
ATM Reaction on Signing of DAO 2021-40; on DENR Lifting of the Ban Open Pit Mining
Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM)| December 28, 2021 (Photo used by Marylou Verano) ATM is deeply dismayed by the signing of the DAO on lifting the ban on open-pit mining. This is a cruel Christmas gift from DENR and a truly ironic act of cowardice and betrayal from DENR Sec. Cimatu and Pres. Duterte. At this time when climate change brings devastating typhoons such as Odette, lifting the ban on open pit mining is a short-sighted and misplaced development priority of the government. O

Duterte Must Be Held Accountable for Human Rights Obligations; ATM joins iDEFEND'S Human Rights Day
Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM)|December 12, 2021 We, from Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), raise our voices in solidarity with human rights defenders as we commemorate International Human Rights Day and hold accountable the Duterte administration on its obligations to uphold the human rights of all citizens. We join the People’s Caravan organized by In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) to drum up our opposition to the various human rights violations committed against

Green groups hold Duterte accountable for impunity on killings of envi defenders
December 8, 2021 | Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) In a forum held today in commemoration of International Human Rights Day, Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) pinned down the Duterte administration for its persistent impunity for the human rights violations committed against environmental rights defenders. Citing a 2020 report by Global Witness titled “Last Line of Defence”, ATM National Coordinator Jaybee Garganera said there have been 29 killings which occurred in the Philippines out of 22

Environmentalists Dance and Dedal Against Offshore Mining in Lingayen Gulf
Dagupan City – Green group Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) pushed to scrap a proposed offshore mining project in Lingayen Gulf as it joined a bike protest action last Dec. 5, 2021 dubbed as “Padyak Para Sa Kalikasan”. Led by Ecowaste Coalition and the Pangasinan People’s Strike for the Environment, environmental activists are conducting a series of activities about pressing environmental issues, particularly the Offshore Magnetite Mining Project in Lingayen Gulf. Joaquin "Krick" Fe