Kaliwa Dam opponets cite lack of indigenous people’s consent

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:34:35 +0000

Kaliwa Dam opponets cite lack of indigenous people’s consent

A multibillion-peso dam being pushed to be built in Rizal and Quezon provinces to solve Metro Manila’s water shortage

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Agency on indigenous folk takes issue with China-funded project

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:22:50 +0000

TABUK CITY — The Chinese contractor of the Chico River Pump Irrigation Project that is being constructed on ancestral domains has failed to get the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of affected communities, according to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Kalinga province.

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Drilon seeks review of PH-China infra loan deal

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:28:26 +0000

Drilon seeks review of PH-China infra loan deal

Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday backed the review of the loan deal between the Philippines and China which seeks to fund several infrastructure projects in the country.

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