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 reclamation projects in Manila Bay, and yet there is neither 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 expresses grave concern regarding the recent report published by the Global Witness [1] on the New Manila International Airport, commonly known as Bulacan Aerotropolis, of San Miguel Corporation, which is also supported by Dutch corporations Royal Boskalis and Atradius Dutch Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People supports the decision of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. to veto House Bill 7575, which seeks to create a special economic zone and freeport in SMC’s airport city in Bulacan. Such a decision is a welcome development, yet it is not Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People welcomes the stand of some candidates on reclamation projects in the country. During the forum organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), five Presidential candidates were interviewed for several national issues, which includes reclamation. We welcome Vice Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People joins the celebration of the 50th World Wetlands Day. This year’s celebration highlights the role of wetlands as “a source of freshwater and encourages actions to restore them and stop their loss.” Despite their invaluable importance to biodiversity, food security, Read more…
The recent NAIA lockdown reflects the worsening sorry state of our country’s ineffective, neglected, and derelict transport system. In spite of the deafening clamor for an efficient and reliable transport system that fulfills even the most basic social and economic needs of Filipinos, the government offers half-hearted and band-aid solutions Read more…