The waters in Davao River and its tributary Suawan River was found by authorities to be contaminated after a trailer truck carrying hazardous chemical fell 50 feet off a cliff in Barangay Suawan in Marilog District late Monday, August 1.
People living in this city’s danger zones who refuse to follow government’s preemptive evacuation order in times of disasters will soon be penalized.
The proposed rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydropower plant complex (APHPC) was met with enthusiasm from environmental advocates and power consumers in Mindanao.
A “green wish list” prepared by leaders of various environmental, health and justice organizations identified key environment issues that they want President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to prioritize in his administration.
Mindanao-based environmental organizations, together with cause-oriented advocates across the nation, have criticized San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for its massive plans on new fossil fuel power plants.