As the Marcos-Duterte administration was poised to deliver its fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier today, people’s organizations, human rights groups, and environmental activists marched in the streets to demand full accountability for the government’s broken promises, massive corruption, and the aggressive push for pro-foreign and pro-corporate policies. The groups asserted that despite the split of the former UniTeam, both President Bongbong Marcos, Jr. and V

On this fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) registers its dismay over the wrongful and aggressive promotion of destructive mining by the administration of President Bongbong Marcos, Jr. Without any public consultations, PBBM will approve a Critical Minerals Framework that paves the way for more mining, especially of nickel, copper, and cobalt. This Critical Minerals Framework has not been seen or reviewed by affected communities and environmen