CORRUPTION IS NOT JUST IN GOVERNMENT
#DagatNgBasura
We are right to be outraged by billions lost to corrupt flood-control projects.
But we must also confront the sea of basura around us.
Turning canals, esteros, and waterways into garbage dumps is another form of corruption, the breakdown of discipline, responsibility, and respect for nature.
We must demand clean, accountable government. But we must also take responsibility for our environment.
Corrupt officials steal from the people.
Irresponsible citizens destroy the country we all share.
And when floods come, everyone pays the price.
Fight corruption in government. But also fight the corruption in ourselves.
#Discipline #Corruption #FloodControl
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AETAS, FARMERS STAND VS PAX SILICA
Leaders of the Sapang Kawayan Aeta community and farmers hold a press conference on Thursday to voice their opposition against the controversial Pax Silica hub project, which is proposed to be constructed in New Clark City, Tarlac.
According to the leaders, they have documents which show their claim over the ancestral lands, which will also be part of a signature campaign opposing the initiative.
📷 The STAR / Miguel de Guzman
NO to PAX SILICA
We do NOT need Data Centers, we need Health Centers
We do not need AI
We need public libraries
We do not need buildings, we need farmlands
And we do not need possible jobs, we need the farmers to have their farms.
And NO, you can't have our water.
ICYMI: Approximately 92 farmers in Barangay O’Donell, Capas, Tarlac may face loss of livelihood as the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) proceeds with the development of the Pax Silica hub.
According to Barangay Captain Wendelle Mercado, a notice to vacate has already been issued to several farmers. However, affected farmers have expressed concerns about potential displacement and job loss resulting from the project.
In a statement, BCDA President and CEO Joshua Bingcang asserted that the agency owns the land covered by the project with proper title to account for. Hectares of arable land are projected to be converted to an industrial zone.
As of writing, concrete roads have replaced portions of land to make way for the project. Sitio Leader Bonifacio Corpuz said that BCDA had paid a few farmers Php 30 pesos per square meter in return.
Notably, no public consultations through the barangay council have been initiated by the BCDA. The local community has yet to be informed about relocation plans, compensation, and support they will receive in the aftermath.
#BeyondLoyola
CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER?
Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo called for greater transparency and a fact-based public discussion on the proposed Pax Silica initiative, following Vice President Sara Duterte's now-viral "Fox Silica" interview.
https://t.co/6FUDXOUkXH
BAGYO UPDATE #MaymayPH🌀
5AM, August 5, 2026
Maymay intensifies into a tropical storm.
At 4 a.m. Wednesday, the tropical storm was located 170 km west northwest of Bacnotan, La Union.
It has sustained winds of 65 kph witn gusts up to 80 kph and is moving southeastward slowly. | #WeatherPatrol via @arielrojasPH
𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡: This is how Pax Silica could affect the environment in the Philippines. Its not just about the environment, but also the amount of water & electricity it could consume, and how that might affect the communities around it. #NoToPaxSilica
Dapat ang bantayan natin ay ang DENR that allowed the massacre of trees along Quirino to build SALEX, the deforestation in Palawan and Sibuyan to make way for nickel mining. Tapos ang Pax Silica babantayan ng DENR? Good luck.
#NoToPaxSilica
‘AYAW NAMIN NG PAX SILICA. GUSTO NAMIN LUPA.’
Napalitan na ng konkretong kalsada ang dating luntiang palayang ito sa Sitio Binyanyan, Bgy. O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac. | via @jessiecruzat