morales, spokesperson of PANALIPDAN-SMR says that "GMO is but a scheme for monopoly capitalist control of the country’s food system to rake in megaprofits to the detriment of people’s health and environmental rights." (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

North Cot environmental coalition hails SC ruling vs Bt talong

By ALEX D. LOPEZ

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UNSUNG HEROES. Some two million fruitbats reside in five caves located in the Monfort property in Samal Island, Davao del Norte. These unique mammals are credited with being a major force in the reforestration of Mindanao's denuded forests and with pollination, particularly of Davao's beloved durian. Its insectivore relatives are also known to eat pests that destroy farmers' crops. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

All full moons of 2012 reserved for bat ‘emergence’

By CJ KUIZON

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