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DENR reopens dump in Baguio

By ZALDY COMANDA local government, Rapport Innova- tions, to speed up the upgrading of the BAGUIO CITY - The Department machines. of Environment and Natural Resources Last June 26, Undersecretary (DENR) in Cordillera granted the request Benny Anteporda issued a temporary of the city to reopen the Irisan dumpsite order stopping Baguio from operating to head off another garbage crisis. the ERS machines because of alleged DENR-Cordillera Regional Direc- environmental violations. tor Ralph Pablo informed Mayor Ben- Among the other conditions for lift- jie Magalong that the agency decided ing the order are the proper collection to reopen the facility on condition the of biodegradable waste and the con- city collect the mixed waste that was version of the area into an eco-friendly piling up by the end of the month. park by December 31. The city must also see to it that the Magalong said the over 40,000 two Environmental Recycling System cubic meters of raw compost in the (ERS) machines for converting biode- dump must be converted into com- gradable waste will be operational by post fertilizer by the third quarter of that time. next year so that converting the dump During a meeting at the dump, into a park could be finished by the Magalong directed the partner of the first quarter of 2021.

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Angat Dam water level inches back to critical level

By ELIALYN DE VERA-RUIZ

Angat Dam's water level has further declined on Tuesday amid a weak southwest monsoon or "habagat" prevailing over the country Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geo- physical and Astronomical Services Adminis- tration's (PAGASA) monitoring as of Tuesday morning, the water level at Angat Dam was down to 160.58 meters, which was 0.43 meters lower than last Monday's 161.01 meters. It was once again inching closer to its 160- meter critical level for domestic water supply National Water Resources Board (NWRB) Executive Director Sevillo David Jr. said they are maintaining the 36 cubic meters per sec- ond (cms) water allocation for July. This is for distribution by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to its conces- sionaires Mayitilad and Manila Water. The current level was still way below An- gat Dam's minimum operating water level of 180 meters, and normal high water level dur- ing the rainy season of 210 meters. David said that once the Angat Dam reaches its 180-meter mark, the NWRB may increase the water allocated for Metro Ma- nila's domestic requirements. The normal water allocation is 48 ems. STRATEGIC ci UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION N Bi? STORY STORY INMATIVES PAGE - SERVICE 'Fri Ina rue AmmoNew meww.CPaNilyttilavarle.corn

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Angat water dips further By Michael Pingo! of Metro Manila's water needs — the meters per second. National Water Resources Board (NWRB) However, this may still take some time Despite rains the past week, the said that it will cut the amount of water to implement due to a weak southwest water level in Angat Dam continues to allocated to Metropolitan Waterworks and monsoon that may bring less rainfall over drop further on Tuesday, from 161.01 Sewerage System (MWSS) from 46 cubic the country in the coming days. meters on Monday to 160.58 meters, meters per second to 36. "It is a priority of the technical according to the Philippine Atmospheric, NWRB executive director Sevillo David working group composed of NWRB, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Jr. said the current level was still way MWSS and its concessionaires, NIA Administration. below Angat Dam's minimum operating (National Irrigation Administration), In a statement, the weather bureau water level of 180 meters and normal NPC (National Power Corporation, and said that the level was once again inching high water level during the rainy season AHC (Angat Hydropower Corporation), closer to its 160-meter critical level for of 210 meters. to sustainably manage the water in domestic water supply amid a weak David said that once the Angat Dam Angat Dam to ensure that the year-end southwest monsoon or habagat prevailing reaches its 180-meter mark, the NWRB elevation is sufficient to supply the over the country. may increase the water allocated for multi-requirements on domestic supply, With the continuous drop on the dam's Metro Manila's domestic requirements. irrigation and energy at least until the water level — which supplies 96 percent The normal water allocation is 48 cubic first half of 2020," David said. 44,f,

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Lab o pang bumaba kahapon ang Jr., executive 'director ng National alokasyon rig tubig sa Metro Manila sa tubig ng Angat Dam, sa kabila ng Water Resources Board (NWRB), normal level na 48 cms. may mahinang habagat na umiirab pinapanatili nila ang 36 cubic meters sa bansa. Samantala, patuloy paring umiiral per second (cms) na water allocation sa extreme portion ng Northern Luzon Ayon sa pagmo-monitor ng para sa Hulyo. Ito ang ipamamahagi ang mahinang habagat hanggang Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical ng Metropolitan Waterworks and kahapon, ayon kay PAGASA weather and Astronomical Services Sewerage System (MWSS) sa Maynilad specialist Meno Mendoza. Administration's (PAGASA), kahapon at Manila Water. Inaasahan namang magiging ng umaga ay bumaba pa sa 160.58 Ang kasalukuyang water level mainit sa Metro Manila, pero metro ang water level, 0.43 metrong sa Angat ay malayo_pa sa minimum magkakaroon ng panaka-nakangpag- mas mababa sa 161.01 metro nitong operating water level na 180 metro, at ulan sa tanghali at gabi. Lunes. normal high water level kapag tag-ulan Ibig sabihin, muli na namang Ayon kayMendoza, hindi nakikita na 210 metro. ng PAG-ASA na may mabubuong low durnidikitsa 160-metrong critical level Ayon pa kay David, kapagnaabot ang tubig sa Angat Dam. pressure area o bagyo sa susunod na na ng Angat -ang 180-meter mark, dalawa o tatlong araw. Sinabi naman iii Sevillo David maaaring itaas na rrtuli rig NWRB ang Ella lyn De Vera-Ruiz

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Eclitoryal Ipagpatuloy air; pagtitipid sa tubig

UWAG mag-aksaya sa paggamit ng tubig. Ito _Lang paalala ng mga opisyal ng National Water IIResources Board (NWRB). Ito rin ang kahilingan ng dalawang water concessionaires — Maynilad at Ma- nila Water. Ito ay kasunod nang pagbaba na naman ng water level sa Angat Dam na pinagkukunan ng tubig na sinusuplay sa Metro Manila at mga kalapit na probinsiya. Nasa lcritikal na level na naman ang Angat at kung hindi titipirin ang paggamit ng tubig, maaaring bumaba pang labo ang level nito. Ayon sa NWRB, umabot na sa 161.01 ang level ng tubig sa Angat kaya nabawasan na naman ang daily

water allocation para sa Metro Manila concessio- naires. Ipagpapctuloy naman ng Maynilad at Manila Water ang pagpapatupad ng water interruptions sa customers. Kahit na turmlan noong mga nakaraang linggo, hindi rin ito nakasapat at bahagya tang ang naidagdag na tubig sa Angat kaya balik uli sa kritikal na level. Sabi ng PAGASA, maaaring sa katapusan pa ng Hulyo maibalik ang dating darning tubig sa dam. May dalawa o tatlong bagyo umano ang dadalaw sa bansa at maaaring ito ang kasagutan sa natutuyong dam. Dapat namang magsagawa na ng cloud seeding ang NWRB sa tapat ng Angat Dam para madagdagan ang tubig. Kailangan na ito para hindi na umabot pa sa malalang probletna ang sitwasyon. Kahit na sinasabi ng PAGASAna may paparating na sama ng panahon, huwag itong hintayin at isagawa ang cloud seeding. Magtipid sa paggamit ng tubig at pangunahan ito ng pamahalaan. Maraming tanggapan ng gobyerno ang bulagsak sa paggamit ng tubig at sila ang dapat kastiguhin. Mag-inspeksiyon naman ang Maynilad at Manila Water sa Metro Manila at maaaring may mga leak sa kalsada. Pangunahan ng pamahalaan ang pagtitipid at susunod ang mamamayan. Kailangang magpakita ng halimbawa sa pagtitipid.

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Lapid may solusyon sa water crisis NAGHAEN si Senador Lito La_pid ng isans panulcala na naglalayong lumilcha ng Water Resources Authority of the Philippines (WRAP) na tutugon sa kalculangan ng suplay ng tubig sa Metro Manila. Sa ilalim ng Senate Bill No. 52 o Water Resources Management Act, sa pag- tatayo ng WRAP, mskalcatulong ito para matiyak ng 'long-term sustainable ma- nagement' sa pinaglculaman ng tubig sa bansa. "Nais nating matuguaan at masolusyunan ang problema sa tubig ng aiing mga kababayan sa pamamaguan ng pagtatayo ng 'sang ahensiya na siyang marnama- hala sa ating pmagiculaman ng tubis," ani fapid. Ang WRAP antya ang magsislibmg long-term solution' sa kinakaharap na problema ng water sector Ayon pa kay Lapid, ang nararanasang water shortage sa Metro Manila ay pas- papata tang ng .hindi kahandaan ng bansa pan maresolba ang nasabing (Dindo Manning) STRATEGIC 1 PAGET CANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION UPI elk Al STORY STORY INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER SERVICE .asomor 10 JUL 0 19

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ALARM RAISED Affect food security "If the project continues, it ENVIRONMENTAL will not only disrupt the biodi- versity there, but would also af- GROUPS HIT ECC fect the food security consider- ing the catch that we get from Manila Bay," Dulce added. FOR INT'L AIRPORT While no construction has By Jhesset 0. Enano started yet more than 600 @JhessetEnanoINQ mangrove trees were cleared . from the planned site last year. Environment and fisherfolk Government officials, how- groups have raised an alarm ever, said there was no evi- over the issuance of an envi- dence directly linking the pro- ronmental compliance cer- ject to the damage. tificate (ECC) to the company The proposed reclamation, that will develop an interna- Dulce said, was also "diametri- tional airport in Bulacan cally opposed" to the ongoing province, saying the P734-bil- rehabilitation of the Manila lion project would have ad- Bay which aims to restore the verse ecological and econom- heavily polluted waters to its ic impact on communities original ecological integrity. surrounding Manila Bay. "If they want a true reha- The Department of Envi- bilitation, there should be a ronment and Natural Re- moratorium on all proposed sources (DENA) said it had ap- and developing reclamation proved last month the ECC of project until such time that a Silvertides Holdings, a con- holistic and ecological as- tractor of San Miguel Corp., to sessment is done," he said. develop 2,070 hectares in the Also at stake is the 25- coastal villages of Bambang hectare fishing reservation areas and Taliptip in Bulakan town. established by the DENR across But while the ECC certifies Taliptip's coastal waters, said that a proposal would not have fisherfolk group Pamalakaya. significant negative environ- "This means loss of tradi- mental impact, environmental tional fish species and depletion advocates say otherwise, stress- of fish catch by small fisherfolk ing that the planned reclama- in the entire province of Bula- tion would disrupt the natural can," said Bobby Roldan, Pa- ecosystems thriving in the malakaya's vice chair for Luzon. northern part of Manila Bay. While the construction Leon Duke, a convenor of may provide temporary jobs to the People's Network for the people living near the project Integrity of Coastal Habitats site, it is an unsustainable solu- and Ecosystem, said the pro- tion that would ultimately take ject site lies at the last re- away their primary means of maining expanse of man- livelihood, said Krista Melgare- grove forests in the bay. jo, chair of Advocates of Sci- "This serves as the heart ence and Technology for the of the whole Manila Bay People Diliman chapter. INQ ecosystem," he said in an in- terview on Tuesday. SII/A11.1:1f PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COM MITNH AI ION sioRy STORY nia INI I IA I IVES e ORIRIMRM PAGE LO SHIA WE BusinessMirror 103'"7019

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around 2,000 hectares in the areas HE Department of Environment to be developed as part of the project. Pamalakayasaid around 700 fish- and Natural Resources (DENR) ing and coastal families in seven si- has issued an environmental tios of Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan T are threatened to be displaced by compliance certificate (ECC) for food the project. In a statement, Pamalakaya-said and beverage conglomerate giant San the Bulacan Aerotropolis is the Miguel Corp.'s (SMC) P700-billion air- fourth reclamation project to be port project in Bulakan, Bulacan. given an ECC by the DENR. Not reclamation SOUGHT for reaction, DENRUnder- In a statement, San Miguel said, Dubbed the BulacanAerotropolis, secretary Benny Antiporda, deputy "Ourproposal for the NewManila In- the multibillion-peso project isbeing spokesman of Secretary Roy A. Ci- ternational Airport [NMIA] project strongly opposedby militant fishers matu debunked Pamalakaya's al- is still currently undergoing a Swiss under the Pambansang Lakas ng Ki- legations. challenge. We would like to assure lusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas He said based on his understand- everyone that we will work closely (Pamalakaya), slamming the DENR ing, SMC or Ramon Ang bought the with all stakeholder groups to make forgivingbusinessman RamonAng's land from individual private land- sure this vital infrastructure project SMC the green light to proceed with owners. will be sustainable and will deliver the project, which they claimed re- "Its private land as far as I know. positive economic, social and envi- quires massive land reclamation Let us not put political color on ronmental benefits. withina2,500-hectarefishpondarea this," Antiporda told the BUSINESS- "The NMIA project, a P14-billion in the coastal barangay of Taliptip. MIRROR. He said the DENR Central investment, will be our largest con- The projectwill decongest air traf- Luzon Regional Office also assured tribution to the Philippine economy ficat the NinoyAquino International him that no fishers will be affected thus far. It's aproject thatwill benefit Airport (Naia) in Pasay City and will because the area to be developed not just us today, but many future also help improve traffic in Metro under the project involves private generations of Filipinos. Manila as travelers going in and out fishponds. "It will generate about a mil- of the National Capital Region (NCR) "It is not a reclamation project, lion jobs and jump-start economic via airplane will be diverted to Bula- but land development. The airport growth in Bulacan and neighboring can, a province outside but still near project will prioritize qualified local provinces. Apart from improving the country's capital region. labor forjob requirements. It's a gov- tourism and addressing congestion The group issued the statement ernment project. It shouldbe a prior- problems, it will boost small local in reaction to a news report that the ity like all other vital infrastructure industries, manufacturing, exports DENR Central Luzon led by its Re- projects. There is no Protected Area and possibly give rise to new ones. gional Executive Director Lormelyn as the project area involves titled We are committed to helping the Claudio approved the ECC of Silver- properties," he said via text message. government deliver on our nation's tides Holdings, which is reportedly Other projects that have al- goals and helping the local com- linked to SMC. ready acquired an ECC include the munities thrive and improve their Silvertides Holdings had report- 419-hectare Horizon Manila Project, quality of life. edly acquired fishponds covering the 148-hectare Manila Solar City,

