Tag Archives: storm Ondoy
Fishers say P 18.5 B Laguna Lake rehab plan a bailout to big business
By Billy Javier Reyes and Gerry Albert Corpuz Manila, Philippines- Leaders of the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) on Saturday said the P 18.5 billion budget set aside by … Continue reading
Filed under corruption, disaster, environment, Laguna Lake, politics
Bayan Muna slams Palace refusal to stop debt payment
By Chocolate Moose Fernandez Manila, Philippines- Bayan Muna party list Rep. Teddy Casiño slammed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for honoring fraudulent debts at the expense of the general public and Filipino taxpayers. In a press statement emailed to The Pamalakaya Times, … Continue reading
Filed under debt, neoliberalization, politics
(UPDATE)Pinoys in US opposed restrictions, taxes on relief aid for storm victims
By Jonna Baldres, contributor Washington, D.C.–On Sunday, October 25, 2009, close to 100 Filipinos gathered in front of the Philippine Embassy to protest Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s directives on restricting and imposing taxes on relief aid for Typhoon Ondoy … Continue reading
Filed under corruption, human rights, politics
Raps ready against PGMA, LLDA chief
By Billy Javier Reyes and Lollipop de los Reyes Antipolo City-Leaders of the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) agreed to file criminal and administrative charges against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo … Continue reading
Filed under disaster, environment, Laguna Lake, politics
Calamity stricken farmers burned 1,000 photos of surfing Gloria
By Lollipop de los Reyes and Billy Javier Reyes Manila, Philippines-Some 1,000 reproduced photos of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo showing her surfing in Argao Island in Mindanao will be burned by calamity affected farmers in Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog in … Continue reading
Filed under agrarian reform, agriculture, corruption, disaster, environment
Dumagats launched Tanay-Manila caravan vs. Laiban dam
by Bb. Joyce Cabral Manila, Philippines- Leaders of indigenous Dumagat communities in Tanay, Rizal went on Tanay-Manila protest caravan against the revival of the mothballed Laiban Dam Project. In a press statement sent to The Pamalakaya Times, leaders of Dumagat … Continue reading
Filed under disaster, environment
Militant farmers want PGMA charged on San Roque Dam fiasco
By Gigi Babon, Billy Javier Reyes and Bb. Joyce Cabral Manila, Philippines- The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) asked farming families in Pangasinan province affected by “tidal wave like” releasing of excess waters by San Roque dam … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, disaster, environment
Militants to Loren: Slowdown on relocation of lakeshore residents
By Rey Manangan, Tootsie Roll Arcadia and Lollipop delos Reyes Manila, Philippines- The lake wide fishers group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and staunch ally- the multisectoral alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) on Sunday said Senator … Continue reading
Filed under disaster, environment, Laguna Lake, personal
Rural groups cry foodless on World Food Day
By Roy Morilla, Gigi Babon and Gerry Albert Corpuz Quezon City, Philippines—Four of the biggest rural based organizations in the country–the farmer’s group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), … Continue reading
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Satur tells GMA: Prioritize homes for victims of Ondoy and Pepeng
By TC Concepcion, contributor Manila, Philippines- Makabayan senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo on Friday urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to prioritize the provision of decent homes to the victims of storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, describing his proposal as practical yet very … Continue reading
Filed under disaster, environment, human rights, Laguna Lake, Manila Bay
