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(Eagle News)–The Integrated Bar of the Philippines and several fishermen have filed a motion to withdraw their Supreme Court petition that sought for the protection of the environment in the West Philippine Sea. The filing of the motion, which was announced by IBP national president Domingo Egon Cayosa in a statement, came after Solicitor General Jose Calida said 19 of the fishermen who had supposedly filed the petition that asked the SC to enjoin the […]
Presents sworn affidavits, video of fishermen in case, saying they had nothing to do with the petition during oral arguments before Supreme Court (Eagle News) – Solicitor General Jose Calida bared on Tuesday, July 9, that the fishermen in the Writ of Kalikasan petition filed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) had nothing to do at all with the petition but that their names were merely “used” by the IBP to fight the […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has decided to inhibit from the Writ of Kalikasan case pending with the high court involving the protection of the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea, saying he did this for the “peace of mind” of Solicitor General Jose Calida. Carpio’s inhibition came after a motion was filed by the Office of the Solicitor General asking the high court to direct him to inhibit […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General has filed a motion with the Supreme Court seeking the inhibition of Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio in the Writ of Kalikasan petition seeking marine protection of shoals within the West Philippine Sea. Citing Carpio’s “personal bias and manifest partiality” in the issue, Solicitor General Jose Calida said that the SC justice should inhibit from deciding the case. The case “involved the protection, preservation, rehabilitation, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, May 4, denied there was “government inaction” with respect to the implementation of environmental laws in Philippine areas that are also being claimed by China. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the Supreme Court granted the prayer of the Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association for a writ of kalikasan, which had cited the government’s alleged neglect in protecting the marine environment in Panganiban Reef, and Ayungin and […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Friday, May 3, issued a writ to protect the marine environment in Panganiban Reef, Ayungin Shoal and Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. In a special en banc session, the SC granted the prayer for the issuance by members of the Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association to “prevent violations of Philippine environmental laws” in the Philippine waters and in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The petitioners had […]
(Eagle News)—Fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales have turned to the Supreme Court to ensure the protection of the maritime environment in the West Philippine Sea. In seeking a writ of continuing mandamus that would compel the government to enforce environmental laws in Scarborough Shoal, Ayungin Shoal, and the Mischief Reef or the Panganiban Reef, the Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association, represented by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, alleged Chinese fishermen have used dynamite […]
Manila Bay Airport project will cause massive flooding, detrimental to the environment and livelihood of 300,000 poor fishermen – Villar Sen. Cynthia Villar appeal to the incoming administration not to pursue the proposed reclamation of Manila Bay as a site for a new international airport. Villar, a known advocate of environmental protection, said reclamation of Manila Bay will destroy the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA). To stop this plan, she filed a […]
