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Press Release5 February 2010 Laiban dam project not the solution to water shortage - Environmental groups
PCWA Press Release
2 February 2010
Climate activists hit Philippine government’s continued support to Copenhagen Accord The Philippine Climate Watch Alliance (PCWA), a national multisectoral alliance of individuals and organizations engaged in climate change advocacy, hit the Philippine governemnt for continuing support to the Copenhagen Accord despite criticisms and warnings from other developing nations and civil-society organizations. The Copenhagen Accord was primarily lobbied by the US President Barrack Obama on the eve of the summit of the UN climate talks in Denmark last December which he discussed with only a handful of heads of states, including the BASIC nations (Brazil, South Africa, India and China). The Conference of the Parties (COP) which is tasked to come up with a new international climate agreement has only taken note of the said document while many developing nations rejected the accord and criticised it for it's low targets and for being non-binding and undemocratic.
Press Release Panalipdan Southern Mindanao24 December 2009 Tree for Justice set up to commemorate 1st year death aniv of slain environmental activist
Davao City --- A Tree for Justice was set up yesterday (December 23) to commemorate the 1st death anniversary of anti-mining activist Fernando Sarmiento led by Panalipdan Southern Mindanao.
Sarmiento, 39 years old, Secretary General of Panalipdan – New Bataan was killed by unidentified men last year at Purok 1 Brgy. Cabinuangan, New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province. He suffered from five gunshot wounds which led to his death.
Sarmiento led the campaign against large scale foreign mining in New Bataan specifically that of PHILCO Mining. Prior to his death, Sarmiento was interrogated by the elements of 28th Infantry Batallion, Philippine Army (IBPA) under the command of Lt. Wendel Ariola for his involvement in environmental campaigns. He was accused as a rebel supporter and the military posted on its website his name tagging him as a rebel surrenderee.
Kalikasan PNE Statement on Copenhagen AccordCopenhagen Accord: A Bad Deal Waiting to Happen
The climate negotiation in the Fifteenth Conference of Parties (COP 15) in Copenhagen has come to a sour end. The world’s high expectation for a meaningful and binding agreement is doused with icy cold water by a non-binding deal dubbed as “Copenhagen Accord” – a deal primarily brokered by the most powerful and leading polluter country in the world -- the United States. Having witnessed the drama and ‘actions’ of the climate negotiation for 12 straight days in Copenhagen, one thing became evident: the climate negotiation in the Conference of Parties is not a negotiation among equals; it can never be an international negotiation for the common good, the welfare of the people of the world and the environment. It is a political arena where the superpowers impose their interest at the expense of majority.
No legally binding commitment to reduce emission
Instead of raising the legally binding commitment for emissions reduction under the Kyoto Protocol to levels advised by science and dictated by social equity, it proposes “individually or jointly quantified economy wide emissions targets for 2020” – a “business as usual” formula denying historical climate debts of developed countries as well as their primary responsibility to mitigate climate change.
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