AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People expresses grave concern over the recently published report of international watchdog Global Witness, which revealed that 11 environmental and land rights defenders have been killed in the Philippines in 2022. Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People demands transparency from the Marcos administration on the status of suspended reclamation projects one month after the verbal suspension order. “It’s been almost a month since Marcos Jr. suspended all Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People vehemently condemns the abduction of Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano, community organizers working with fisherfolk communities in opposing destructive reclamation and coastal development projects in Bataan and Bulacan. According to Read more…
Scientist group AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People expressed their solidarity with fisherfolk who protested in front of the Japanese Embassy on Saturday, August 26, against the release of nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People demands President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to publicly release a written suspension order against reclamation projects in Manila Bay. “While we welcome the verbal suspension of all reclamation projects in Manila Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People welcomes the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, except for one [1]. We also welcome the resolution filed in the House of Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People supports the cumulative impact assessment that will be conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Recently, DENR announced that it is gathering experts including physical and chemical Read more…
By Lorenzo Urriquia The SIM Registration Law is a recent implementation requiring every Filipino citizen to register their SIM card. In this process, each person must provide his/her own personal information to telecommunication companies and the government itself such as Read more…
President Marcos presented himself as a “frustrated scientist” and has made several statements on prioritizing scientific research and development since stepping into office one year ago.These include the commitment to coordinate research and development (R&D) efforts across agencies to ensure Read more…
Privatization remains the framework for the power industry in President Marcos’ first year in office. While there are proposals to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), they fail to acknowledge the adverse effects of privatization to Read more…