Tag Archives: typhoon Pepeng
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
Freedom Wall: Statement from the Cordillera People
October 30, 2009 Decommission the San Roque Dam and Rescind the Power Purchase Agreement Now! The flooding of Pangasinan at the height of Typhoon Pepeng was foreseen as an impact of the San Roque Dam. This was among the reasons … Continue reading
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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
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
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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
Rural groups kicked off own relief caravan to Central Luzon
By Roy Morilla, Mama Mila Liguasan and TC Concepcion Quezon City- Rural based groups headed by the farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Anakpawis party list today kicked off a three-day, four-vehicle relief caravan in Central Luzon provinces … Continue reading
Filed under agrarian reform, disaster, environment, human rights, politics
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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Think tank to PGMA: Cancel debt payment to free up funds for calamity relief
By Billy Javier Reyes, Bb. Joyce Cabral,Gerry Albert Corpuz and Viva Regala-Alonzo Manila, Philippines–The independent think tank and research group IBON on Thursday urged the Macapagal-Arroyo government to cancel debt payments and free up resources for relief and rehabilitation, instead … Continue reading
Expert wants San Roque dam operators, gov’t held accountable for Northern Luzon disaster
Expert wants San Roque dam operators, gov’t held accountable for Northern Luzon disaster by Viva Regala-Alonzo. Manila, Philippines- University of the Philippines (UP)-based expert and scientist Dr. Giovanni Tapang said the Philippine government, including private groups and operators of San … Continue reading
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