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and the 318-hectare Manila Water- front Project. "How ironic that the agency that leads the task force to rehabilitate Manila Bay is the one giving a go- signal to reclamation projects that will effectively destroy the envi- ronment," Pamalakaya said in a statement. More than 600 mangrove trees were already cleared in Barangay Taliptip where the airport will be built. Based on the Coastal Resources Management Project conducted by the scientist group Agham, at least 670 kilos of fish will be lost for ev- ery hectare of mangrove that will be destroyed. Pamalakaya also cited the existing 25-hectare fishing reserva- tion areas established by the DENA itself across Taliptip's coastalwaters. "Twenty-five hectares of fish- ing reservation areas are at stake courtesy of the land reclamation of SMC; this also means loss of tradi- tional fish species and depletion of fish caught by small fishers in the entire province of Bulacan. On top of the existing fishing reservations, Manila Bay is currently undergoing a massive rehabilitation program by the government and building infrastructures through dumping landfills will defeat the purpose of restoring its pristine state," the Pa- malakaya statement added. "We reiterate our call to revoke all the ECCs issued to reclamation projects in Manila Bay and promote a genuine rehabilitation program that will restore its traditional use as communal fishing grounds," the statement said. Jonathan L. Mayuga and VG Calniag

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By NINO N. LUCES tic bags is only allowed at the wet market The dry STO. DOMINGO, Al- good sections must use bay — The newly elected paper bags or eco-bags. mayor of Ste. Domingo "Sayang yung ating mga town vowed to strictly en- tourism sites na yan kung force the anti-plastic ordi- hindi naling pangangala- nance in the first 100 days gaan ang ating kapaligi- of his term. ran. Sa baba lang natin, Jun Aguas told the mga resorts na. Manila Bulletin that after Nandyan yung Coral inspecting the town's pub- Genesis Project natin na lic market Monday he no- ire-rehabilitate ttli natin ticed that the implemen- dahil may mga sin na tation of the ordinance dahil sa pwersa o alon ng regulating the use of plas- dagat Nakipag usap na tic bags he filed when he rin tayo sa JCI pan sa was councilor has been pag,sasaayos," he said. lax. The Coral Genesis 'We admit na since the project is a 300-square- time na nag-resign ako as meter coral formation at municipal administrator the bottom of the sea. It ?), kasi nga tumakbo ako as has solar-powered arti- mayor, nag slow down ficial reefs that enhance yung implementation. So the growth of corals and this time, within my first serve as a breeding site 100 days, we will strictly for fishes. implement it," he said. Aguas also said the Located at eastern Bantayan ruins should seaboard of Luzon, the also be protected from town of Ste. Domingo's waste since it has been business center is just a endorsed to the National few kilometers from its Commission for Culture black sand beaches, the and the Arts of the Philip- historical Bantayan ruins pines (NCCA) as a heri- and the Coral Genesis tage site. project Also endorsed to "We have to do some- the NCAA were the Ste. thing about it. Hindi natin Domingo church and pwedeng pabayaan ito. the Pugad Lawin Park Nanganganib ang ating In Albay province, the yaman naturales na bu- anti-plastic ordinance mubuhay ng ating turis- was filed by former 3rd mo," Aguas explained. District Board Member He said he has con- Arnold Embestro and sulted with groceries and approved by the Sang- other businesses owners guaniang Panlalawigan on enforcing the ordinance in 2012 but according to to the letter. "Kalcausapin its author, it was not fully din natin yung mga baran- implemented. gay captains na i-adopt din The Provincial En- yung ordinansa at istrik- vironment and Natural tong ipatupad. Rung ayaw Resources (ENRO) chief nilang sumunod, nandyan Ma. Theresa Atos, admit- naman ang Ombudsman," ted there are still munici- he added. palities that do have an He said the use of plas- anti plastic ordinance. STRATEGIC t4- 11=1 UPPER PAGE 1 WINER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION In STORY STORY „,,wwwas INITIATIVES LOWER SERVICE "wwwww r " 10 'JUL 2019 SINUSUBAYBAYAN natin

MIT ang mga nagaganap sa paligid, mga Bro, at lumi- litaw na napakalaking bagay any pagkilos ng mga local government unit para maging partner ng pambansang pama- halaan sa lahat ng usa- ping panggobyemo. May mga sariling hu- LGU, RIAMATRAYAN: PARTNER risdiksyon o sakop any mga LGU gaya ng mga NC NATIONAL GOUT barangay, bayan, lung- ver at jeepney &versa Ma- SAYANG sod, lalawigan at rehiyon nila at mga pasaway ring NA SAYANG sa kalsada, kapaligiran, mga traysikel, dyipni at bus Kung umikot kayo, edukasyon, negosyo, driver sa Taft Avenue, ma- mga Bro, sa mga bara- pulitika, krimen at iba pa. raming pakinabang any ngay na may mga estero Gayunman, konekta- matatamasa ng taumba- at ilog, napakarami ang do ang mga ito sa mga yan. binabakuran ng Depart- kalsada, kapaligiran, KALSADA ment of Public Works and edukasyon, negosyo, pu- AT BASURA Highways, Metro Manila litika, krimen at iba pa. [tong problema sa ba- Development Authority at Kung maghahara- sura ay nauugat hindi lang pamahalaang lungsod. ngan, magpabaya at iba sa kapabayaan ng mga Matataas at lampas pa any mga LGU, kasa- lokal na pamahalaan. tao any mga bakod na ma ang pambansang Muli, sa kahabaan Ri- bakal, tubo at cyclone pamahalaan, walang ma- zal Avenue mula Abad San- wire rig mga by at este- giging biktima kundi ang tos hanggang Sta. Cruz, ro bilang pamigil sa mga taumbayan. Manila, marami talagang residente na magtapon Kaya, nangangaila- nagtambak na basura na ng basura sa ilog. ngan any lahat ng orga- kung hindi matatagpuan sa Pero sa sumbong ng no ng pamahalaan na Rizal Avenue mismo, nasa ating Uzi, anak ng tokwa, ma-ayos at nasa Rum- bungad o gilid-gilid ng ginagawa pa ring parang pas any kanilang mga mga barangay at city road. ring ng basketball any relasyon. Ganito rin lab na Taft mga bakod na bakal at KALSADA Avenue sa parteng Pasay cyclone wire at ringless AT TFtAPIK na masikip na, any basu- Rung may-shoot any mga Sa Metro Manila la- ra ay itinatambak kahit mamamayan sa gitna ng many, partikular any ka- saan, sa Taft at mga ba- mga estero at ilog. habaan ng mga kalsa- rangay at city road. Hindi rin mile pinupu- dang pambansa na Ri- Sa pagsasaliksik ng lot any kanilang mga ba- zal Ave na magsisimula ating Uzi, mga Bro, kum- sura na winawalis at sinu- sa Monumento, Caloo- plikado ang problema. shoot din sa mga drai- can City hanggang Sta. May mga balasubas na nage. Cruz, Manila at ng Taft garbage contractor na Resulta: napupuno Avenue mula Lawton, ayaw magkarga kung wa- rig basura any mga drai- Manila hanggang EDSA, lang bigay any mga resi- nage, estero at sapa. Pasay City, marami rito dente, sa kabila ng kontra- At kung umulan, nan- ang mga barangay at city ta nila sa mga lokal na pa- diyan na any trapik dahil lumuluwa ng basura at road ng Caloocan, Ma- mahalaan. nila, Makat at Pasay any Marami ring mamama- baha ang mga drainage, nakakonekta sa dala- yan any pasaway at nag- estero at Hog. wang pambansang kal- Nasisira rin any mga tatapon kung saan-saan pumping station dahil sada. ng basura. Any Caloocan ni Ma- hindi tubig-baha kundi Pati nga any mga may basura any nasisipsip at yor Oca Malapitan ay na- babala na "Huwag mag- kikitang maayos ang pa- iniluluwa ng mga ito. tapon ng basura rito", eh, Sayang any milyon- mamahala sa kahabaan siya namang tinatamba- ng Rizal Avenue exten- milyong pisong gastos sion at hindi gaanong ki- kan. ng gobyemo na buwis ng nakikitaan ng mabigat SI MAYOR ISKO buong bayan para sa na trapik, bukod lang sa Any ginagawa ni May- mga bakod at paggawa mga rush hour. or Isko Moreno na laban sa ng mga pumping station. Pero any Maynila at basura at trapik ay dapat Sana, may nauum- Pasay, hindi pa gaanong na suportahan. pisahan ng katulad nina nakikitaan ng maayos na Nakikita si Mayor Isko Mayor Oca at Mayor Isko, daloy ng trapiko. na nangunguna sa pagpa- any mga mamamayan Mula sa kanto ng paluwag ng mga kalsada din ay tumulong at sumu- Abad Santos hanggang sa pag-alis at pagdurog sa nod sa kumpas ng mga Sta. Cruz, Manila, pi- mga bara at basura. ito. naghaharian pa rin rig Pero dapat bang siya Nariyan din lang any mga pasaway na tray- lang any kumilos? pambansang pamaha- sikel at dyip any kaha- Dapat kumilos din any laan na gumagawa ng baan ng Rizal Avenue. mga chairman, kagawad, lahat para maayudahan Ganito rin any naki- tanod at iba pa sa bare- any mga LOU at mama- kita sa Taft Avenue lalo na DiJaYi mayan sa laban sa trapik, sa kahabaan nito mula Any totoo, nasasaga- basura, baha at kawalan sa Buendia St. hanggang saan ni Mayor Isko any ng disiplina na sumisira sa dub ng Taft Avenue mga alaga at pinagkakaki- sa buhay at ari-arian ng sa EDSA. taan ng mga kapRan. bhat. Kung magagawan Sana, makipagtulu- Anomang reaksyon o lang ng paraan ng mga ngan any mga kapitan kay reklamo ay maaaring concerned na lokal na Mayor Isko laban sa mga iparating sa 0922840- pamahalaan ang mga bara sa lansangan, at ba-, ,333a p i-email sa banti- pasaway ng traysikel dri- aura. • - [email protected]. 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By Ben 0. de Vera co-chairs the MICC together with We will tap around 15 experts from @bendeveraINQ the Department of Environment the same technical teams that did and Natural Resources (DENR). the first audit" Agabin said. Another 17 mining operations However, the DOF did not The 15 experts will be will undergo audit by the inter- identify the mining operations grouped into three teams with agency Mining Industry Coordi- to be included in the next batch five members for each panel, nating Council (MICC) starting of review. and will have senior and junior this month to determine if they During a recent MICC meet- technical and research assis- have been following the coun- ing, Finance UnderSecretary tants to help them with the au- try's mining regulations and Bayani H. Agabin disclosed that dit The review will cover the standards, the Department of the next audit would be under- environmental, economic, so- Finance (DOE) said Tuesday. taken by the same technical cial, legal and technical aspects The upcoming second round teams that reviewed 26 mining of the mining operations. of "objective, science-based, and sites last year. Last January, Agabin said fact-finding" audit was expected 'The MICC will complete. the the DOF and the DENR allotted to be finished by January next review and management teams in P25 million from their respec- year, according to the DOF, which the second and third week of July. tive budgets to fund the next

round of review of mining oper- That first round of revieW Agabin earlier said the result ations. was delayed by more than a of the MICC's first review was The MICC initially wanted year due to lack of funding. already submitted to the Office to start the second round of au- Finance Secretary Carlos G. of the President, while the dit last March for completion in Dominguez III had nonetheless DENR was conducting its own June, but it had been delayed by said that the technical review separate audit. one quarter. teams they hired to audit min- Last year, the MICC deferred The upcoming round will ing operations were "highly the recommendation to lift the complete the audit of all active commendable." moratorium on the issuance of mining firms as only about zjo The MICC, formed through new mineral agreements as the remain operating to date. Executive Order No. 79 issued new revenue-sharing scheme In 2018, the MICC audited 26 by former President Benigrto increasing the government's mining companies, which for- Aquino III in 2012, was mandat- share from mining operations mer environment Secretary ed to conduct a multistakehold- under the comprehensive tax Regina Paz Lopez had ordered er review of mining operations reform program's proposed shut down or suspended due to every two years, but only now package "2 plus" remained "adverse findings." was it able to do so. pending in Congress. INQ I I fliL , T • lirPER RAGE I namen EIMORIAI CAM PHI v116015..- -11%, Li STORY STORY Smut I PAGE Leffler

10 JUL 019 eearleteril. or Foch 111111.?Ill Find Prelim el Resources MANILAMILLETIN RATEGIC COMMUNICAGeN INITIATIVIE5 SERVICE THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER II An MICC to audit second batch of mining companies at the DOF headquaters in Manila. 4 percent. By CHINO S. LEYCO Agabin said the 15 experts will be The Department of Enviroment and grouped into three teams with five mem- Natural Resources (DENR) queried he interagency Mining Industry whether the increase would be consid- Coordinating Council (MICC) is bers for each panel, and will have senior and junior technical and research assis- ered as having satisfied the condition of undertaking the second round a legislation rationalizing the existing tants to help them with the audit. of its "objective, science-based, revenue sharing scheme. Tand fact-finding" audit of mining opera- The review will cover the environ- However, the DOF clarified that tions in the fourth week of July, and ex- mental, economic, social, legal and tech- nical aspects of the mining operations, TRAIN only increased the excise taxes pects such a review to be completed by and did not cover the implementation of he said. January next year a new fiscal regime for mining. The new Earlier, the MICC deferred a recom- In a statement, Finance Undersecre- fiscal regime proposed by the DOF cov- tary Bayani H. Agabin said the second au- mendation on the lifting of the mora- torium on the issuance of new mineral ers other taxes and fees, such as royalty dit, which will cover 17 mining operations windfall, profit, and incentives. across the country will be conducted by agreements. Executive Order CEO) 79 imposed a Given the clarification, the MICC re- the same technical teams that undertook solved to defer a recommendation to lift the first round of reviews last year cover- moratorium on new mineral agreements "until a legislation rationalizing existing the moratorium on new mineral agree- ing 26 mines. revenue sharing schemes and mecha- ments, stressing that a new revenue- "The MICC will complete the review sharing scheme and mechanisms for and management teams in the second nisms shall have taken effect." The Tax Reform for Acceleration mining will be covered in the Package 2 and third week ofJuly. We will tap around plus of the Comprehensive Tax Reform 15 experts from the same technical teams and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law or Republic Act No. 10963 increased the excise tax Program (CTRP), which will have to be that did the first audit," said Agabin who reified in the incoming 18th Congress. chaired an MICC meeting held recently on mineral products from 2 percent to STRATEG I ( COMMUNICATION UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON cl STORY STORY PAGE LOWER 111011.11.r SERVICE MSS -Aar 10 JUL 2019

