AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People stands firm against the imminent construction of the New Centennial Water Source – Kaliwa Dam Project. The 12.2 billion mega dam project is set to displace thousands of Indigenous Peoples of Quezon and Rizal, rid local communities of their livelihood Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People slams the Department of Transportation for its consecutive failures in providing affordable mass transportation to the public. This is after the removal of “libreng sakay” in the EDSA Busway line, the planned suspension of the Philippine National Railways (PNR), and Read more…
AGHAM opposes the plans of the United States and Philippine governments to pursue a civil nuclear cooperation deal as announced by US Vice President Kamala Harris in her recent visit to the country. In her statement, she expresses the support of the US government to the country’s nuclear energy plan. Read more…
AGHAM-Advocates of Science and Technology for the People and the Computer Professionals Union (CPU) call on the President to veto the SIM Card Registration Bill. In the reconciled versions of the Congress and the Senate, it cited that the foremost purpose of the bill is to address the problem of Read more…
Science and technology advocate group, AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People denounced the recent ratification of SIM Card Registration Bill in the Bicameral hearing of the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives. “If signed into law, SIM Card registration will disenfranchise millions of users,” explained Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People denounces the pronouncement of President Marcos Jr’s priority bills that are said to improve governance. “The priority bills on public utilities do not address our primary problems as these bills do not retain privatization and deregulation, which result in high Read more…
“If newly appointed Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga is true to her words, then she should start her term by halting destructive reclamation, big mining and mega dam projects that threaten our biodiversity, exacerbate disaster risks, and affect the livelihood of the people,” said Jonallin Yang, Secretary-General of scientist group Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People Secretary General Jona Yang expresses dismay over the decision of the Supreme Court favoring Meralco’s power rate hike in 2013 at P4.15 per kilowatt hour increase. “This unprecedented increase in the cost of electricity is the making of big energy Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People warns the government of the worsening economic crisis if it does not take action on the unprecedented price increase of diesel and gasoline. Another big-time oil price hike by PhP6.60/liter in diesel and PhP2.80/liter in gasoline was imposed by major Read more…
AGHAM-Advocates of Science and Technology refutes the pronouncement of the newly proclaimed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that the moth-balled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will resolve the energy crisis and pave the way for rapid industrialization. The current energy crisis is a result of the liberalized policy which was implemented Read more…