“Killings and human rights violations in Mindanao are inextricably linked to environmental plunder and destruction. Many of those who have been killed are indigenous leaders or anti-mining or anti-logging activists. The tens of thousands that have been forcibly evacuated came from highly militarized areas threatened by large scale mining and logging operations.”
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Dagundong ng mga rumaragasang trosong nakasakay sa rumaragasang tubig ang gumising at pumatay sa mga mamamayan at nagwasak sa Cagayan De Oro, Lanao del Sur at Norte, at Bukidnon noong December 17, 2011.
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ADMINISTRATION critics on Friday said President Benigno Aquino III had no one to blame but himself for not acting to stop illegal logging and other activities that harm the environment.
Gabriela Women’s party-list Rep. Emmi de Jesus called on the Palace to cancel all logging permits, saying the havoc wrought by tropical storm Sendong should be seen in the context of “large-scale environmental plunder.”
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The Gabriela solon called on concerted efforts toward ecological restoration and disaster preparedness and urged President Aquino to order the immediate cancellation of all mining and logging operation permits in Mindanao and certify as urgent, HB5276 Mindanao River Systems Rehabilitation and Conservation Authority and HB4315 People’s Mining Bill.
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A Resolution Directing The House Committees On Good Government And Public Accountability And On Natural Resources To Conduct An Investigation, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Apparent Illegal Mining, Logging and Road Construction/ Rehabilitation Within The Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve Located In Barangay Anticala, Butuan City
Resolution Directing The House Committee On National Cultural Communities To Conduct An Investigation, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Alleged Illegal Mining, Illegal Logging And Illegal Road Construction / Rehabilitation within The Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve Located In Barangay Anticala, Butuan City, Adversely Affecting The Only Source Of Potable Water Supply Of The Manobo Tribe, The Residents Of Butuan City And Nearby Environs