TITLE: CAGE II DA1E Second round of mining audit starts this month By MARY GRACE PADIN "The MICC will complete the review and management teams in the second and The inter-agency Mining Industry Co- third week of July. We will tap around 15 ordinating Council (MICC) is set to start experts from the same technical teams this month the second round of industry that did the first audit," said Agabin, who audit which will cover 17 mining sites chaired an MICC nieeting held recently. across the country, the Department of Agabin said the 15 experts will be Finance (DOE) said yesterday. grouped into three teams with five mem- Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin bers for each panel, and will have senior said the second audit of mining operations and junior technical and research assist- would begin on the fourth week of July, ants to help them with the audit. and is expected to be completed by Janu- Much like in the first audit, Agabin said ary next year. the experts would assess the environmen- It comes after the first audit last year, tal, economic, social, legal and technical which involved 26 mining sites in the aspects of the mining operations. country. Under Executive Order 79, the MICC Agabin said the audit will be con- is tasked to conduct multistalceholder ducted by the same technical teams that reviews every two years and advise the undertook the first round of review. Turn to C4

Second round... From Cl Department of Env iron- subject to the implementa- ment and Natural Resources lion of a rehabilitation plan. (DENR) on the performance Earlier, the MICC also de- of existing mining opera- ferred making a recommen- tions, in consultation with dation on the lifting of the local government units. moratorium on the issuance The council initially con- of new mineral agreements, ducted a review on 26 mining pending the passage of a operations ordered closed bill which seeks to overhaul or suspended by former en- the mining industry's fiscal vironment secretary Regina regime. Lopez last year. Under EO 79, a morato- Following the audit, the rium on new mineral agree- DENR decided to suspend ments should be implement- three mining companies ed until a legislation ratio- which failed the MICC re- nalizing existing revenue view, and warned nine oth- sharing schemes and mecha- ers of possible suspension nisms have taken effect. STRATEGIC PE PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY ea INrruArIvEs PAGE LOWER ••••••••"' c ,I: itvi CF. T4ie 111 anila 'Elm 10 JUL 7019

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HE interagency Mining Industry Coordinating covering 26 mines." The mining operation Jvtre not Council (MICC) will begin conducting the second identified. Tround of its "objective, science-based and fact- "The MICC will complete the re- finding" audit of mining operations in the fourth week view and management teams in the second and third week of July. We will of July, the Department of Finance (DoF) announced tap around 15 experts from the same on Tuesday. technical teams that did the first audit," In a statement, Finance Undersec- tionwide, "will be conducted by the he added. retary Bayani Agabin said the review, same technical teams that undertook According to the official, the experts covering 17 mining operations na- the first round of reviews last year will be divided into three teams with

M AUDIT FROM B1 products from 2 percent to 4 percent. five members each, and have senior and The Department of Environment and Natu- junior technical and research assistants ral Resources had asked if the increase would be to help them. 17 mines considered as having satisfied the condition of The MICC will commission the re- a legislation rationalizing the existing revenue view that will cover the environmental, experts" and it expected "to finish the audit in sharing scheme. economic, social, legal and technical six months from August 1." The DoF, however, said Train only raised the aspects of the 17 mines. He also said the council would also "conduct excise taxes and did not cover the implementa- In an email to The Manila Times, another round of reviews" as pan of its man- tion of a new fiscal regime for mining. Agabin said his department was "fi- date "to review mining operations." The regime proposed by the Finance de- nalizing the terms of reference for the Earlier, the MICC deferred a recommenda- partment covers other taxes and fees, such as >Audit B4 tion on the lifting of the moratorium on the royalty, windfall, profit, and incentives. issuance of new mineral agreements. Given this clarification, the MICC de- Executive Order 79 imposed that morato- cided to defer the recommendation to rium "until a legislation rationalizing existing lift the moratorium, stressing that a new revenue-sharing schemes and mechanisms revenue-sharing scheme and mechanisms for shall have taken effect," the DoF said. mining will be covered in the Package 2+ of In January 2018, Republic Act 10963 or the Tax the government's Comprehensive Tax Reform Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Act Program that will have to be refiled in the took effect, increasing the excise tax on mineral 18th Congress. EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZ STRATEGIC UPPER PAGET BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON CORIBRINICAS ION Manila elk B1 STORY STORY rt PAGE LOWER SI, RN II 1 0 ai 4 Stan 1 0 JUL 7019 DATE UHF PAGE I/

Council to start second round of mining review The Tax Reform for Acceleration and By Julito G. Rada the composition of management teams by the second or third week of July. Inclusion Law or Republic Act 10963 "We will tap around 15 experts from increased the excise tax on mineral HE interagency the same technical teams that did the products from 2 percent to 4 percent. Mining Industry first audit," said Agabin who cljaired the The Environment Department asked if Coordinating Council MICC meeting held recently at the DOF the increase had satisfied the condition main office in Manila. of the law rationalizing the existing rev- is set to launch the second Agabin said the 15 experts would enue sharing scheme. round of "objective, be grouped into three teams with five The Finance Department, however, members for each panel. They would said the Train law only increased the science-based and fact- include senior and junior technical and excise taxes and did not cover the im- finding" audit of mining research assistants to help them with the plementation of a new fiscal regime for operations later this month, audit. mining. The new fiscal regime proposed The review will cover. the environ- by the DOF covers other taxes and fees, Finance Undersecretary mental, economic, social, legal and such as royalty, windfall, profit and in- Bayani Agabin said technical aspects of the mining opera- centives. Tuesday. tions, he said. After considering the clarification, The MICC earlier deferred a recom- the MICC resolved to defer a recom- Agabin said the review would cover mendation on the lifting of the mora- mendation to lift the moratorium on 17 mining operations across the coun- torium on the issuance of new mineral new mineral agreements, saying that a new revenue-sharing scheme and try and would be conducted by the same agreements technical teams that undertook the first Executive Order 79 imposed a mora- mechanisms for mining would be cov- round of review last year covering 26 toriuth on new mineral agreements "un- ered in Package 2 plus of the Compre- mines. The second round was expected til a legislation rationalizing existing hensive Tax Reform Program which to be completed by January 2020. revenue sharing schemes and mecha- will have to be refiled in the incoming He said the MICC would complete nisms shall have taken effect". 18th Congress.

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BY ANGELA CEUS five members for each panel, and Resources queried whether the will have senior and junior techni- increase would be considered as THE interagency Mining Industry cal and research assistants to help having satisfied the condition of a Coordinating Council (MICC) is them with the audit. legislation rationalizing the existing scheduled to start its audit of 17 The review will cover the envi- revenue sharing scheme. mining operations this month, and ronmental, economic, social, legal However, the DOF clarified expects the review to be completed and technical aspects of the min- that TRAIN only increased the by January 2020. ing operations, he said. excise taxes and did not cover the Bayani Agabin, Department Earlier, the MICC deferred a mplementation of a new fiscal of Finance (DOF) undersecre- recommendation on the lifting of regime for mining. The new fis- tary, said the second audit will be the moratorium on the issuance of cal regime proposed by the DOF conducted by the same technical new mineral agreements. covers other taxes and fees, such teams that undertook the first Executive Order (ED) 79 im- as royalty, windfall, profit and round of reviews last year cover- posed a moratorium on new incentives. ing 26 mines. mineral agreements "until a legisla- Given the clarification, the "The MEC will complete the tion rationalizing existing revenue MICC resolved to defer a recom- review and management teams sharing schemes and mechanisms mendation to lift the moratorium in the second and third week of shall have taken effect." on new mineral agreements, stress- July. We will tap around 15 experts The Tax Reform for Accelera- ing that a new revenue-sharing from the same technical teams that tion and Inclusion (FRAIN) Law scheme and mechanisms for min- did the first audit," Agabin, who increased the excise tax on mineral ing will be covered in the Package chaired an MICC meeting held products from two percent to four 2 plus of the Comprehensive Tax recently, said. percent. Reform Program, which will have Agabin said the 15 experts will The DOF said the Department to be reified in the incoming 18th be grouped into three teams with of Environment and Natural Congress.

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ani H. Agabin as saying that this round "The MICC will complete the review By Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio will cover 17 mining operations nation- and management teams in the second and wide and will be conducted by the same third weeks of July. We will tap around 15 Reporter technical teams that undertook the first experts from the same technical teams round of reviews last year that covered that did the first audit," Mr. Agabin said THE GOVERNMENT will start towards 27 mines. in the press release, explaining that the the end of this month the second round The department issued the announce- experts will be grouped into three teams of its audit of the mining industry in or- ment as head of the Mining Industry with five members each. der to ensure operations do not harm the Coordinating Council (MICC), which it He added that the review will cover environment and benefit host commu- co-chairs with the Department of Envi- the environmental, economic, social, nities, the Finance department said on ronment and Natural Resources (DENR). legal and technical aspects of mining Monday, adding that it expects the review The MICC also consists of the Depart- operations. . "to be completed by January next year." ment of Justice, the National Commission Sought for comment, Chamber of The department's press statement on Indigenous Peoples and the Union of Mines of the Philippines (CoMP) Chair- quoted Finance Undersecretary Bay- Local Authorities of the Philippines. man Gerard H. Brimo, chairman and

chief executive officer of Nickel Asia government will have finally resolved Corp., said in a mobile phone message the major issues confronting the mining that "audits by MICC are always wel- industry — legal, technical, social and come." environmental — and formulated a com- "They've been done well — thoroughly prehensive policy to move it forward," he and fairly — and when they're done in added. this manner, the industry has no reason The first audit resulted in 23 cleared to object." to continue operations after being found CoMP Executive Director Ronald S. compliant with environmental and other Recidoro said, We are hopeful that these state regulations. Four mines did not pass companies, many of them members of that first review round and were recom- the chamber of mines, will again pass mended for closure, although they were scrutiny by government regulators." allowed to appeal the decision with the "We also hope that, with the com- Office of the President. pletion of the audits by January 2020, Mining, 51/4 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY eakway/an INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER ttr Jill 7019 ffissiainn. SERVICE Nadi BusinessWorld

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Hence, the MICC deferred a Finally, production of nickel decision to lift the moratorium direct shipping ore grew volume • until a new industry fiscal scheme by three percent to 2.969 million'. is in place. DMT from 2.895 million DMT, • In a text message, Mines and while value roughly steadied at. Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Di- P2.769 billion from P2.758 bil- rector Wilfredo G. Moncano, said, lion. "MGB has recommended to the Mining contributed about MICC, co-chaired by (Finance) 0.66% to gross domestic product Sec(retary Carlos G.) Dominguez (GDP) in this year's first three (III) and (Environment) Sec. months, roughly steady since at (Roy A.) Cimatu the lifting of least 2016. the moratorium on processing Taxes, fees and royalties from of MPSA (Mineral Production the industry have been on a Sharing Agreement) applications steady decline from P35.494 bil- so that we can have new mines lion in 2016 to P25.691 billion in opened and operating." 2017 and to P11.733 billion last "However, we may have to year. Levies totaled some P268.8 wait until a new fiscal regime million in the first quarter. other than the doubling of taxes is "We wanted to increase min- MINERS in the country have been reeling from a negative regulatory environment passed by Congress..." ing industry's contribution to... since mid-2012, when the government imposed a moratorium on new permits Mining has been in the dol- GDP... from the current 0.7% to until the industry's tax structure is overhauled to give the state a bigger take In drums since EO 79 was issued 4-5%," Mr. Moncano said. revenues. in mid 2012, although experts "This can be done by opening abroad have noted that the Phil- four new major mines as soon Mining, ippines has substantial mineral as possible and data from small- from SI/1 deposits to keep foreign miners scale mining are captured." — interested in the country. with Reuters The industry's review is being METALLIC MINERAL OUTPUT undertaken pursuant to Execu- MGB data as of May 30 show me- tive Order No. 79, issued in June tallic mineral production grow- 2012, which imposed a moratori- ing in value by 11.57% to P27.466 um on new mining permits "until billion in the first quarter from a legislation rationalizing exist- P24.618 billion a year ago. ing revenue-sharing schemes The same comparative periods and mechanisms shall have taken saw gold production increasing effect." by 12% in volume to 5,651 kilo- Republic Act No. 10963, an en- grams (kg) from 5,034 kg and by compassing tax reform package 10% in value to P12.225 billion that slashed personal income tax from P11.107 billion. rates but increased or added lev- Silver increased by 11% in ies on several goods and services volume to 8,469 kg from 7,613 kg when it went into effect in Janu- and by three percent in value to ary last year, doubled the excise P217.292 million from P210.342 tax on mineral products to four million. percent. Copper concentrate grew in The Finance department volume to 81,059 dry metric tons had clarified, however, that the (DMT) from 69,839 DMT, but provision did not satisfy EO 79's slipped by three percent in value to requirement for the lifting of the P5.059 billion from P5.202 billion. moratorium on new permits, Mixed nickel-cobalt sulfide since an overhaul of the mining output rose in volume by four industry's fiscal regime should percent to 22,270 DMT from also cover royalty, windfall profit 21,394 DMT, while value surged and other taxes and fees, as well 35% to P7.102 billion from P5.274 as incentives. billion. ".1 f A rA STRATEGIC 1:=1 UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON 64% COMMUNICATION Oak y STORY STORY iNITIATIVES 1311 PAGE 1.1.111r Trii ham rue 1110102.11.F SERVICE vievirvv-Daail yirrib one . corn 13 JUL 7019

