AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People demands the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to immediately and safely release Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano. “There is no legal basis to keep them under military custody, especially after it was revealed by Jonila Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People slams continuing reclamation and associated dredging activities from Manila Bay despite verbal pronouncements of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. to suspend reclamation projects. On September 13, Wednesday, fisherfolk group PAMALAKAYA reported that dump-and-fill activities continue in Navotas City. The fisherfolk group 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…
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 joins this year’s celebration of the International Day for Biodiversity. Today, we reiterate our calls against destructive reclamation, big mining and mega dam projects that continue to threaten and harm our rich terrestrial and marine biodiversity. The Philippines is one Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People welcomes the decision of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) to not accept new applications for reclamation projects [1]. This decision came a day after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) held an Experts Forum with scientists and civil Read more…