‘BATANES IS A PROVINCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES’
Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr. asserts that Batanes is part of the Philippines, following Chinese academics’ claim that the province belongs to China through Taiwan.
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'GUSTO MONG MAMATAY?'
Kawawang rider hinarang ng mga nag-rally na taga-INC tapos ninakaw yung susi ng motor niya. Nung nagreklamo siya, pinagmumura pa tapos pinagbantaan na papatayin.
Ganito ba talaga kayo, mga kapatid? May rumespondeng pulis pero wala ring nagawa. Mga perwisyo kayo sa Pilipinas.
Imagine a country where you can get a 10 year prison sentence for removing peeling paint from a pool…
And receive no prison sentence for raping a child.
Welcome to America.
A lending app is running billboards targeting people who can't afford their commute home.
This is disgusting and incredibly exploitative.
Every day we see new lows for the PH. 🇵🇭💔
WANTED
After the “smooth” arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the Philippine National Police said it will continue pursuing other high-profile personalities who remain at large.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDER FILED BY STUDENTS, ADVOCATES VS SAN MIGUEL CORP.
Students and environmental advocates attended a hearing before the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 41 on Monday regarding their petition for a temporary environmental protection order against San Miguel Corp. (SMC) over the massive tree cutting along Quirino Avenue in Manila.
“We are prompted to file this action in representation of the youth and those yet unborn because we also want to send a message to these corporations that are actively destroying our environment,” petitioner Joaquin Bautista said.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said there are 523 trees subject to tree-cutting and another 94 trees for earth-balling, totaling 617 trees affected to yield construction for the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX).
Bautista said the citizen action suit aims to pursue ecological justice and accountability, stressing that SMC should rehabilitate the trees cut in Manila.
The irreparable damage from this ecological violence will be inherited by succeeding generations, sustainability and environment student Elisha Zantua said.
“It can cause catastrophic effects such as eliminating the structure of preventing soil erosion, lessening the capabilities to absorb the floodwater, and affecting the air quality around the space,” she said.
“What we really need right now is more green spaces. We shouldn’t just prioritize urban development over what the people actually need,” Zantua added.
University student and petitioner Paul Benedict Callorina lamented how decades-old trees, which have stood long before he was born, were brazenly cut for an expressway project.
“Our policies and laws should be pro-people and pro-nature,” Callorina said.
The DENR said last week that SMC has voluntarily suspended further tree-cutting activities along Quirino Avenue following the public outrage. | @andronquillo