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Mining review report completed soon The so-called second round of assessment of mining companies is seen completed within the month, Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin said on Tuesday. According to Agabin, who led the recent MICC (Mining Industry Coordinating Council) meeting at the Department of Finance (DoF), an analysis of the performance of 16 mining firms is seen completed on the fourth week of July and the full review completed by January next year. "The review will cover the environmental, economic, social, legal and technical aspects of the mining operations," Agabin said. "The M1CC will complete the review and management teams in the second and third of July. We will tap around 15 experts from the same technical teams that did the first audit," he added. According to Agabin, the experts are constituted into three fivemember groups with s'enior and junior assistants, both for technical and research, to help in the audit. The M1CC, which was co-chaired by the secretaries of the DoF and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) deferred a recommendation on the lifting of the moratorium on the issuance of new mineral agreements. Executive Order 79 "imposed (a) moratorium on new mineral agreements until a legislation rationalizing existing revenue sharing schemes and mechanisms shall have taken effect' The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law or Republic Act 10963 increased the excise tax on mineral products from 2 percent to 4 percent. The DENR earlier asked whether the excise adjustment satisfied the condition for a legislation rationalizing the existing revenue sharing system. The DoF said the TRAIN only adjusted the excise tax and did not touch the mining industry's fiscal regime. Joshua Lao STRATEGIC I=1 COMMUNICATION 1.11 PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY ak INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER SERVICE .11.1111111.1.11.•••flar BusinessWorld 10 JUL 2019

TITLE PAGE 1/ DATE Senate chief seeks to hike state's take from miners Mr. Sotto adopted the version, By Charmaine A. Tadalan proposed by the Department of Finance Reporter 'in the 17th Congress, which sought to retain the royalty at five percent of the gross output of the minerals/mineral A MEASURE increasing the govern- products extracted, currently imposed ment's take from mining revenues, only on firms in mineral reservations. which forms part of the Duterte admin- The bill also introduces royalty on istration's comprehensive tax reform firms outside such reservations which program, has been filed anew in the will be phased in from three percent in Senate. the first three years of implementation, Under Senate Bill No. 240, Senate four percent in the fourth year and five President Vicente C. Sotto Ill proposed percent from the fifth year onward. to impose royalty on miners operating This will be levied on top of other outside mineral reservations, which is taxes, such as the corporate income tax, currently levied only on firms located excise tax which Republic Act No.10963 inside such sites. doubled to four percent, royalty to host "There is a need to amend the indigenous communities and local busi- existing mining fiscal regime and ness tax, among others. further enhance equitable share of the The bill defined gross output as the government in the utilization of natural "actual market value of minerals or min- resources," the Senate President said in eral produds from each mine or mineral the explanatory note of the bill, dated land operated as a separate entity, July 8. Miners, 51/4

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without any deduction for mining, pro- ratio in excess of 1.5 to one. cessing, refining, transporting, handling, A bill overhauling miners' fiscal re- marketing or any other expenses" gime nearly made it out of the recently Moreover, Mr. Sotto proposed an concluded 17th Congress after the Senate additional government share, equivalent Ways and Means committee adopted to the difference between the 50% of the House of Representatives' version net mining revenue (gross output less with minor amendments. But it failed to deductible expenses) and the basic gov- bag second and third reading approval ernment share consisting of direct taxes before the June 3 adjournment. and royalty. "Royalty is imposed to com- The previous version proposed to pensate the state for the utilization of reduce the royalty on large-scale mining natural resources by mining contradors, in reservations to three percent of gross while the proposed additional govern- output from five percent currently and ment share becomes due when prices introduce a 1-5% margin-based royalty and profits are high," he explained. on those outside mineral reserves. The The government currently gets ad- Senate, however, excluded non-metallic ditional share from mining contractors mining operations from the coverage. under a Financial Technical Assistance Sought for comment, Finance Assis- Agreement, which applies to large-scale tant Secretary Ma. Teresa S. Habitan said operations. in a mobile phone message on Tuesday: Mr. Sotto's proposal also seeks to "We would like to take a look at the bill prevent excessive debt by disallowing first, although it is favorable that royalty deduction of interest expense when will cover all mining areas, whether in or a company records a debt-to-equity outside mineral reservations." STRA TERI(' IA UPPER PAGE I RANNER EDITORIAI CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY elk.~00111INIO IN111A11VES PAGE LOWER VEEREROelmairMIIM' SERVICE BusinessMirror ISA EDL (YEriru Awn. 1(1 Jill_ 7019 P- DATE MICC gears up for second round of mining auditas group presses for transparency, accountability

L. MAYUGA 4 @jonlmayuga However, the Department of Finance BY JONATHAN darifiedthat TRAIN onlyincreasedthe excise interagency Mining Industry taxes and did not cover the implementation of a new fiscal regime for mining. The new c oordinating Council (MICC) said it will conduct the second round of - fiscal regime proposed by the DOF covers TminingHE audit from July to January next other taxes and fees, such as royalty, wind- year as part of the continuing effort of the fall, profit and incentives. Given the clarification, the MICC resolved Duterte administrationtopromote respon- to defer a recommendation to lift the mora- sible mining in the country. torium on new mineral agreements, stress- The audit, which the MICC promises ing that a new revenue-sharing scheme and to be "objective, science-based and fact- mechanisms for mining will be covered in finding:' will cover 17 mining operations the Package 2 plus of the Comprehensive Tax across the country. Reform Program (CTRP), which will have to The same technical teams that conducted be refiled in the incoming 18th Congress. the first round of reviews last year cover- ing a total of 26 mines will do the second 'Questionable' mining audit. SOUGHT for comment, anti-mining "The MICC will complete the review groups under the Alyansa Tigil Mina and management teams in the second and (ATM) lauded the move, saying such mine third week of July. We will tap around 15 audit has, in fact, been long overdue. experts from the same technical teams that Jaybee Garganera, national coordinator did the first audit," Finance Undersecretary of ATM, also questioned the outcome of Bayani H. Agabin, who chaired n MICC the first review, which he pointed out has meeting held recently at the Department not been made public by the DEN R and the of Finance main office in Manila, said in a MICC in the first place. "This leads us to news statement. question the results of the first round of Agabinsaidthe 15 experts willbegrouped the MICC review," Garganera said. into three teams with five members for each Under the watch of then-DENR Secre- panelandwill employ senior and junior tech- tary Regina Paz L. Lopez, who initiated a nical and research assistants to help them mining audit in 2016 and 2017, a total of with the audit. 26 large-scale operating mines were rec- The review will cover the environmen- ommended for suspension or closure for tal, economic, social, legal and technical failing environmental standards. aspects of the mining operations, he added. The DENA audit was based on a set of Earlier, the MICC deferredarecommenda- criteria that include environmental, social tion on the lifting of the moratorium on the andbiodiversity concerns, deviating from issuance of new mineral agreements. the usual technical and economic aspects Executive Order (EO) 79 imposedamora- of mining operations. The ATM and its torium on new mineral agreements "until member-organizations in mining-affected a legislation rationalizing existing revenue communities were part of the audit. sharing schemes and mechanisms shallhave This prompted mining companies to ap- taken effect." The Tax Reform for Acceleration and In- peal their case to the MICC, including some that directly filedtheirappealinMalacafiang. clusion (TRAIN) law, or Republic Act 10963, The MICC, hence, conducted a review increased the excise tax on mineralproducts of the DENR recommendation and its own from 2 percent to 4 percent, even as the mining audit where it cleared most of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENA) sought clarification on mining companies but declined to give out details as to the methods. whether the increase wouldbe consideredas Such lack of transparency, Garganera having satisfied the condition of legislation Said, puts into question the entire MICC rationalizing the existing revenue-sharing audit process. scheme.

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MI ex, Tea 014,n frrAP bit Fly- 5 Clnerced "4"4"-"'" Pre's" t.frov- _tianicpadropci I a, ensmsol.-4: The lack of transparency and account- ability of DENR is precisely the reason communities and local governments like in Nueva Vizcaya are barricading the op- erations of Oceana Gold Philippines Inc., Garganera said. "So yes, MICC should proceed imme- diately with their second round of mine audit reviews and they should release the results and methodologies of the first round of review," he said. "How come that from an original or- der of closure and cahcellation of mining contracts, the recommendation of DENR has been reduced to mere suspension of... Operations?" Garganera asked. According to Garganera, members of ATM have given the DENR a copy of its "people's mine audit," which, he said, gives the testimonies and evidence gathered by mining-affected communities across the country. "The evidences clearly show that min- ing companies violated our environmen- tal laws or failed to comply with their own contractual obligations. These are enough bases to have their mining con- tracts canceled," he said. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION PAGE I TANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY onaasuill•=110 INITIATIVES PAGE armor SERVICE -.••••• ELL.4.1 10 JUL ?gig

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Coast Guard, Philippine Na- By EDU PUNAY With this, Calida moved for the dismissal of the petition tional Police and Department The government's chief lawyer because the cqunsels for pe- of Justice - have "complied yesterday moved for the withdrawal litioners no longer have legal with environmental laws and of a petition in the Supreme Court. ('standing to pursue the case regulations." (SC) seeking to compel the govern- w iwithout the petitioners. He informed the Court of ment to protect marine resources w "They (IBP) bastardized the actions taken by the agencies lofty ideals of IBP when they for this purpose, including the West Philippine Sea, saying 19 ftsed it as a battering ram to the implementation of the fishermen listed as petitioners had take down the Duterte admin- West Philippine Sea Marine already backed out. ciStration. One thing is sure, Protected Areas Network Stra- In the continuation of oral ar- they won't get away with im- tegic Action Plan and Coastal guments on the petition, Solicitor punity For these defects, the AssesSment for Rehabilitation General Jose Calida manifested to Detition 'must be dismissed," Enhancement that included the high court that the Integrated Bar told the justices in his open- scientific expeditions in the West Philippine Sea in 2017. of the Philippines (IBP) filed the peti-c Ong statement. The programs, he said, tion without the express consent and Because of the develop- resulted in the proposal by knowledge of fishermen from Palawan ment, Chief Justice Lucas DENR last year for declaration and Zambales who were named peti- Bersamin and the justices of Pag-asa Island and Eastern tioners in the case. quickly suspended the hear- The solicitor general submitted to ing and called the counsels of Kalayaan as protected areas. the justices affidavits of the 19 fisher- both parties to a closed-door Calida said another marine conference. scientific research was con- men manifesting their withdrawal After about 15 minutes, ducted last April and May. as petitioners in the case filed by the the conference ended and The solicitor general fur- IBP's Andre Palacios and human the Court as a whole decided ther revealed that the agencies rights lawyer and former senatorial unanimously to suspend the have also moved to pursue candidate Chel Diolcno. oral arguments on the case legal actions against China Calida also presented a video of the and give parties time to file for the destruction of marine Turn to Page 6 a joint motion and "move in environment in the West Phil- the premises," which insiders ippine Sea. interview with the fisher- said could mean a move for Calida said the DA, on the men where they narrated the dismissal of the case. other hand, made several ap- circumstances that had made Calida had already sought prehensions of foreign fishing them initially involved in the the dismissal of the petition vessels in the West Philippine case. in the return of writ he filed. Sea and conducted seaborne The group's leaders, Mo- operations at the Panatag nico Abogado and Roberto Task carried out Shoal and Kalayaan Group Asiado, revealed in their re- He argued that there is no of Islands through its Bureau spective affidavits that they need for the petition as the of Fisheries and Aquatic Re- were "deceived" into signing .government has been per- sources along with the Phil- the petition. forming its duties to protect ippine Navy, PCG and PNP's . "Isang malaking panlilinlang the environment in the West Maritime Group. ito at paggamit sa aming aso- Philippine Sea. He said the Philippine sasyon. Pinapatanunayan na- Calida explained that the Navy has been providing ,min na wala kaming kinalaman respondents - Department "logistics for the Unified Com- sa naturang petisyon laban sa of Environment and Natural mand to reinforce actions of anumang ahensya nang gobyerno Resources (DENA), Depart- the relevant commands of the (This is a big deception and ment of Agriculture (DA), Armed Forces of the Philip- manipulation of our associa- Philippine Navy, Philippine pines which perform their fion. We attest that we have respective mandates in the no knowledge of this petition West Philippine Sea." against agencies of the govern- Calida said the PCG, for its Iment)," Abogado said in his part, has been "conducting sea- ;affidavit. borne and air-borne patrolling 1 "Wala tanning alam dito at missions in the West Philippine hindi namin suportado ang ini- Sea" and "also constructing haing petisyon (We don't know lighthouses and aids of naviga- anything about this and we tion in the different islets in the don't support the petition Kalayaan Island Group." - filed)," Asiado added.

