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Postscript to Masungi

Senate President Pro Tempore and environmental champion Loren Legarda did the right and necessary thing last week when she called on the Bureau of Corrections to desist from building prisons or offices on land it supposedly owns in the Masungi Georeserve in Tanay, Rizal......»»

Category: newsSource: philstar philstarApr 21st, 2024

DENR, Masungi 2017 MOA voiding ‘untenable’ — Masungi Foundation

In the statement of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation, it said that the contract between the foundation and the DENR was entered under the e-NIPAS act “to enter into agreements with non-state actors in pursuit of conservation.”.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 3rd, 2024

DENR move to cancel MOA on Masungi hit

Environmental group Masungi Geopark has criticized the move of Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to cancel the 2017 memorandum of agreement between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the advocacy organization......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 4th, 2024

Masungi Georeserve sees tighter security

Augmentation forces will be deployed to secure the Masungi Georeserve and protect it against illegal logging, land grabbing, quarrying and other threats......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Drilling operations for windmill project found at Masungi Georeserve

The Masungi foundation, using drone surveillance, uncovers the ongoing activities for the building of 12 wind turbines inside the conservation area.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

Where have all the nurses gone?

I could write about the country’s female tycoons who have grown their fathers’ businesses to dizzying heights, including Tessie Sy-Coson, Helen Yuchengco-Dee, Robina Gokongwei and Josephine Gotianun-Yap; or I could write about the Dumaliang sisters who staunchly defend that piece of paradise known as Masungi Georeserve; or I could write about our Filipina athletes waving the flag around the globe......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

Green groups seek relocation of planned wind farm outside Masungi

Shifting to cleaner energies like solar and wind is essential to mitigate the impacts of climate change. However, environmental organizations stressed that clean energy initiatives should not come at the expense of the country’s natural heritage......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

Fighting windmills in Masungi

“Ondoy started here.” If that memory of the catastrophic flood that turned much of Metro Manila into a deadly swamp in 2009 doesn’t chill you, then little else will......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024