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Aug 2019
Environmental Coalition Green Convergence held the 353rd installment of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum about the pressing environmental concerns that the Philippines is facing on August 16, 2019 (Friday) at Kamayan Restaurant, EDSA, Mandaluyong City. “There are programs of the government which Filipinos should be deciding on. But in the recent past, we are suddenly confronted with actions of China and with intrusions of the Chinese who are putting up or will be involved in mega projects in our country,” asserts Dr. Angelina Galang, President of Green Convergence. Galang mentioned......
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Green Convergence to PH gov’t: ‘Invest in native medicinal plants!’
Environmental Coalition Green Convergence held the 352nd installment of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum about the future of the Philippine native medicinal plant industry on July 19, 2019 (Friday) at Kamayan Restaurant, EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Former Department of Health Secretary Dr. Jaime Galvez Tan discussed that “Around 1500 medicinal plants from more than 13,500 plant species in the Philippines of which more than 3500 are considered indigenous.” Unfortunately, Galvez Tan stressed, “Only...
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Environmental group echo farmers’ call: ‘Protect PH coconut industry!’
Environmental Coalition Green Convergence held the 351st installment of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum about the state of the Philippine coconut industry and alternatives to help the coconut farmers on June 21, 2019 (Friday) at Kamayan Restaurant, EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Quezon Province’s Samahan ng Magniniyog ng Burdeos President Edison Agarao stressed, “Among the challenges being faced by the coconut farmers are the lowering of coconut product price, market inaccessibility, stiff competition versus...
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Environmental forum: ‘Go for ecological agriculture practices!’
Environmental Coalition Green Convergence held the 350th installment of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum about alternatives to intensive agriculture and achieving food security on May 17, 2019 (Friday) at Kamayan Restaurant, EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Green Convergence President Dr. Angelina Galang emphasized that “agriculture has almost permanently gone to mass farming methods.” “While this has arguably contributed to food security,” Galang said, “it resulted in a common perception that plants used in farming...
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“Cha-Cha” gets heavy beating at forum
“The proposed Cha-Cha is anti-Filipino in the sense that it is removing protectionist provisions enshrined in the 1987 Constitution that ensure our right to be in control of our resources.” This was the opening salvo of Bayan Muna General Counsel Atty. Cris Yambot at the 348th session of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum, which tackled the proposed Charter Change (Cha-Cha) that would shift the Philippines to a federal form of government. “Furthermore,”...
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Green Convergence forum tackle effectiveness of ecobricks
Environmental coalition Green Convergence held the 347th installment of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum last February 15, 2019 at Kamayan Restaurant, EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Resource speakers included Lou Arsenio of Ecobricks Philippines, Chairman Rolly Datiles of Barangay Bagumbuhay, Quezon City and Juvy Serafin of the Solid Waste Management Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The forum scrutinized the two versions of ecobricks – (1) plastic bottle containers stuffed with...
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Calendar of Activities: March 2019
GC CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 2019 DATE ACTIVITY March 6-8 Green Convergence Strategic Planning March 12 Tribute for Gani Serrano of PRRM 4:00 pm Earth Day Network Mother Ignacia Street cor. Dr. Lascano Street, Quezon City March 12 4th State of the Humanitarian System 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Luxent Hotel, 51 Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Contact Person: Loreine dela Cruz,...
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Letter of Support for the Mangyan Communities
January 22, 2019 HON. ROY A. CIMATU Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources Dear Secretary Cimatu, Isang makakalikasang pagbati! We, participants of the Kamayan para sa Kalikasan Forum held last January 18, 2019 at Kamayan Restaurant on EDSA, echo the call of the Mangyans in Mindoro that they be involved in decision- making processes affecting their communities. In 2015, when Typhoon Nona struck Mindoro, the towns of Naujan, Victoria and Baco suffered from...
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