things that are worth your attention
1. pax silica
2. vp saraโs impeachment trial
3. the illegal dumpsite and aeta ancestral land dispute in subic
4. livelihood crisis of filipino farmers and fisherfolk
and so much more. being informed is our responsibility, not a choice.
DEFENDING ANCESTRAL LAND
LOOK: Environmental activists and residents of Kasibu and Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, protest outside the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) headquarters on Tuesday, July 14.
The demonstrators are demanding the immediate revocation of an exploration permit granted to North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC).
Protesters warn that the 4,456-hectare mining exploration for gold and copper threatens vital farmlands, water sources, and ancestral domains, alleging the project was greenlit without the genuine free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of indigenous communities. | ๐ท: Grig C. Montegrande, Philippine Daily Inquirer
NANALO SA ARBITRAL RULING PERO BINU-BULLY PA RIN NG CHINA
Naglabas ng hinaing ang ilang mangingisda sa Zambales dahil sa patuloy nilang nararanasang bullying at harassment mula sa Chinese Coast Guard sa mga pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea.
Reklamo nila, pumabor sa Pilipinas ang arbitral ruling pero tila hindi nila ramdam ang malayang pangingisda dahil sa presensya ng China sa ating mga karagatan.
Mag-i-isang dekada na sa July 12 magmula ng maigawad sa Pilipinas ng Permanent Court of Arbitration sa The Hague ang arbitral award sa West Philippine Sea. | via Reuters
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๐จ PROPAGANDA ALERT | China's Latest Territorial Fantasy: "Batanes Belongs to China."
When facts fail, Beijing writes fiction.
Chinese academics now claim that Batanes belongs to China through Taiwanโa narrative with no basis in history, no support in international law, and zero recognition from the international community.
๐ต๐ญ Reality Check:
Batanes has been an integral part of the Philippines for centuries.
The Ivatan people are Filipinoโnot subjects of Beijing.
No treaty, map, or internationally recognized legal instrument grants China sovereignty over Batanes.
This isn't scholarshipโit's lawfare: using manufactured legal narratives to justify future territorial ambitions.
China already lost its sweeping maritime claims before the South China Sea Arbitration, where the tribunal unanimously rejected the legal basis of its expansive claims in the South China Sea. Inventing new claims over Batanes won't erase that rulingโit only exposes the desperation behind the propaganda.
You cannot redraw borders by rewriting history.
You cannot manufacture sovereignty through symposiums.
And you cannot turn fiction into fact simply by repeating it.
Batanes is Philippine territory. It always has been. It always will be. ๐ต๐ญ
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #July12 #RuleOfLaw #ArbitralAward #UNCLOS #FactsMatter #NotOneMore
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