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โWhy are we afraid of the first time? Every day in life is a first time. Every morning is new. We never live the same day twice. We're never afraid of getting up every morning. Why?โ
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.
โWe 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,โ 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.
โIt 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,โ she said.
โWhat we really need right now is more green spaces. We shouldnโt just prioritize urban development over what the people actually need,โ 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.
โOur policies and laws should be pro-people and pro-nature,โ Callorina said.
The DENR said last week that SMC has voluntarily suspended further tree-cutting activities along Quirino Avenue following the public outrage. | @andronquillo
SAMA-SAMANG BABANTAYAN ANG SENADO
A new citizensโ monitoring network was launched Monday, June 1, to track transparency, fairness and constitutional compliance in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Called Bantay Senado, the nonpartisan group is composed of around 350 students, lawyers and civil society representatives. It plans to hold weekly town halls in schools, barangays, churches, and other community venues, alongside an online public education campaign on the impeachment proceedings.
The group was formally launched at De La Salle University in Manila.
๐ธ The STAR/ Edd Gumban