"Delikado" film received a standing ovation from over 1,400 people at the recently concluded Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2022 Closing and Awards Night,...
It commonly happens in any legislative chamber or policy-making body that matters are resolved fait accompli in backroom caucuses and that plenary procedures to formalize an agreement or a decision become mere optics. This makes it hard to second guess what had transpired before the plenary action of the resolution sponsored by Board Member Al Rama and to understand the context of the decision they had made.
Chan, who heads the Palawan NGO Network Inc. (PNNI), has been involved in voluntary law enforcement campaigns going against illegal logging and fishing activities in Palawan.
The PNNI had in its custody hundreds of chainsaw, which were confiscated from alleged illegal loggers by its “paraenforcers” employing citizen's arrest as its legal basis.
Crael was reportedly part of the team that seized a "notorious" topdown illegal logging tricycle on January 2 from a rubber plantation in the forests of Brgy. Punta Baja also in Rizal.
"The basic framework here is that if you are a non-government organization (NGO) or you are an organization that is well-meaning, then you should coordinate with the authorities before you operate within a certain jurisdiction," Matta said.
Alyssa Rocamora, a professor in Holy Trinity University said that the symposium was focused on raising awareness for the students to realize their roles in government affairs and decision making.
Young environmental advocates in Puerto Princesa gathered Friday afternoon at the Freedom Park of the City Coliseum in support of the Global Climate Strike to campaign for urgent action against the climate crisis.