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The solicitor general also The LESS Montgomery de- argued that the incidents cited parted Davao on July 1, leav- by petitioners were already ing a powerful statement of raised by the government in the importance of US-Philip- its case against China before pine relationship in "ensuring the Permanent Court of Arbi- a free and open Indo-Pacific." tration that ruled in favor of LESS Montgomery, an Inde- the Philippines in 2016. pendence-class littoral combat While the government is ship, arrived in Davao on doing its mandate in the West Saturday for a port visit — its Philippine Sea, Calida argued first — to the Philippines. that such duty "transcends The warship is described mere enforcement of environ- as a fast, agile and mission- mental laws" and involves focused navy vessel designed matters that are beyond the to operate in near-shore envi- power of the judiciary. ronments for surface warfare, He also said petitioners mine countermeasures and failed to exhaust administra- anti-submarine warfare tive remedies and violated the On Monday, President doctrine of hierarchy of courts Duterte also dared the US to send the entire 7th Fleet to the in directly filing the suit before South China Sea to confront the SC, adding that they also Chinese forces. failed to comply with the veri- At the 243rd US Indepen- fication rule under the Rules of dence Day reception last week, Procedure in environmental Locsin said the Philippines cases. will continue to count on the Show naval might "dependable" presence of the Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs United States and on the "clari- Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ty and celerity" of Washington's dared yesterday the United commitment to defend allies. States to bring its 7th Fleet to "Her crises are followed Manila Bay to show Manila closely by Filipinos; for upon the strength of US commit- the current condition of her ment under the Mutual De- undoubtedly superior strength fense Treaty (MDT). depends, on the one hand, the Locsin said the US 7th Fleet clarity and celerity of her com- anchoring in Manila Bay or mitment to defend allies; and Subic is allowed under the Vis- on the other, the ambiguity iting Forces Agreement (VFA). and indecision of that commit- "Why not bring it into Ma- ment when she gets up on the nila Bay. Show the capital wrong side of the bed. But she the strength of US commit- is all we have," Locsin said in ment under the MDT," Locsin a speech. — Na Lee-Brago tweeted. On Monday, Locsin said having the US 7th Fleet anchor in Manila Bay is "actually not a bad idea." "But for fuel efficiency's sake 7th Fleet should anchor in Manila Bay or Subic which is allowed under VFA. No I said on American Independence Day that the motto of our race is like that of New Hampshire: 'Live free or die.' And 'Better dead than Red," Locsin said on Twitter. ay-

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Fishers withdraw writ of kalikasan suit "Wala kaming alam likasan asking the govern- building activities in the By Hector ditoathinclinaminsupor- ment to preserve, restore, area. Lawas tado ang inihaing pelisy- and rehabilitate Panatag The group also ex- THE government and on," Calida said during Shoal, Ayungin Shoal, and plained that Ayungin9mal petitioners in a writ of the oral arguments quot- Panganiban Reef amid the and Partg-aniban Reef are kalikasan case yesterday ing an affidavit from one dispute with China. part of the exclusive eco- agreed to dismiss the of the fishermen. These areas, interna- nomiczonewherethecoun- petition during an oral "These statements tionally IcnownasCcarbor- try has jurisdiction, as de- argument proceeding at show deception, yourhon- ough Shoal, Second Tho- claredby the 2016 decision the Supreme Court. on. As for petitioner IBP, mas Shoal, and Mischief of the Permanent Court of Solicitor General Jose they did not even allege in Reef, are all part of the Arbitration They said9war- Calida revealed in open what capacity it is suing. West Philippine Sea. borough Shoal,on the other court that the 19 petition- Or what injury it has sus- They noted the marine hand, is part of the EEZ er-fishermen withdrew tained," Calicla added. features have been heavily under Republic Act 9522 their signatures from the The petitionsought the damaged due to China's to thePhilippineBaselines petition. issuance of a writ of ka- reported artificial island Law. UPPER PAGE 1 DANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY eik LOWER avillatfa we/Grallrewi* 81, 1 0 JUL 7019 Department of Environment and Natural Resources

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BY ASHZEL HACHERO and protect the environment in the suspend the oral arguments "in West Philippine Sea. The petitioners view of the submissions of the SOLICITOR General Jose Calida said Chinese fishermen have been Solicitor General and the manifes- yesterday said parties in a petition harvesting and endangering marine tations of counsels during the oral seeking a writ of kalikasan "agreed resources in the WPS and govern- arguments," said SC spokesman that the petition be dismissed by ment has not stopped the activities. Brian Keith Hosaka. the Supreme Court" The SC said it cannot confirm Calida, at the resumption of oral The writ of kalikasan petition what was agreed on by the parties seeks to compel government to save in the case. The court decided to See CALIbA )11.- Page 55

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Calida told the SC, quoting said government did not act to stop ing Diokno to object, saying he CALIDA from the fishermen's affidavits, to environmental damage at the has not read the documents and they were withdrawing their Panatag and Ayungin Shoals and. that arguments not raised in the arguments on the petition, told the return of the writ are deemed High Court that 19 fishermen from signatures because they did not Panganiban Reefs. know or did not support the Calida slammed the IBP, saying waived, meaning the Calida's of- Palawan and Zambales who were fice has lost the chance to raise among the petitioners have with- cause behind the plea that ac- it has deceived the fishermen, the cused the Duterte administration public and the SC. the issue. drawn their signatures on the plea. In an official statement sent .:thdrawal of of neglect the WPS. "The IBP lawyers involved "Anyway, that 0 to reporters, Diokno and IBP signatures) is moot and academic The petition was filed by the Ka- in this case foisted egregious layaan Palawan farmers and Fish- deceit not only on the fisherfolk lead counsel Andre Palacios did now because both parties agreed not discuss Cilida's claim about to dismiss the case," Calida told erfolk Association and Zambales petitioners but also on this Hon- Fisherfolk with the Integrated orable Court. They bastardized the dismissal of the petition, reporters in an ambush inter- saying only that a joint motion view after the oral arguments Bar of the Philippines and human the lofty ideals of the IBP when rights lawyer Jose "Chel" Diokno they used it as a battering ram to will be filed. adjourned early. "After being called to chambers, "The parties, petitioners and re- helping prepare the plea. take down the Duterte adminis- Diokno said he spoke to three tration," he said in his opening both parties agreed to explore spondents, agreed that the case be the filing of a joint motion in the dismissed by the Supreme Court. fishermen from Zambales who he statement to the Court. said seemed "very aware and very Calida then moved to submit premises and were given until Fri- To us, that's a win because we are day to do so," the statement said. the respondents:' he added. willing" to sign the petition which the fishermen's affidavit, prompt-

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Petitioners in Wert PHI Sea protection case before SC agree to drop case SOLICITOR-GENERAL Jose C. Calida said both parties in the peti- tion for Writ of Kalikasan seeking the enforcement of environmen- tal laws and protection of territories in the West Philippine Sea have agreed to dismiss the case. Mr. Calida said the petitioners, composed of a group of fisherfolk and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), agreed to drop the case by Friday. "The parties, petitioners and respondents, agreed that case be dismissed... To us that's a win because we are the respondents, I'm the lawyer of the respondents," Mr. Calida told reporters after the oral argu- ments forThe petition. On the other hand, Supreme Court (SC) Public Information Chief Brian Keith F. Hosaka said the court cannot confirm what was agreed upon by the parties of the case. 'The Supreme Court decided to suspend the oral arguments in view of the submissions of the Solicitor General and the manifes- tations of counsels during today's oral arguments,' he said in a text message. Before he delivered his opening statement in the oral arguments, Mr. Calida moved to submit 19 af- fidavits from petitioners who withdrew their petition. He also noted that the IBP did not include in what capacity they are suing and what injury they have sustained. — Vann Mario M. Villegas

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Even procedural issues may By JUSTICE ART D. BRION (RET.) In cases involving difficult and complicated issues, the court may assume importance in resolving a INTERRUPT my Legal Edu- opt to hear the parties' positions case. For example, a defined issue cation series to write and hope- 'on the applicable law in oral face- in the Kalikasan case is whether the fully provide the public greater to-face arguments, to allow the petitioners observed the hierarchy awareness of a Supreme Court parties' counsels the chance to of courts principle when they filed their petition directly with the court, proceeding now currently in the argue directly before the members news - oral arguments. of the court who may then ask them not with the lower courts with con- I find this topic to be timely as a questions. current jurisdiction with the court. very interesting case - the writ of ka- This is the oral argument pro- The public should watch this proce- likasan petition for the enforcement ceeding now taking place at the dural issue in light of the stress the court gave this principle in its recent of our environmental laws against Supreme Court on the writ of ka- Gios-Samar ruling. intruding Chinese fishermen - is likasan case. now going through oral arguments At the oral arguments, the court The advisory governs the coun- sels' presentation of arguments, .' before the court. may also clarify factual (i.e., eviden- the order of presentation, and their Our courts generally hear liti- tiary) issues before it, but does not gants through pleadings or the receive evidence on these issues. In allotted time. The petitioner argues written submissions of their claims rare cases, however, the court has first, followed by the respondent, and defenses. Witnesses actually been known to allow (and even corn- then by the amicus curiae (friend of appear before the courts during trial nel) the parties to submit evidence, the court), if one has been appointed to prove the facts alleged in the by the court. The amicus is an expert for or against one another. called upon by the court to help in pleadings. Proof of these allega- This rare occurrence happened interpreting legal provisions in issue tions is through the testimonies of in the DAP case where Secretary and their application to the facts of witnesses and physical evidence Butch Abad was present in court introduced during the trial. as a respondent and was called by the case. The time allotted for presen- No counterpart process for the the court to the stand to shed light reception of evidence takes place in on the complicated factual issues tation varies from case to case, depending on the issues and the the Supreme Court because it is not, of the case. as a rule, a trier of facts; it does not He ended up making admissions complexity of the case. In the Disini receive and evaluate evidence. The and submitting packets of evidence, case, the number of petitions (15) role of the court is to apply the law signed by President Aquino, show- filed against the constitutionality and decide the case based on the ing how they engaged in the uncon- of various parts of the Cybercrime facts before it and its interpretation stitutional transfer of funds. These Law, led the court to be strict in the of the applicable law. admissions and packets of evidence number of counsels allowed to argue In pekitions filed directly and - which the court admitted - were and in their allotted time. originally with the court (i.e., not as the evidence that served as basis for Members of the court may in- an appeal of cases coming from the the court's DAP decision. terpellate counsels (i.e, ask them lower courts), the parties' positions Despite the importance that oral questions) after their respective on the applicable law are submit- arguments may assume in critical presentations to clarify the difficult ted through written pleadings, i.e., cases, the Rules of Court and the questions to be resolved. through petitions, comments, and court's Internal Rules do not pro- While interpellations usually the memoranda the court may re- vide elaborate rules regulating the come after each counsel's presen- quire. After an exchange of plead- conduct of its proceedings. tation, some justices have thrown , ings that gives the disputing parties Whether or not to call a case for questions at counsels even in mid- the chance to present their respec- oral arguments is discretionary on presentation. Members of the court tive positions, the court declares the the court; it may call for oral argu- likewise do not have time limitations case submitted for decision. ments at its own initiative or at in their interpellations. either party's motion. In the Grace Poe case, one for- An advisory - that the court is- mer justice asked questions for 3 sues usually after conference with hours. In the Mercy Gutierez case, the parties - defines the issues for the justices' interpellation of one argument. In the Kalikasan case, counsel - an elderly former member the court specified procedural is- of the Court - lasted for more than sues (those relating to the required 5 hours. procedures in bringing the case di- rectly to the court or in its handling) as well as substantive issues on the merits (i.e. on whether the grant of the writ is legally proper). I I El Li RAGE I !TANNER EDITORIAL CARTE STORY STORY 8111111t --- 10011 " PAGE TOWER epartment of Environment and Norm el Resources MANILAMILLETIN 1 0 JUL 7flin RATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER DATE

In the past, oral arguments re- quired extended sessions that went far into the night. The current and immediately past court leaderships, however, have set time limits; the Chief Justice usually defers an oral argument session for another day if the session would go beyond the time limit set for the day. While arguable issues are de- fined and limited by the advisory, the range of the justices' questions is not similarly limited. Some jus- tices ask questions only tangentially related to the case. Thus, counsels should be ready to discuss not only the direct facts and issues of the case, but other surrounding issues as well, factual or legal. For example, questions in the present Kalikasan case dwelt not only with the deficient performance of incumbent government officials, but extended as well to the perfor- mance of the past Aquino admin- istration whose officials are not respondents in the case. The recent sinking of a Filipino fishing vessel by a Chinese ship is expectedly fair game for the justices' interpella- tions. How the court will decide the case remains hanging until delib- eration day. Justices have their own unique view of the case as the oral arguments show, but their lines of questioning may not really indicate how they will individually vote.

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By Krixia Subingsubing pecially the IP (indigenous peo- affected by the project. in partnership with the Univer- @krixiasINQ ples) groups and farmers w. ho This was made clear in the sity of the Philippines (UP) and may be affected [by] the devel- Inquirer's interviews with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Farmers and indigenous tribes opment of roads and other in- farmers who used to till the land to make sure the city's master would be "the first and biggest frastructure." along Phase a in Sitio Kamatis plan was "inclusive and sus- beneficiaries" of the P607-bil- and Aranguren, who accepted tainable." lion New Clark City (NCC) No ancestral domains these compensatory packages It also expressed willingness metropolis being developed in The assertion followed an .and were already relocated to dialogue with the research Capas, Tarlac province, the Inquirer report saying that tens within the area. team from the University. of Bases Conversion and Devel- of thousands of local farmers Glasgow (UG) and UP, whose opment Authority (BCDA) said and Aeta tribespeople living Phase IA nears completion countermapping project was on Tuesday, amid scrutiny into along the 9,450-hectare project But they said these pack- used as the basis of the Inquirer the plight of the communities are likely to be displaced from ages merely masked the threat report. still left in the dark about the their lands. to their living conditions and The UG/UP team asserted project. Macasaet strongly denied food security, as the farms that the massive project was a that these communities, espe- that sustained them for gener- classic case of development `1st green city' cially the Aeta, would be dis- ations were already cemented aggression, in that the stake- In a statement, Leilani Bar- placed since there were no de- over. holders were left largely un- longay Macasaet, BCDA assis- clared ancestral domains across Phase a, which is near com- aware of the extenrof the pro- tant vice president for corpo- the development area. pletion, would house the mas- ject. rate communications, said the However, she added that it sive sports complex that will be Macasaet said they -were NCC—reportedly the country's was making available financial used as the stage for the upcom- in constant touch with the first smart, green and "climate- assistance packages worth ing Southeast Asian Games in National Commission on In- resilient" city—would "create P3oo,000 per hectare, as well as November. digenous Peoples (NCIP) to opportunities for everyone, es- in-site relocation sites for those Macasaet added that it was ensure they would be includ- ed in the development. . But the communities are still largely underrepresented, because both the BCDA and the NCIP are only in dialogue with one NCIP-accredited Ae- ta tribe. Ahanges to ecosystem The UG/UP research also noted the drastic changes made to Capas' ecosystem, like changing the flow of the Cut- cut and Marimla rivers to con- struct a river park, compound- ed New Clark City's natural vulnerabilities to landslides and flooding. Macasaet said the con- struction followed the river's natural flow as advised by the ADB, who also commissioned a biodiversity study to protect the flora and fauna along the area. [HQ STRATEGIC PHILIPPINE DAILY PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL cAMOON COMMUNICATION t enant**. ; SIM STORY elk INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER ImM.S..F SERVICE INQUIRER; 1 0 JUL 7019

