At the heart of a city that used to be the country's cleanest and greenest, more than a hundred pine trees await their death sentence. The trees happen to be in the way of a development project by the country's largest chain of malls owned by the Philippines' richest businessman. The mall owners and developers want the trees uprooted and transplanted somewhere else, but this proposal has met with opposition from city dwellers and environmental groups fearful of losing one of the last patches of green in the city's downtown. A court order has temporarily halted the “earthballing” of trees but once its effectivity lapses, an environmental massacre may very well occur.
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Paving paradise for profit: Probing the SM Baguio controversy
At the heart of a city that used to be the country's cleanest and greenest, more than a hundred pine trees await their death sentence. The trees happen to be in the way of a development project by the country's largest chain of malls owned by the Philippines' richest businessman. The mall owners and developers want the trees uprooted and transplanted somewhere else, but this proposal has met with opposition from city dwellers and environmental groups fearful of losing one of the last patches of green in the city's downtown. A court order has temporarily halted the “earthballing” of trees but once its effectivity lapses, an environmental massacre may very well occur.
Detained artist is finalist in int’l art award
Artist and political detainee Ericson Acosta is one of the three finalists in the prestigious 2011 Imprisoned Artist Prize .
The other two finalists are musician Win Maw of Burma and filmmaker Dhondup Wanchen of Tibet.
Read more...The final words of Angelo T. Reyes
A warrior comes clean
in last battle for honor
By Malou Mangahas
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
LATE evening last Feb. 4, Friday, a long-time source suddenly called. Would I be free for brunch the next day, he asked. He wanted to consult me on something important.
We met the next day and ...
Read more...Angelo ‘Angie’ Reyes, 65, dies
Retired Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Angelo "Angie" Reyes expired at the Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) at 8:32 this morning due to an allegedly self-inflicted gunshot wound in the chest. He was declared dead on arrival but doctors tried to revive him, according to Health S...
Read more...Gov't pressed to protect OFWs, Filipinos in Egypt
Amidst rising concern for the safety and welfare of at least 6,500 Filipinos in Egypt, the Philippine government continues to be under flak over dwindling and indecisive actions to ensure the protection of Filipino nationals in the region.
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