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…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People supports the call made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the governors of Batangas, Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon in declaring the Verde Island Passage (VIP) a protected area [1]. “This proposal to declare Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People joins the call of fisherfolk and environmental organizations to stop the ongoing reclamation and dump-and-fill projects in the country, especially Manila Bay. AGHAM warns of grave ecological and economic consequences should reclamation, dump-and-fill, and other destructive activities such as dredging Read more…
CALL FOR SUPPORT for the oil spill-affected communities in Mindoro Oriental Isang buwan mula nang tumagas ang langis lulan ng MT Princess Empress sa Mindoro, nagsagawa ng pag-aaral and AGHAM, Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines, Brigada Kalikasan, at Southern Tagalog Serve The People Corps sa epekto ng oil spill Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People vehemently condemns the reported plan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) to indiscriminately bomb the mountains of Rodriguez, Rizal. According to the report of the Defend Southern Tagalog, about 155 families from Barangays Mascap and Puray were forcibly Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People lambasts another planned foreign trip by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the coronation of King Charles III and his Queen Consort Camilla in the United Kingdom this coming May. Marcos Jr. has already made eight foreign trips since coming to Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People demands accountability from the companies involved in the oil spill off the coast of Oriental Mindoro, and seeks transparency from the national government on the current status of oil spill removal and sunken vessel retrieval operations. It’s been a month Read more…