As we observe Earth Day, the country?s leaders should be reminded of the
damage that large-scale mining has done to the environment and livelihood
of residents in mining communities such as Rapu-rapu.
MANILA — Dead rivers full of debris and poisonous industrial waste, faulty and inadequate sewers, and lack of cheap potable water systems are making the extreme heats spells hitting Metro Manila even more unbearable for ordinary Filipinos, an environmental activist group said today.
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MANILA ? Greenpeace, EcoWaste Coalition, and Kaisampalad
today announced the results of their 2007 Green Electoral Initiative
(GEI) in a press conference in Quezon City. The GEI, launched last March
5, assessed the ?greenness? of senatorial aspirants based on their
stance and track record on key environmental issues.
Sounds red alert over lack of environmental awareness among electoral candidates
MANILA — Environmental activists, people’s organizations, and progressive partylists today launched an Earth Day 2007 People’s Caravan from Quezon City to Manila, aiming to generate more public awareness of pressing environmental and people’s issues at stake in the 2007 national elections.
MANILA — Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr. reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that on 17 April 2007 the Philippines joined the mounting clamor for greater international attention on energy security and climate change, saying member-states of the United Nations must work together to attain the much needed consensus for speedy cooperation and action on these issues.
?There is an extreme urgency for international community-wide prioritization, including at regional and national levels, to address the challenges posed by energy security and climate change,? Ambassador Davide said in his statement during an open debate of the Security Council.