To be a scientist in the Philippines is indeed difficult. What more when one aspires to be a people’s scientist? To be a people’s scientist is to go beyond doing “science for science’s sake”.
We take a look at the real situation of the dolomite beach in relation to the real challenges of public health preservation in Metro Manila.
By JOSE ANTONIO A. MONTALBAN This was originally published in Bulatlat. Ramon Ang and his conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) recently made headlines on their proposed construction of Pasig Expressway (PAREX), a 19.36-kilometer elevated highway that will pass through Pasig River, interconnecting the City of Manila and Rizal province. In Read more…
By Mark Angelo C. Bucay This article was originally published in Bulatlat. The costly dumping of dolomite to the Manila Bay in the middle of a pandemic is a very grim metaphor of the sorry state of our natural resources management. It ignores the more important need of the people Read more…
By TIMOTHY JAMES L. CIPRIANO This article was originally published in Bulatlat. The Philippines’ COVID-19 daily reported cases remain high with 26,303 new cases on September 11 – the highest to date. On the same day, the National Capital Region’s 9,061 cases broke record despite the region being under a Read more…
By Jerwin Baure DENR CALABARZON released a statement on Tuesday claiming that the dismantling of “illegal” fish cages and pens in Cavite is beneficial to fisherfolk [1]. DENR recently announced plans on clearing several of these fishing structures after some of them were not able to renew their licenses due Read more…