DATE . J1-01-19 DAY Monde! EN rri-T-F. Strategic Communication and Initiative Service „ 81, *r; ell/A SIRAI 11.11 I I [ l i:1 Li r 1 1 111- 4 At Zr I Roralrll rflit ungfluin C0111rIII INICA I II IN k(0 %HIV, Wily( 11111111111a10.1"...! 11411 IA I IV! c. Busines s. rtr S1,11 VII I. a tl..a T9-01-19 pcur Kaliwa Dam's forthcoming risks opportunity to approve or disap- prove te project without for&, but it has not happened. Second, the Kaliwa Dam will im- Rev. Fr. Antonio Cecilio T. Pascual peril around 170 species of plants found in almost 12,000 hectares of SERVANT LEADER forests. The construction of the dam threatens the rich flora and fauna in the mountains of Sierra Madre, ROTHERS and sisters, despite the continuous opposition which serves as the oxygen tank for to the Kaliwa Dam project, particularly by environmental the adjacent towns. Bgroups and native communities like the Agta-Dumagat- It is also important to focus on the Remontado allegiance, the Department of Environment and great effect of the Kaliwa Dam on the Natural Resources (DENR) issued an Environmental Compliance lives of the natives. In constructing Certificate to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System the dam, many natives are nearing (MWSS) this month. The ECC is a document needed for infra- the loss of their rights on their native structure projects that can negatively affect the environment. The land, livelihood and culture. Mean- ECC is one of the documents needed for the New Centennial while, repaying the country's debts Water Source—Kaliwa Dam project to push through. to China will come from every Fili- pino. Eventually, we will pay for the destructionof ournaturalresources. The DENR action got negative documents are incomplete. If the Kaliwa Dam is aiming to solve comments from different sectors From the Indigenous Political the water crisis, is it not a better way because of the many irregulari- Structure of Dumagat-Remontado to focus on preserving and restoring ties mentioned in the processes it Tribes in Tanay, Rizal, the free, pri- our forests and mountains? took. According to the Commission or, and informed consent wherein Brothers and sisters, is it righ- on Audit, the victory of the China all information and details related teous to build the Kaliwa Dam de- Energy Engineering Corp. in the to the project must be given per- spite numerous anomalies and the public bidding is suspicious since it mission by the tribes before initiat- possible damage the project can did not have the required permits, ing any construction, has not been cause? From DENR Undersecretary licenses and other important docu- completely implemented. Aside Benny Antiporda's statement, ma: ments. It seemed that an agree- from this, the construction of the jority of the people will benefit from ment between the MWSS and the access road toward the damsite is the Kaliwa Dam compared to those CEEC occurred first before the bid- currently progressing, at 35 per- who oppose it. But is it necessary to ding because, according to the law, cent. It is also clear in the EPIC that compromise the-welfare of the na- a bidder would be disqualified if the the affected communities have the tives and the environment for the sake of our needs here in the Greater Manila area? by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and In his encyclical called Laudato broken the everlasting covenant. Si, Pope Francis said that there is Therefore a curse consumes the greater destruction to be caused Earth; its people must bear their by not giving importance to the guilt. Therefore Earth's inhabitants environment, where the number of are burned up, and very few are lef t." species of plants and animals would Brothers and sisters, let us not be cease to exist, compared to the ben- silent if we benefit from temporary efits from destroying nature. If the solutions at the expense of human- government continues to be blinded ity and the destruction of nature. and remains ignorant of the issues surrounding the Kaliwa Dam, what Make Ira habit to listen to Radio Veritas 846 is said in the Book of Isaiah 24:4- 6 Any Radyo ngSimbahan in the AM band, or through may occur: "The. Earth dries up live streaming at www.veritas846.ph and follow and withers, the world languishes its Twitter and Mstagram accounts @veritasph and and withers, the heavens languish YouTube at veritas846.ph . For your comments, with the Earth. The Earth is defiled [email protected]. STRATEGIC El PRE PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION LI g‘ STORY STORY INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER SERVICE AbaUNA SA Pre 11 - 01 - 19 TREE PAGE 1/ DATE KAMM Num Solusyon sa kakulangan sa supply ng tubig ilalatag na