Seabed quarrying is detrimental to coastal and marine ecosystems of our country. Scientific evidence shows the irreversible impacts of this destruction. There is also increased likelihood of intergenerational socio-economic effects of this activities on the livelihoods of our coastal communities. Moreover, seabed quarrying inside our municipal waters violated the preferential right given to local communities with priority to municipal fisherfolks in using these waters. Sig

Seabed quarrying is detrimental to coastal and marine ecosystems of our country. Scientific evidence shows the irreversible impacts of this destruction. There is also increased likelihood of intergenerational socio-economic effects of this activities on the livelihoods of our coastal communities. Moreover, seabed quarrying inside our municipal waters violated the preferential right given to local communities with priority to municipal fisherfolks in using these waters. Sig

Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) joins the cry of the people to resist dictatorship and reject any return of authoritarian rule in the Philippines. Dictators and plunder environment and natural resources as commodities they can extract profit. We witnessed this during Martial Law under Marcos, as his cronies greedily ate up our forests and minerals and pocketed the profits, leaving the country vulnerable to long-terms effects of environmental destruction. We reject dictators who use

Rest in Peace Sec. Corazon “Dinky” Soliman. The sunflower garden in heaven is more beautiful now with you there.

Filipino green defenders at great risk Most dangerous country for Environmental Activists in Asia. Quezon City – Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) denounces the continued impunity against environmental activists and human rights defenders in the Philippines and across world. The Global Witness report – last line of defense – released today recorded 227 lethal attacks against environmentalists globally. Of these, 29 killings occurred in the Philippines, which is the third highest reco