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).
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.
By Jerwin Baure DENR CALABARZON released a statement on Tuesday claiming that the dismantling of “illegal” fish cages and pens in Cavite is beneficial to fisherfolk [1]. DENR recently announced plans on clearing several of these fishing structures after some of them were not able to renew their licenses due 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…