pagrarasyon ng suplay Mapapansin natin ronment and Natural sementeryo. ng tubig dahil nangon- na kalat-lcalat ang mga Resources (DENR) na Maliban sa mas a- sumi na tayo mula dito ahensya kaya nagtu- babantayan ang imple- yang pamilya na aking noong Marso at nabig- tttruan kung sino ang mentasyon ng Kaliwa nakagisnan sa piling yan na ito ng solusyon. responsable sa kaka- Dam project, na isa ng aking mga magu- Ito ang dahilan kaya pusan ng supply ng lamang sa maraming lang, ang aking bud- nais silipin ng Palas- tubig. Dapat ding mag- proyelctong nakaamba, hing ama ang humu- yo ang anumang pag- paliwanag ang mga kasunod ng paggawad bog sa akin sa larangan labag ng mga water water concessionaire dito ng Environmental ng mapagtugong pa- concessionaire at pa- kung kaya pa ha nilang Compliance Certificate ngangasiwa at pamu- TWITTER: @Cog& Karla panagutin sa kanilang gawin ang kanilang (ECC). muno sa gobyerno. Sa pagkukulang. obligasyong suplayan Tiniyak nito na kanya ako natuto, at Inatasan ni Pangu- Bunsod ng nauulit ng tubig ang mga na- anumang paglabag at mula sa kanyang giya, . long Rodrigo Duterte na kahirapan sa supply sasakupan ng kani- hindi pagsunod sa ini- nakamulatan ko ang ang Metropolitan Wa- ng tubig, patuloy ang kanilang prangkisa. latag na kondisyon ng tamang gawi at kata- terworks and Sewerage masusing pagsusuri at Maliban sa nauna gobyerno ay magrere- patan sa paglilingkod- System (MWSS) na komprehensibong pag- nang mga pagtugon, sulta 'sa kanselasyon bayan. Utang na bob ' busisiin ang kontrata babalangkas sa isang pinamamadali na rin ng kanilang ECC. ko sa airing tatay ang ng mga water conces- polisiya na layong ng Pangulo ang maaa- Samantala, ito na- lahat ng kung sino at sionaire sa Kalakhang magpatupad ng reor- yos na pagtatayo ng man ang kauna-una- nasaan ako ngayon. Maynila kasunod ng ganisasyon sa lahat ng mga bagong pagkuku- hang Undas na hindi S a lahat ng ating pagkadismaya ng Pa- ahensya ng gobyerno nan ng supply na isa na namin malcalcasama mga kababayan, sa ngulo sa ipinatutupad na may kinalaman sa sa nalcilcitang solusyon sa pagdalaw sa puntod paggunita natin ng na patigil-tigil na ser- tubig bilang pagha- ng gobyerno upang ng aming mga mahal Undas ngayong taon, bisyo sa daloy ng tubig. handa sa pagbuo ng maibsan ang kalbaryo sa buhay ang aming nawa'y taimtim nating Hindi na dapat mu- Department of Water ng mga taga-Metro ama — si Speaker Pros- ipagdasal ang kalu- ling nararanasan ng na nasa balikat ngayon Manila. pero Nograles, bag- luwa ng ating mga mga taga-Metro Ma- ng dalawang kapulu- Nangako naman ang kus kasama na siya sa namayapang mahal sa nila ang panibagong ngan ng Kongreso. Department of Envi- aming dadalawin sa buhay. 6:::A STRATEGIC UPPER PAGET BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY li........ INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER yesaismoR c aERVICE halite •••••1C UNA SA BALITA )00- 11 - 01 - la TITLE PAGE I/ DATE Water department ikakasa bago mag-Pasko Magiging pamasko Pagkatapos aniya ng ng liderato ng Kamara Pasko ay ang mga sena- kay Pangulong Rodri- dor naman ang didinig go Duterte ang pagpasa sa panukalang Depart- sa panukalang batas na ment of Water para magtatatag sa Depart- kung sakaling mapag- ment of Water. tibay ito ay agad na Sinabi ni Secretary to pipirmahan ni Pangu- the Cabinet Karlo Alexei long Duterte. Nograles na ang Depart- "Pagbalilc natin af- ment of Water ang medi- ter Pasko 'yung Senado um term plan rig Duterte na tang ang lculcumple- administration para mag- to niyan para mapirma- Icaroon ng lcaunting gin- han na agad ni Pangu- hawa sa nararanasang long Duterte," dagdag problema sa lcalcapusan pa ni Nograles. (Ai- ng supply rig tubig Into leen Tallping) an sa Metro Manila. Ayon kay Nograles, nangako si House Speaker Alan Peter Ca- yetano kay Pangulong Duterte na tatapusin niya ang panukala bago mag-Pasko at sikaping Malcalusot Ito sa third reading. "'Yung sa Depart- ment of Water, ang promise po ni Spea- ker Cayetano ay tata- pusin niya itong panu- kala bago mag-Pasko. So pagbalik nila from November to December ay maaaring maapruba- han na 'yan on third reading sa House of Representatives," ani Nograles. U All 1.111(„ rp,:r I nrimn 1111 Ii iPrIRI( PAIMHNI/CAIION 1" I IA I IS'EN / I "ipinornm"." I. '71 - 0 1 7 19 HAIr Facing a water crisis I understand that Maynilad plans to increase water treat- The alarm bells have been sounded this early. The rains ment plant capacity in Putatan from 300 mld to 900 mld, this year failed to fill up Metro Manila's one main source of equivalent to 600 mld, initial capacity of Kaliwa Dam. They water supply: Angat Dam. Fearful of being blamed again, will do this in modules of 150 mid. The first 150 mid is set for bidding.