AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People expresses grave concern on the ongoing dredging, seabed quarrying and reclamation activities in Cavite, particularly in the towns of Ternate, Naic, and Rosario. “Dredging activities in Cavite are closely related to ongoing reclamation projects in Manila Bay as filling materials Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People strongly condemns the violent dispersal of the human barricade of Sibuyanons who were guarding their communities and protecting the environment in Sibuyan Island, Romblon province. Based on the reports from organizations on the ground, several residents were hurt during the 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…
Science, Technology, and Engineering Agenda for the Masses Philippines or STEAM Ph, an alliance that aims to advance the demands and calls of the S&T sector, decries the failure of the Marcos Jr administration to understand the relevance of science and technology with the meagre support being given to the Read more…
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.
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People welcomes the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to probe malpractices in the mangrove planting by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) in Bulacan. DENR also ordered SMC to temporarily halt mangrove planting in the province pending the result of the investigation.
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People vehemently condemns the detention and harassment of fisherfolk and youth in Malolos, Bulacan, and urges government agencies, in particular the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to investigate human rights violations related to the construction of San Miguel Corporation’s 2,500-hectare New Manila International Airport (Bulacan Aerotropolis).
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…
It is high time to emphasize that calling a certain body of water “dead” does not warrant big corporations’ interest to build more infrastructure to satisfy their bottomless profit thirst. The Pasig River Expressway is a 19.37-km long death sentence that will kill the hopes for a better Pasig River ecosystem. AGHAM stands that PAREX will cause further damages to Pasig River, nearby urban dwellers, and over-all urban ecosystem of Metro Manila.
Scientist group AGHAM-Advocates of Science and Technology for the People, in a recently published paper, opined that a Writ of Kalikasan may be petitioned in relation to the controversial dolomite beach project. The group said that the dolomite project symbolizes what the Duterte administration really is: insensitive, insincere, and unscientific.