Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment
 According to Philippine Constitution,
it is the state’s prime duty to
“protect and advance the right of the
people to a balanced and healthful
ecology in accord with the rhythm
and harmony of nature” (Art. II, Sec.
16)
Arroyo administration
not only failed to conform to this
provision but also facilitated the
rapid deterioration of the Philippine
 However, the
environment through her projects and policies.
Forestry
“We must take back our forests and replenish fallen
tress with new, protected forests to protect our land
and our people. We must reforest that land and bring
back the beauty of the Philippines we all love and
want.”
-Pres. Arroyo’s speech during a signing of a MOU, Rizal Hall, Malacanang,
September 13, 2007
But…
 Removed log bans and
distributed commercial
logging permits.
 Forest Management
Agreement (IFMA)

201 grants covering
714,000 hectares
•Timber Licensing Agreements (TLA)
15 grants covering 691,000 hectares
Logging sites are located in our remaining forests
and critical watersheds
Forestry
Reforested Area from
1997-2006
Reforested Area
Year
(in hectares)
2006
7,233
2005
16,498
2004
20,338
2003
15,088
2002
25,620
2001
31,444
2000
27,632
1999
42,167
1998
42,368
1997
66,237
TOTAL
294,625
Results = Less forest cover,
landslides, increased floods…
 Example
 Aurora Landslide in 2004
 700 people killed
 Hundreds injured
Images from
http://www.thewe.cc/contents/more/archive2004/december/personal_tragedies_shattered_dreams.htm
Climate Change and Natural
Disasters
Disasters Risk Management
Mining
“Mining is a key driver of our economy and an
important sector that is bringing in significant levels
of investment, creating jobs for the people and
spurring exports…The short answer to continuing the
economic growth summed in three words: invest,
invest, invest.”
27, January 2007 speech before Dubai business leaders
60 priority large-
scale mining projects
mostly owned by foreign mining
TNCs
Only 32 out of hundreds
that are allowed have approved
Social Development and
Management Programs
Mining
Mining Revitalization
Program
 22 to 63 priority
mining projects
 Lafayette Mining,
OceanaGold
Mining, Rio Tuba
Mining, TVI Mining
 As of July 2008,
668,403 hectares of
are under mining
agreements
 Lafayette
Mining Inc.
 Rapu-Rapu Island, Albay
 Mining flagship project
of Arroyo
Administration
 Started commercial
operation in May 2005
 Boasted of having very
high and strict
environmental
standards and the most
modern mining
equipments and
facilities
 October 11, 2005-
Major mine spill
 Contaminated several
bodies of water
 Fish kill in Albay Gulf
 Three more
succeeding fish kills in
the next three years
 Continued operation
under the South
Koreans in caused
 massive marine
degradation in the
area
 Significant loss of
livelihood and food
resources
 Illnesses and diseases
Agriculture
 Rice crisis in
2008
 Continued
landlessness
and
backward
agriculture
 2002: Only
30% of total
farm areas
irrigated
 Biofuels Act of
2006
 Lands will be
converted from
food production
to fuel
production
 Environmentally
critical areas
such as forests
and watershed
areas targeted for
plantations
Marine Resources and Pollution
 Japan Philippines Economic
Partnership Agreement (JPEPA)
 0% tariff on hazardous and toxic
wastes
 Large Japanese fishing vessels will be
allowed in Philippine waters
Contribution to Climate Change
 Economic policies on logging,
mining, energy and agriculture are
making our country more vulnerable
to the effects of climate change.
 Economy dependent on
fossil fuels
 19% of our energy resources
come from coal
 Failure of Arroyo government
to develop and harness our
indigenous and cheaper
renewable energy resources
such as geothermal, wind, solar
and hydro
Climate Change and Energy
Persecution of Envi Advocates
 24 envi activists killed as
of March 31, 2009
 2 cases of attempted
murder
 2 cases of enforced
disappearances
 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public
Participation (SLAPPs)
 Ex. Libel case vs. Center for
Environmental Concerns filed by
Lafayette Mining Corp.
Mga panukala ng mga alyado ni GMA sa
Cha-cha?
 HR 1109 – Titipunin ang
myembro ng Kongreso bilang
con-ass para talakayin ang pangekonomyang probisyon na
magbubukas pa sa ekonomya sa
dayuhang pamumuhunan; may
mga pangako pero mananatiling
pangako
 HR 737 – Dayuhang pagmamayari ng lupa para akitin ang
dayuhang puhunan
 Iba pa – Parliamentary-federal
na tipo ng gobyerno (tinanggal
na rin ang balakid sa dayuhang
pandarambong sa likas na
yaman
“If we reform the Constitution we
will have even more investments.”
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
January 27, 2007
Davos, Switzerland
Ilang dahilan kung bakit isinusulong ang
charter change?
1. Desperadong makapanatili sa
poder
2. Pagpapalawig pa ng
kapangyarihang pulitikal (i.e.
pakikialam sa Bill of Rights)
3. Palitan ang pang-ekonomyang
probisyon sa Konstitusyon
4. Tanggalin ang balakid sa
pagpasok ng dayuhang tropang
militar at armas nukleyar
Palitan ang pang-ekonomyang probisyon sa
Konstitusyon ayon sa dikta ng dayuhan
Halimbawa ng probisyong gustong baguhin:
1.
Naglilimita sa dayuhang pagmamay-ari at kontrol sa sa mga negosyo, estratehikong
sektor at industriya sa bansa
2.
Pagregularisa sa eksplorasyon, pagpapaunlad at paggamit sa pabansang patrimonya
at pagbibigay ng karampatang karapatan, pribelihiyo
3.
Pagbibigay ng pagtatangi sa mga Pilipino at pagbibigay diin sa reponsibilidad na
protektahan, hikayatin at isulong ang pang-ekonomyang aktibidad ng mga Pilipino
4.
Pagbibigay sa estado ng kapangyarihan para igiit ang pambansang pagsasarili,
partikular sa mga sumusunod na larangan
a. Regulating trade, monopolies, and other economic activity in the public interest
and in favor of Filipinos
b. Defining treaty-making powers
c. Giving the Supreme Court the power to assert the constitution's nationalist
provisions
Ilang probisyon ng 1987 Constitution na hadlang sa
malayang kalakalan,
ayon
US a self-reliant and
The State
shallsa
develop
Art. II Sec. 19
independent national economy effectively
controlled by Filipinos
Article XII
National Economy and Patrimony
Section 1
Compels the State to protect Filipino enterprises
against unfair foreign competition and trade
practices
Section 2
Limits foreign participation to 40% in the
exploration, development and utilization of natural
resources
Section 7
Bans foreign ownership of lands
Source: US Trade Representative 2009
con-ass proponents are like rapists –
cardinal rosales
In Summary…
 The Arroyo regime’s
economic policies worsened
the condition of our already
devastated state of our
environment
 Cha-Cha will only worsen the
Philippine environmental
condition by opening our
natural resources to foreign
plunder