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SURIGAO CITY—This capital second year, we want to devel- Tourism Undersecretary Ar- city of Surigao del Norte op an identity for Surigao City turo Boncato Jr. said Surigao province, which has been host- as a water sports hub that is in City and Surigao del Norte ing the International Dragon balance with our ecotourism would have big roles to play in Boat Festival since last year, is advocacy," said Surigao City the growth of tourism in the being positioned to become a Mayor Ernesto Matugas Jr. Philippines. center for water sports as the He said Surigao, as a coastal "The dragon boat festival is Department of Tourism (DOT) city, would be most suited to one of the most sustainable ac- and local officials push sustain- host not only the dragon boat tivities that a city, like Surigao, able tourism in the country. event but also other water ac- can pursue. It does not involve "With our success in hosting tivities in the future. The event fuel or anything that could this international race for the this year drew 6o8 participants. harm the environment. With

that, we will support Surigao Ana Nuguid, DOT director 2019. "That's the longest run- City and we will focus on sus- for Caraga, said the agency ning international independent tainable tourism as it is the key would package the region as a sporting event in the Philip- to the future. With it, we hope premier sports.tourism destina- pines," she said. to provide opportunities for ev- tion. ' She said the province, in erybody," Boncato said. She said other international April, held the 12th Internation- DOT records showed that sports events had been drawing al Game Fishing Tournament in 288,219 tourists visited Surigao visitors to Surigao for several Pilar town, while the third Siar- City in 2018. Surigao del Norte, years. gao International Marathon with Siargao Island as its major Nuguid said the annual Siar- would be held in Del Carmen destination, welcomed 206,411 gao International Surfing Cup town On July 13. —ERWIN MASCARI- visitors last year. celebrated its 25th year this SAS INQ

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Phi wins third consecutive term in Unesco's oceanographic body

By PIA LEE-BRAGO This is the Philippines' third role in fostering international national cooperation and consecutive term as one of 40 cooperation in ocean science coordinates programs in re- The Philippines won members of the IOC Executive and in achieving the 2030 Sus- search, services and capacity- a seat on the executive Council after winning a seat tainable Development Agenda, building, in order to learn council of the Intergov- during the elections held at the particularly Goal 14 on, Life more about the nature and ernmental Oceanogr4phic 30th session of the IOC Assem- Below Water," DFA said in a resources of the ocean and Commission of the United bly at UNESCO headquarters statement. coastal areas and to apply Nations EducationaL Sci- in Paris, France. Established in 1960 as a that knowledge for the im- entific and Cultural Orga- "As a maritime and archi- body with functional autono- provement of managenient, nization (IOC-UNESCO) pelagic state located at the my within UNESCO, the IOC sustainable development, for the period 2019-2021, center of the world's marine is the competent organization protection of the marine en- the Department of For- biodiversity, the Philippines for marine science within the vironment and the decision- eign Affairs (DFA) said willl continue to contribute UN system. making processes of its mem- yesterday. to the Commission's unique The IOC promotes inter- ber-states

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Simla ng isda nanganganib sa plastic pollution NANGANGANIB na bumaba ang suplay ng isda se atIng karagatan sanhi ng plastic pollution kaya hi- nimok ni Sen. Cynthia Villar ang aquaculture practi- tioners at fish farmers na maklisa sa solusyon. Sa pagtatapos ng 32 fish farmers mula as Calabarzon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate, Carnarines Sur, Sorsogon, Pasay at Parahaque, sa 5-day freshwater aquaculture train- ing course sa Villar Sipag Farm School sa Bacoor, Cavite, iginiit ni Villar na seryoso ang suliranin natin sa plastic pollution. Sinabi Villar na mismong mga eksperto ng United Na- tions Food and Agriculture Organization ang nagsabing sa 2050 o 30 taon mula ngayon, maaaring wala nang isda sa mga karagatan at aasa na lang tayo sa mga produkto ng aquaculture gaya ng fishpond. Paliwanag pa niya, maaaring maganap ang sinasabi ng UNFAO dahil mula sa 70%, bumagsak na ang huh sa karagatan sa 50% at aquaculture mula sa 50% sa 30%. Kasama umano sa mga pumapatay sa isda ang mga nalulunok nilang plastik kaya dapat umanong labanan ang pangyayaring ito. Lab o umanong mahalaga ang pagtutulungan sa Pilipi- nas dahil ikatlo ito sa pinakamalaking tagagawa ng plastik sa buong mundo. ERNIE REYES

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FISH FARMERS TUMULONG SA PLASTIC POLLUTION HINIMOK ni Senado- kuyan dulot rig plastic kailangang magtulungan na magbabahagi ng long directly sa fishing ra Cynthia Villar ang pollution. ang mga Filipino labo lcanilang natutunan sa communities at fish farm- aquaculture practitio- "I urge everyone of na't ang Filipinas ang ibang tao sa pagbabalik ers kaya kami nagtuturo ners at fish farmers na you to take part in solv- ikatlo sa pinakamala- sa kani-lcanilang mga ng freshwater aquacul- makiisa na solusyunan ing this plastic pollution king producer ng plastic lugar. ture labo na sa aspeto ng ang plastic pollution sa by observing within your wastes sa karagatan ka- "Napakaimportante bagong technology at karagatan ng bansa na homes and your commu- sunocl ng China at Indo- ng aquaculture because it proseso sa aquaculture. naglalagay sa panganib nities proper waste dis- nesia. is a source of livelihood sa suplay ng isda. As you know, technology posal. The livelihood of Hinimok din ni Vil- sa ating mga kababayan. Ito ang naging pa- and technical expertise millions of our kababa- lar ang mga nagsipag- icaya naman kami rito are important for farm- nawagan ni Villar sa mga yan and our food security tapos na samantalahin sa Villar Sipag lcasama nagsipagtapos na 32 fish ers pain mas maging pro- is at stake," panawagan ang oportunidad sa aqua- ang Bureau of Fisheries farmers mula sa Cala- fitable and competitive ni Villar. culture at seryosohin and Aquatic Resources, barzon, Occidental Min- sila," dagdag pa ni Villar. Idinagdag pa nito, ang pagiging trainors gusto naming malcatu- doro, Oriental Mindoro, VICKY CERVALES Marinduque, Albay, Ca- tanduanes, Masbate, Ca- marines Sur, Sorsogon, Aklan, Pasay at Para- haque sa kanilang 5-day freshwater aquaculture training course sa Villar Sipag Farm School sa Ba- coor, Cavite na makipag- tulungan path mabawasan ang suliranin sa plastic pollution. "None other than the experts of the United Na- tions Food and Agricul- ture Organization, have predicted that by 2050 or 30 years from now, there will be no more fish in the ocean and we will be relying on aquaculture to supply our need for fish," ani Villar. Ayon sa senadora, hindi malayong mangyari ang prediksiyon na patu- loy na bababa ang suplay ng isda mula 70 percent wild catch at 30 percent aquaculture sa nakalipas na 20 taon sa 50 percent wild catch at 50 percent aquaculture sa kasalu- STRATEGIC JJLJEJ COMMUNICATION UPPER./ PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON elk STORY STORY INITIATIVES 44a I V I PAGE LOWER TwimISSmugs SERVICE -.Mgr BusinessWorld .1 0 JUL MN nm: PAGE I/ DATE

Nestld Waters teams up with Ocean Legacy for plastic waste cleanup

PARIS — Nestle's bottled water pollution is prevention, notably Legacy that it would be better bio-based materials, glass, alu- division Nestle Waters, owner of through the introduction of bot- for Nestle and other large plas- minium and carton packaging," a Perrier and Vittel, said it would tle deposits. tic waste producers to return to Nestle Waters spokeswoman said. team up with Canada's Ocean Non-profit group Ocean bottling drinks in glass and cut In early 2020, Nestle Waters Legacy Foundation to help to Legacy Foundation fights plastic down on plastic packaging that is will also launch new high-tech clean up plastic pollution. ocean pollution with clean-up unrecyclable. water dispensers, allowing con- Consumer goods companies, expeditions, land-based plastic "They send organizations sumers to fill their own reusable such as Nestle, are under pressure collection, recycling, education to work on beach cleaning and bottles. It also works with local to do more to reduce the waste their and pollution hot-spot mapping. education, but they don't work governments and communities to business generates as consumers Paris-based Nestle Waters on prevention and waste produc- develop PET (plastic) collection become increasingly aware of the will work with Ocean Legacy to tion," Thibault said. adapted to each country. damaging impact of plastic that support clean-up projects for Nestle Waters said that 20% The Nestle Waters partnership ends up in landfill and oceans. communities around the world, of the water it sells globally is with Ocean Legacy involves an Many of them, including including education and infra- already packaged in returnable undisclosed yearlyfunding agree- Nestle and French peer Danone, structure, Nestle Waters Head of and refillable bottles and that a ment, initially for five years. have made voluntary pledges to Sustainability Carlo Galli said in further 2% is sold in returnable The program will also include make all of their plastic packag- a statement. and refillable glass for the hotel tools and education materials ing reusable, recyclable or com- But Thibault Turchet, with and restaurant trade. to help communities in creating postable by 2025. environmental campaigning "We are continually testing new products and value from the But environmental groups group Zero Waste France, said of and developing viable alterna- waste collected during the clean- say the key to reducing plastic the Nestle alliance with Ocean tives, such as biodegradable. and ups. —Reuters F-1 I I;.2'1-E: PAGE I MANNER EDI PIM C.ARIC STOUT STOUT PAGE

Epp! 'mein of I rivirimment and Nntionl Resotrices MANILAVIVIALETIN 1 0 JUL 7919 RATEGIC COMMIINICATION INMAIIVE5 SERVICE THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER GATE California quakes remind us of our 'Big One 4s4 WO big earthquakes hit southern Cali- national Cooperation Agency said, the death toll fornia last week, renewing fears of the could reach 34,000, with 300,000 injured as many "Big One" that Californians have long buildings collapse. It is for this reason that we have been warned about. Fortunately, the been holding annual "Shake Drills," with everyone earthquakesr - magnitude-6.4 on Thursday fol- asked to "Duck, Cover, and Hold" under a table or lowed by magnitude-7.1 on Friday- hit a sparsely other solid support and protect one's head from populated area 18 kilometers from the city of falling objects. Ridgecrest, but they were enough to damage Most of the world's earthquakes have occurred some buildings, crack roads, and disrupt some on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, filled with water and gas lines in an area from Sacramento so many volcanoes and with underground earth City to Mexico in the south. masses grinding against each other. This ring goes The two earthquakes were not even on the San around the Pacific - from Alaska in the northeast, Andreas Fault, a major crack beneath the earth that along the western coasts of North, Central, and runs along Western California, alongside Los Ange- South America, to the islands of the South Pacific, les, and cuts across California's thickly populated the islands of Southeast Asia, to Japan, Kamchatka San Bernardino County. In 1994, a magnitude-6.7 peninsula, back to Alaska. earthquake - only a quarter as powerful as the 7.1 Nearly all of the world's most powerful earth- second Ridgecrest earthquake - killed 57 people quakes have taken place along this Ring of Fire. The and injured over 8,700, because it hit close to LA. most powerful was a magnitude-9.5 that hit Chile in Today, the people of LA live in fear of the "Big One" 1960, followed by a magnitude-9.2 in Alaska in 1964, - a magnitude-7.8 earthquake which geologists said a magnitude-9.1 in Sumatra in 2004, and another is long overdue. magnitude-9.1 in Japan in 2011. Hundreds of weaker We in the Philippines also have long lived in earthquakes have occurred over the centuries. Only fear of our own magnitude-7.2 "Big One" which, it this Monday, a 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of ,is said, could come at any time. We have beneath Indonesia's Sulawesi island directly south of us. Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, and Laguna a "West Following the two Ridgecrest earthquakes last Valley Fault" which caused a major earthquake in week, the people of California are on alert. We too 1658 and, it is feared, will snap again after some should continue to be on alert for our own "Big One" 400 years and cause a 7.2 earthquake in Metro by joining the annual exercise and taking all the Manila. suggested precautions, such as being ready with When that happens, a study by the Japan Inter- emergency food and medical kits. I I I-1 I BITER PAGE I DANNA E0110111A1 CAM tX1'910-13-r In STORY STORY 31111111. riiiill111211"-111-PUR1- PAGE LOWER 10 JUL 2019 epailment uf Environment mid Maim nIResources MANILAMILIETIN

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One town, one evacuation center The heavy monsoon has constructed 82 grains have started, and EDITORIAL evacuation centers in weather experts have 52 provinces, with 55 warned that this year's more underway. Yet Et Nino, although considered weak, in many areas, schools continue to WI!! mean a stronger storm season. serve as evacuation centers during The experts also warned that some calamities. weather disturbances might rival Schools are not clesigmed for mass the torrential rains and flooding housing. There have been numer- spawned by Tropical Storm Ondoy ous stories of diseases spreading in in 2009 in Metro Manila and nearby crowded evacuation centers, where areas. there is often inadequate supply of In November 2013, Super Ty- water and basic sanitation facilities. phoon Yolanda killed thousands Children and the elderly are the and unleashed apocalyptic destruc- most vulnerable to health risks in 'tion across much of Eastern Visayas. such cramped evacuation sites. 'The government has been imple- Using schools as shelters also , men ling disaster mitigation pro- displaces students. Even when the grams for many years, but nothing weather has improved sufficiently prepared the country for Yolanda's for classes to resume, evacuees may fury. Yolanda, Ondoy and several not yet be ready to move out forlack other powerful tropical cyclones of new shelters. Recto is proposing showed the inadequacy of programs a "one town, one evacualion center" for disaster resilience, starting with program, with the centers sturdy the most basic — a place to seek she!- enough to withstand earthquakes of :ter from nature's wrath. up to intensity Sand typhoon winds With the 18th Congress about of up to 300 kilometers pr hour. to open its session this month, a When not in use, the centers bill has been refiled by Sen. Ralph can serve as multipurpose halls, Recto, seeking the establishment of housing libraries or used for sports a decent evacuation center in every and other community events. Con- city and municipality nationwide. structing such centers will require Recto noted that the Department significant funding, but it will be an of Public Works and Highways investment in saving lives. STRATEGIC PHILIPPINE DAILY PAGET BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION 77,r, refliMOttehtws ' STORY STORY en& INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER TINEMOIMMIr SERVICE Nmselaw -war INQUIRER 10 Jul, 7019 MILE PAGE I/ DATE

