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 the statement of AKAP Ka Manila Bay, the two community 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 Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. According to the group, 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 Bay, we continue to call on the Marcos administration to 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 Representatives to probe the status of reclamation projects in the 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 oceanographers, fisheries experts and marine biologists, as well as engineers Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People welcomes the investigation on cumulative impacts of reclamation projects in Manila Bay conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “We welcome DENR’s investigation on reclamation projects; however, it should be impartial and transparent,” said Jerwin Baure, public Read more…
Scientist group AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People expressed their frustration with President Bongbong Marcos’ first year in office, citing the continuous decline in the state of science and technology despite ambitious pronouncements made by the self-proclaimed ‘frustrated scientist’ early in his term. “We are growing Read more…
Scientist group AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People criticized the government’s decision to proceed with the fare hike for LRT-1 and LRT-2, despite widespread disapproval from commuters. The group emphasized that this decision shows a disregard for the prevailing hardships faced by the people, especially in Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People supports House Bill 7754, which was recently passed in the third and final reading at the House of Representatives. The said bill aims to amend Section 43 of the Presidential Decree 705 or the “Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines”. Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People expressed its stance on the proposed bill which seeks to amend various sections of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), welcoming positive amendments but reiterating its earlier position against the privatization and deregulation of the power industry Read more…