MANILA,—The National Secretariat for Social Action, Justice and Peace (NASSA) will proactively pursue programs on sustainable agriculture and the environment for the year 2009. In an interview with CBCPNews, Sr. Rosanne Mallillin, SPC, NASSA Executive Secretary said they are waiting for the draft Memorandum of Agreement between her office and the Department of Environment and [...]

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MOUNT CANATUAN, Tabayo, Siocon Zamboanga del Norte,—Pending any action from concerned government agencies and the Municipal Council of Siocon, the farmers here halted the dynamite blasting of TVI mining on January 18 and 19, Raul Purigay, chairperson of the Canatuan Farmers Association (CFA), reported.
The farmers have demanded the company to stop its dynamite blasting [...]

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