Tarlac folk keep cement firm out BAMBAN, TARLAC—Mayor Jose Feliciano said the plan of a cement company to Put up a P6-billion plant here would not push through after residents mounted protests over its potential impact on pub- lic health He said the company's withdrawal jeop- ardized some local government projects that would have been funded from the income the town would have gotten from the plant's operation. —STORY BY MARIA ADELAIDA CALAYAG 1112

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PAGE I/ DATE Cement firm backs out of Tarlac project Mayor says P6-B grinding facility stopped as Bamban residents mount protests BA M BAN, TARLAC—A cement manufacturer has backed out of its plan to put up a grinding fa- cility in this town after resi- dents staged a series of protests denouncing the project Clad in black shirts bearing the message "No to Cement Factory," the protesters walked for two hours from Metro Bam- ban subdivision in Barangay Anupul to Santo Niho Parish in the town proper, where they heard a Mass and lighted can- dles as part of the culminating protest actions on Saturday. The protesters said the con- , struction of the cement grind- ing facility owned by Big Boss BAKABAN PROTEST Residents of Bamban, Tarlac, protest the establishment of a cement grinding Cement would pose health facility in their town,due to possible health risks to the community. —mama ADELAIDA CALAYAG risks to the community where it would be located. The plant will be built at motorcade around this town to backed out," Feliciano said dur- ments for burning will be used. Sitio Pinandakitan, about goo denounce the project. ing Monday's flai-raising cere- This is what they call 'green ce- meters from San Roque Na- Bamban Mayor Jose Feli- mony at the town hall. ment' and German-made ma- tional High School with it000 ciano on Monday said the ce- He said the firm's with- chines will be used here," he said. students, said Dianna Lac- ment firm had withdrawn its drawal had jeopardized some "Any plant is hazardous if samana-Figueroa, president of P6-billion investment for the of his projects, which were sup- it's not compliant with the the Coalition of Concerned Cit- grinding facility. posed to be funded from the in- law," he said. izens of Bamban (CCCB). He said the protest rallies come the town wOuld get from The site for the facility was staged by the residents here the facility's operation. previously classified as agricul- Investment had discouraged the company According to Feliciano, the tural land but was later reclas- The proposed site is also an officials. project is a processing and not a sified as industrial, he said, agricultural land that traverses "Upon learning that the manufacturing plant "It means adding that the company had four villages. people in Bamban had contest- no dust Will be let out and no kiln bought the land from farmers. On June 15, CCCB also led a ed its project, Big Boss Cement or high intensity heat instru- -MARIA ADELAIDA CALAYAG INQ STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION r---1 STORY STORY INITIATIVES PAGE TOWER IIIMERSIIIS NMIRRIamr SERVICE 10 JUL 2019

TITLE : PAGE I/ DATE IS PH RIPE FOR ELECTRIC- POWERED VEHICLES?

By Charles E. Buban Ecology and Environment last year reported that emissions lectric vehicle ownership is from its more than 300 million rising fast. Last year, 2.1 vehicles have become a major million new electric vehi- source of air pollution: 333 mil- E cles were sold worldwide lion tons of carbon monoxide, with China cornering 56 percent 57.4 million tons of nitrogen ox- of the market as 1.2 million units ide (NOx), 40.7 million tons of were bought. In fact, the Inter- hydrocarbon, and 5 million tons national Energy Agency pre- of particulate matter (PM). dicts that there will be 125 mil- These vehicle exhaust emis- lion in use worldwide by 2030. sions brought about several The same report adds that environmental problems in- this number could potentially cluding dust haze, acid rain and double should governments photochemical smog in a num- step up the pace in making its ber of its heavily contaminated ownership more affordable. To cities such as Beijing, Tianjin encourage the sale of more elec- and Shanghai. This develop- tric vehicles—EVs—as well as ment forced China to vigorously other non fossil fuel alterna- promote the usage of clean tives, Germany has already an- diesel-powered vehicles and nounced it will stop the sale of green transportation that in- all new gasoline and diesel pow- cluded EVs. ered vehicles from 2030, Scot- Today, EVs have become a land from 2032, and France and large part of Chinese daily the United Kingdom from 2040. lives. In the southern city of The risk of polluted air in ad- Shenzhen, for example, all dition to climate change have buses are now too percent convinced more and more electric powered. The city, countries to start looking for dubbed as "China's Silicon Val- ways to reduce the effects that ley", is also home to BYD, the come with vehicles that rely on world's second largest EV fossil fuel. China is learning this manufacturer in 2018 after the hard way. Its Ministry of Tesla of the United States.

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"The Philippines is slowly learning the benefits of adopt- ing to EVs in order do away with the negative effects that come with vehicles running on fossil fuel," says Araga. Indeed, mak- ing the switch to electric vehi- cles to help improve the coun- try's overall air quality and low- sr er carbon emissions, as Araga advocates, is somehow support- ed by an interesting study that the Northwestern University in Illinois recently published. The said study provided evi- dence that even when the elec- tricity is generated from com- bustion sources, EVs have a net Forging a strong partnership (from left): Department of Energy Assistant Director Jesus positive impact on air quality Anunciacion; MMPC VP Renato Lampano; Araga; Bureau of Investments Executive Director Ma. and climate change. The study Corazon Halili Dichosa; EVAP Chairman Rommel Juan; and Meralco VP and Head Strategy and quantified the differences in air Business Development Raymond Ravelo pollution generated from bat- tery-powered EVs versus inter- nal combustion engines. Growing popularity 3,000 Bemac eTrikes of the forms Edmund Araga, president "We want a similar develop- Department of Energy now be- of Electric Vehicle Association ment to happen here in the ing deployed nationwide are be- of the Philippines (EVAP). Exciting time Philippines. In fact, the local coming more visible in various Regarded as the main voice "This is a very exciting time electric vehicle industry scene LGUs. Of course, there's the of the EV industry in the coun- for the country because not has never been more exciting as eJeepney deployments that are try. EVAP is looking forward to only is the government, through EVs are now becoming main- being done in Metro Manila, as its upcoming Philippine Electric its PUVMP that aims to upgrade stream. Infrastructure and gov- well as in Visayas and Mindanao Vehicle Summit happening some 200,000 public utility jeepneys over the next six years ernment support to sustain the as part of the government's from July 17 to 18 at the SMX growth of the industry are now Public Utility Vehicle Modern- Convention Center in Pasay with Modern PUV powered by either a being set up, for example the ization Program (PUVMP)," in- City. 032

Imlimr Euro 4 diesel en- have the opportunity to test for their rapid adoption here. FROM 03-1 gine or an elec- drive some of these EVs at the One solution is to cut the tric motor, but grounds near SMX. The best taxes and duties for both mod- even some of the world's news is that if you visit the els down to zero. Currently, the biggest auto manufacturers and summit, you might bring best incentive the government allied companies, are here to home an eTrike that will be could offer is a 50-percent ex- entice the market with their fas- raffled off," adds Araga. emption in taxes for EVs. Some- cinating products. Nissan, Mit- Mitsubishi Motors Philip- how this is not extended to subishi and Hyundai is set to ex- pines Corp. (MMPC), one of the PHEVs, as they are not exempt- hibit their respective EV models summit participants, has been a ed from both taxes and duties. while a few EVs converted from leading proponent of EVs, as But beyond lowering import their regular conventional en- well as hybrid vehicles for taxes and other fiscal incen- gine configuration will also be years, even donating a number tives, Hyundai Asia Resources showcased. Even battery maker of electric i-MiEV and Out- Inc. (Hari), the official importer Motolite will unveil a new EV lander plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and distributor of Hyundai cars model that it has been keeping to both national and local gov- in the country, urges the gov- under wraps for so long," ernments. MMPCs hopes that ernment to also look into non- informs Araga. with the cutting-edge technolo- fiscal incentives such as free All in all, about 15 vehicles, gy, unrivaled safety and greener registration for hybrid/EVs, coMposed of electric tricy- credentials that both models of- parking, and toll fees to encour- cles, cars, SUVs and jeepneys fer, policy makers would be age the public's shift to more participating in the PUVMP convinced to price them very eco-friendly modes of trans- are expected to be exhibited close to their gasoline or diesel port. during the two-day summit. powered counterparts, which is Had becomes the first in the "Moreover, visitors will even now seen as a major hindrance country to offer commercially,

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all-electric powered models pine Electric Vehicle Summit transport officials, local govern- such as the all-electric version 2019 with its theme, "Moderniz- ment representatives, members of the loniq, which currently ing the Transport Landscape: of the academe and electric ve- costs Pi.868 million and the all- Driving Sustainable Growth" hicle and automotive industry electric version of the Kona, will no longer focus on just in- players will also be attending which costs P2.388 million. troducing products but towards during technical sessions to Nissan Philippines on the actual end-user adoption and cover topics including how to, other hand, has announced that how they can be fully utilized make electric vehicles more it is set to bring by next year, the for a truly sustainable and elec- mainstream in the Philippine world's best selling electric ve- trified Philippine transport. setting. hicle, the Nissan . LEAF. Over "EVAP has recently talked "We invite enthusiasts and zioomoo Nissan LEAFs have with the Philippine Nickel In- the general public to come and been sold since the original dustries Association to ex- see what the Philippine Electric model's debut in 2010. While it plore the possibility of manu- Vehicle Summit 2019 has to of- is estimated to be priced around facturing locally nickel metal fer—the future of automotive P2 million, its final price tag hydride and lithium ion bat- industry. We are sure that our here in the Philippines will still teries for automotive applica- displays and scheduled talks depend on additional tax incen- tion. The Bureau of Philippine from various experts will be tives the government may Standards is now busy crafting both educational and enlighten- grant. a complete set of standards for ing for all involved," says Araga electric vehicles that will cover To facilitate entry into the Beyond the product parts, components, testing pa- summit, one may register on- Araga explains that with all rameters and procedures and line in advance through the these positive EV developments safety feature," informs Araga. event website: http://www.pev- unfolding this year, the Philip- Also participating public summit.com/

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COMMONSENSE In May 2018, the Service Contract 38 (SC 38) consor- MARICHU A. VILLANUEVA tium operating the Malampaya Project asked the SC to overrule Notices of Charge issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) against the DOE and the consortium, starting in 2010. According to the COA, it was wrong for the DOE to include the income tax of consortium mem- Averting a potential bers in the government's 60 percent share of Malampaya revenues. Consequently, there was under-collection of the power crisis government's share by more than $3 billion, reckoned from 2002 to 2017. mid recurring power short- The Malampaya gas fuels five power plants in Batan- ages in Luzon, the Supreme gas having a combined capacity of 3,211 MW. These plants ACourt (Sc) is emerging as provide 30 to 40 percent of the power needs of Luzon a crucial player in addressing the and have contributed immensely to energy security. country's energy security situa- The government has earned more than $10 billion from tion. This is because a number of Malampaya since 2001. In 2018 alone, the government pending legal cases have turned earned $766 million. By the end of August 2019, govern- the 15-member High Court into a ment revenues from Malampaya are expected to reach virtual battleground of vital energy- $11 billion. related issues. In addition to judicial proceedings here in our country, Thus, whatever decisions the SC will eventually hand there are also arbitration cases involving local power down would have an impact in the country's energy plant projects with foreign investors as partners. As they security in the future. included transactions with foreign investments, the Last month, in a decision penned by Senior Associate arbitration cases were lodged before the International Justice Antonio Carpio, the SC rejected power supply Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Centre agreements (PSAs) signed in 2016 by the Manila Electric for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Co. (Meralco) with its subsidiaries or related power In April this year, the ICC arbitration tribunal voted generation companies. Consumer groups complained 3-0 to affirm the position of the SC 38 consortium that that the PSAs were overpriced and failed to undergo a income tax forms part of the government share, and that competitive selection process (CSP). there was no under-collection. The tribunal is composed As a result, the SC decision put on hold the construc- of Yves Fortier, David Williams, and our own highly re- tion of seven coal plants — located in Subic, Bataan, La spected former chief justice Reynato Puno. In a statement Union, Batangas, Quezon and Iloilo — that could gener- Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi welcomed the ruling: ate 3,551 megawatts (MW). Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, "This victory would go a long way in giving exploration and chairman of the Senate committee on energy, believes development activities in the country a much needed and long the decision is a major victory for consumer protection, overdue boost as investors will now have renewed confidence and a welcome surprise for environmental groups and in our upstream gas industry." communities that have campaigned to lessen dependence Speaking of Malampaya, our country's premier on "dirty" energy. source of natural gas reserves has been irreversibly de- The decision also demonstrates that the SC, now pleted. There is an urgent need to explore and develop headed by Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, is independent new sources of indigenous energy. Ever since the COA and,not beholden to any powerful business interests. issued the Notices of Charge in 2010, petroleum explo- An yet another petition filed in June 2017, the Philippine ration companies have stayed away due to concerns Movement for Climate Justice asked the SC to order the on contract sanctity and fiscal stability. So naturally, Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Envi- exploration activities declined and there have been no ronment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop issuing major discoveries. permits for new coal plants. The Philippines is a signatory In the first three years of the administration of Presi- to the Paris Climate Change Agreement but growth in dent Rodrigo Duterte, only one petroleum service contract the use of renewables and clean energy has been slow. has been awarded. Signed in October 2018 was Service Coal is projected to dominate, with its share in the power Contract 76 entered into with Ratio Petroleum Ltd. of generation mix increasing from 47 percent in 2016, to 70 Israel. to 80 percent by 2030. On Nov. 22 last year, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles There are other cases Thus whatever de- and Secretary Cusi launched the Philippine Conventional pending before the SC that Energy Contracting Program (PCECP). Nograles repre- warrant special attention mi. o n s the SC will . sented President Duterte in the program. The PCECP as they could impact con- eventually hand down seeks to attract investors to explore and develop indig- 1 sumer welfare and energy would have an impact enous oil arid gas resources here in our country. The suc- security. in the country's energy cess of the PCECP significantly depends on whether the In December 2016, the security in the future. SC will reverse the questioned COA Notices of Charge. Philippine Chamber of With these pending legal cases before the SC, averting Commerce and Industry a potential power crisis dearly looming in the horizon lies (PCCI) asked the High Court to declare void orders of in the hands of the Chief Justice and 14 ma.strates. They the DOE and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to wield the judicial power beyond the reach of President implement Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA). Duterte. The RCOA is a mechanism that allows end-users to choose electricity suppliers. Under RCOA, qualified end- users can choose to buy only from clean energy sources such as geothermal, hydro, wind, solar or natural gas. In February 2018, a consumer group asked the SC for a temporary restraining order against the implementa- tion of the Renewable Energy Law or Republic Act (RA) 9513, particularly its provisions on renewable portfolio standards and the feed-in-tariff. 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TITLE: PAGE I/ DATE SC key to averting power crisis APART from being a lofty legal The government has earned more arena, it is an exalted judicial clear- PED XING than $10billion from Malampaya since 2001. In 2018 alone, it made $766 ing house for socio-economic policy. [email protected] As the highestjudicial authority in million. ; the land, the Supreme Court can By the end of next month, state choose either to act as an agent of revenues from Malampaya are ex- development or a protector of the pected to reach $11 billion. status quo. • In May last year, the Service Con- Aside from adjudicating constitu- tract 38 consortium operating the tional challenges to official conduct Malampaya Project asked the SC to and personal disputes, SC decisions overrule 'Notices of Charge' issued by impact on commercial and industrial the Commission on AuditagainstDoE activities. and the consortium, starting in 2010. And since the prospect of most CoA said it was wrong for DoE to workers staying on the payroll and business interests. include the income tax of consortium sustaining families hinges on the via- There areother cases before the SC members in the government's 60-per- bility of business and industry, they that warrant special attention as they cent share of Malampaya revenues, also inevitably affect the rest of soci- could impact energy security and con- resulting in an under-collection of the ety. sumer welfare. government's share by more than $ 3 The consequences are far greater In December 2016, the Philippine billion (for the period from 2002 to when strategic industries are at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2017). core of such decision-making process. asked the High Court to declare void Apart from local proceedings,there Amid recurring power shorta ges in orders of the Department of Energy are arbitration cases before the Inter- Luzon, theSC has emerged as a crucial and the Energy Regulatory Commis- national Chamber of Commerce and player in the country's drive towards sion to implement Retail Competition the International Centre for the Settle- energy security. It has become abattle- and Open Access. RCOA is a mecha- ment of Investment Disputes. ground for the settlement of vital is- nism that allows end-users to choose . In April this year, the ICC arbitra- sues, and its decisions would shape electricity suppliers. tion tribunal voted 3-0 to affirm the the country's energy future. Under RCOA, qualified end-users position of the SC 38 consortium that Last month, in a decision penned can choose to buy only from clean income tox forms part of the govern- by Senior Associate Justice Antonio energy sources such as geothermal, ment share, and that there was no Carpio, the High Court rejected pow- hydro, wind, solar or natural gas. under-collection. The tribunal is com- er-supply agreements signed in 2016 In June 2017, the Philippine Move- posed of Yves Fortier, David Will- by main power distributor Manila Elec- ment for Climate Justice asked the SC iams, and the highly respected former tric Co. with its subsidiaries or related to order the DoE and the DENRto stop SCChief Justice ReynatoPuno. power- generation companies. issuing permits for new coal plants. In a statement, Energy Sec. Cusi el Consumer groups had complained The country is a signatory to the welcomed the ruling thus: "This victo- that the PSAs were overpriced and Paris Climate Change Agreement, but ry would go a long way in giving had failed to undergo a competitive growth in the use of renewables and exploration and development activi- selection process. clean energy has been slow. In ,fact, ties in the country a much needed and The SC decision put on hold the ,coal is projected to dominate, with its long overdue boost as investors will ' construction of seven coal plants with share in the power generation mix now have renewed confidence in our a total capacity of 3,551 megawatts, swelling from 47 percent in 2016, to upstream gas industry." located in Subic, Bataan, La Union, 70 percent -80 percent by 2030. As Malampaya reserves dwindle Batangas, Quezon, and Iloilo. In February2018,a consumer group there is an urgent need to explore and Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman asked the SC for a temporary restrain- develop new sources.of indigenous of the Senate committee on energy, ing order against the implementation energy. said "[t]he SC decision ordering the of the Renewable Energy Law (RA Ever since CoA issued the Notices bidding of all power supply agree- 9513), particularly provisions on re- of Charge in 2010, petroleum-explo- ments submitted by distribution util- newable portfolio standards and the ration companies have steered clear ities (DUs) from June 30,2015 is a win feed-in-tariff. The petitioner argued due to on contract sanctity and fiscal for all power consumers who are dis- that the subsidies to be given cannotbe policy consistency. Exploration turned trustful of sweetheart deals between justified and would be a heavy burden lehargic , and no major discoveries DUs and generating companies." on consumers. made. The decision is a major victory for Malampaya gas fuels five power Into the first three years of the consumer protection and a welcome plants in Batangas, with a combined Duterte administration, only one pe- surprise for environmental groups and capacity of 3,211 MW. These plants troleum service contract has been communities that have campaigned provide 30 percent to 40 percent of the awarded -Service Contract 76 signed to lessen dependence on 'dirty' energy. power needs of Luzon and have con- in October 2018 with Ratio Petroleum li also demonstrates that SC is inde- tributed immensely to energy securi- Ltd. of Israel pendent, not beholden to powerful ty. TO PAGE 5

A decision overruling the CoA On Nov. 22, 2018, Cabinet Sec. would make it more likely that inves- KarloNograles(representing President tors would participate and ensure Duterte) and Cusi launched the Phil- thesucess of the PCECP. ippine Conventional Energy Contract- Conversely, a decision affirming ing Program. The PCECP seeks to the CoA would spell disaster for the attract investors to explore and devel- PCECP, and undercut government op indigenous oil and gas resources in efforts for greater energy security. the country. And so, as the old cliché goes, the The success of the PCECP signifi- ball is in the hands of the SC. cantly depends on whether the SC Behold God's glory and seek His would reverse the CoA Notices of mercy. Charge. Pause and pray, people. STRATEGIC P H ELIPVIN E DAILY UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION algitit; STORY STORY INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER IS0010•IMIIISF SERVICE 111 INQUIRER ,1 0 JUL 2019

PAGE I/ DATE A hotter, scarcer and more open world ecently, we were privileged to host much we can do to conserve our remaining business strategist and best-selling forest, land, coastal and water resources. author Andrew Winston at our first COMMENTARY Third, we must take advantage of the R Climate Dialogues in Manila. Win- information highway that the internet has RODEL D. LASCO ston's best-selling book is titled "The Big created. A more open world means that or- Pivot," which is essentially a challenge to dinary citizens can access information that business enterprises to cope with and even Third, we live in an ever-connected world hitherto was available only to a privileged prosper under three conditions prevailing through the Internet and 24/2 cable TV, few. This increased transparency makes it in the world today—hotter, scarcer and where what happens in one obscure corner harder for those who contribute to making more open. of the globe can become viral in an instant our world warmer and resources scarcer to First, we live in a hotter world as green- What are its implications? Winston's hide their deeds. We must find ways to house gases continue to push air tempera- "The Big Pivot" details how business enter- make government, business and ordinary tures up. Recently, the carbon dioxide con- prises can navigate this new world. But what citizens more accountable for their actions centration (the most important green- about other sectors of society, especially in a through the openness that the wired world house gas) of the earth's atmosphere developing country like the Philippines? affords us. breached 415 parts per million, the highest First, our policy makers and local exec- While the Philippines shares in the expe- ever in recorded history. In the Philippines, utives must realize that business-as-usual rience of these global megatrends it faces Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and risk-coping mechanisms will no longer some of its own seismic societal transforma- Astronomical Services Administration work. While risks of climate-related disas- tion such as rapid urbanization and demo- records show an average warming rate of ters increase, the natural capital needed to graphic shifts. But with an emerging change o.i. degree Celsius per decade. Thus, the fu- address them has decreased. of voter preferences in local leaders, there ture is bound to be even hotter, which will For instance, as sea level rises (because may be hope for lasting societal change that bring with it more extreme events and dis- of hotter climate), there will be higher storm will allow us to cope and even prosper in a asters of unprecedented proportions. surges. Mangrove forests could help reduce hotter, scarcer and more open world. Second, we live in a world where our nat- the impacts of storm surges, but we have ural capital is rapidly depleting. For example, lost most of our mangrove forests through Rode! D. Lasco is an author of several lush tropical forests used to cover go percent deforestation and coastal degradation. Giv- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate of the Philippines, but now we have barely en this scenario, more innovative ways of Change reports including the forthcom- 25-percent forest cover. Mangrove forests responding to disaster risks are needed. ing sixth assessment report He is the ex- have declined by more than 5o percent from Second, we must redouble our efforts ecutive director of The OML Center, a about 500,000 hectares in the early ig2os to to conserve and manage our remaining foundation devoted to discovering cli- around 250,000 ha today (Philippine Climate natural resources. There is very little we mate change adaptation solutions Change Assessment Report, 2017). can do to stop global warming. But there is (http://www.omlopezcenter.org/).

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Deforestation+climate change = dead end for wildlife By Marlowe Hood cal regions would still see a jump of droughts and temperature extremes 0.8 C by that date. on the International Union for the CLIMATE change combined with Conservation of Nature Red List. galloping tropical deforestation Extreme fragmentation is cutting off wildlife from life- The 2015 Paris climate treaty Nail in the coffin saving cooler climes, heightening enjoins nations to hold warming to They include mammals such at the risk of extinction, researchers "well below" 2 C. red-handed howler monkeys, jag- said Monday. Last year, the UN climate sci- uars and giant otters. Less than two-fifths of forests ence panel concluded that even this Amphibians—already besieged across Latin America, Asia and Af- threshold would not prevent severe globally by mysterious pathogens— rica currently allow for animals and impacts, such as the loss of shallow- are especially vulnerable. plants to avoid potentially intoler- water coral reefs, which anchor a "They are highly specialized to able increases in temperature, they quarter of marine life. particular habitats, can't move very reported in the journal Nature Cli- A single degree of warming since far, and are very sensitive to over- mate Change. the industrial revolution has already heating and drying out," Senior "The loss of tropical forests be- boosted the frequency and intensity pointed out. tween 2000 and 2012 led to an area of heat waves, droughts and tropical "This is another nail in their cof- larger than India losing the capacity storms. fin." to protect species from the effects Animal and plant species have al- Higher temperatures force some of climate change," lead author Re- ways moved up or down mountains, tropical hummingbirds to seek becca Senior, a professor at the Uni- towards or away from the poles, or shade rather than forage, testing versity of Sheffield, told AFP. into cooler or warmer waters when their capacity to adapt. "Not only does forest loss re- faced with shifts in climate. Other research has documented move habitat directly, it also makes But rarely has climate change species decline and loss due to for- it harder for species to move." been so rapid, and never has it been est loss and fragmentation, which The lack of escape routes to combined with extreme habitat has created islands of primary for- cooler habitats means that warming fragmentation. est hemmed in by palm oil planta- "will likely result in national and "Tropical species are particularly tions, biofuel crops, cattle ranches global extinction of vulnerable spe- sensitive to temperature change," and the soyabean crops used to feed cies," she added. Senior said. "Most are found no- livestock. At current rates of climate where else on Earth, and make up An area of tropical forest five change, animals and plants mov- a huge proportion of global biodi- times the size of England—some ing to the least heat-ravaged spots versity." 600,000 square kilometers (230,000 accessible today would, on average, Scores of studies have shown square miles) —has been destroyed be exposed by 2070 to an environ- how rising temperatures have since 2014, according to Global ment 2.7 degrees Celsius (4.8 F) forced fauna and flora to adapt their Forest Watch, a research unit at the hotter than during the second half behaviour in ways that curtain their University of Maryland. of the 20th century, the study found. ability to collect food, reproduce or The new study, however, is the Even under a best-case scenar- both. first to investigate the interaction io in which humanity caps global Some 550 species—more than between tropical habitat loss and warming at 2 C—an increasingly half already threatened with extinc- climate change on a global scale unlikely prospect—species in tropi- tion—are listed as vulnerable to over more than a decade. AFP

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CAI U. ORDINARIO @caiordinario between planning andbudgeting, defined the budgetary thrusts of the PSS [Philippine Statisti- HE national government will cal System] for FY 2018 to 2020 through PSA Board Resolution spend P25.23 billion for its No. 02, Series of 2017—Approv- various statistical activities, ing the Budgetary Thrusts of the T Philippine Statistical System for including the implementation of the the Period, 2018 to 2020," the resolution read. National ID System and the conduct The budget is composed of the of a census on population and housing allocations for the PSA worth P25.19 billion, and P548.69 mil- units in the Philippines, in 2020. lion for eight other government line agencies for their statistical activities. The rollout of the Philippine No. 8, Series of 2019, released by The Bureau of Customs was Identification System (Philsys) the Philippine Statistics Authority given P5.55 million; Commission and the conduct of the Census of (PSA) Board. on Higher Education, P34.66 mil- Population and Housing (CPH) "The PSA, cognizant of the lion; and the Department of Envi- next year was based on Resolution importance of ensuring a linkage ronment and Natural Resources

Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses, (DEMO, P330.21 million. P15.48 billion; and Capital Outlays, P9.09 billion. The list also includes the De- It will be used for the implementation of partment of Information and the Philsys;the conduct of the Census of Popu- Communications Technologywith "No recommendations were made on the lation and Housing, which is done every abudget of P75.74 million; Depart- proposed statistical budget of Neda given the 10 years; and the Unified Multi-Purpose ment of Energy, P7.06 million; lack of detailed breakdown and justifications Identification System Central Verification and Department of Health, P107.78 for their proposed budget:the resolution read. Enrolment Agency (Umid-CVEA) component. million; Department of Justice, "The proposed statistical budget of DENR The money will also go to Labor Force P8.18 million; and the Philippine was not recommended in full given the lack of Surveys, efforts to improve the national Statistical Research and Training detailed breakdownfor repairand maintenance accounts to meet the country's Sustainable Institute, P20.28 million. expenses;' it added. Development Goal commitments; develop- The PSA said 10 agencies re- The PSA budget for 2020 will support ment of the subnational statistical system sponded to its budget call for Tier Personnel Services costing P79.06 million; project and the 2nd Philippine Data Festival. 2 or new statistics budget among agencies. It added that the budget of the National Economic and De- velopment Authority (Neda) was not approved, while the amount sought by the DENR was not granted in full.