Typhoon Mina Update - Bicol Region (Browse/Download)

7AM November 24, 2007 Bikol Movement for Disaster Response (BMDR)

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Surprisingly, Typhoon Mina has changed direction and weather specialists forecast it will not directly hit the Bicol region. But its strong winds and heavy rain has already caused water in Lake Buhi and Lake Bato in Camarines Sur to overflow. It has submerged the agricultural plains in Camarines Sur and Albay. And it has caused soil and rock movements resulting in landslides and mudslides in Catanduanes, Albay and Camarines Sur.

The necessity to move to safety close to a quarter of the Bicol population led to the successive declarations of a state of calamity in different towns in Camarines Sur and Catanduanes and the entire province of Albay. Reported figures by local coordinating councils only account for those in public evacuation centers. The number of affected persons will surely increase if we add those who evacuated to private establishments and to homes of relatives. More
Urgent call for relief assistance and latest data on Typhoon Mina

Bikol Movement for Disaster Response (BMDR), November 23, 2007

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The present condition in the Bicol Region once again calls for our collective move for the immediate needs of the affected families of Typhoon Mina. More
Appeal for the Victims of Typhoon Mina

Bikol Movement for Disaster Response (BMDR), November 22, 2007

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Let us provide much needed relief assistance to affected families in the short term and  build disaster-resilient communities in the long-term. We can help through financial assistance and/or by providing the immediate needs of the evacuees which include the following: Basic food needs: canned food, instant noodles, rice, dried fish, biscuits, etc. Basic shelter needs: mattresses and beddings, etc. Sanitation and Hygiene: potable water, water containers, and sanitary supplies. Medicine for common illness: cough & colds, fever, diarrhea, allergies, etc. More
Super Typhoon Mina, tatamaan ang Bikol

Nobyembre 21, 2007, Bayan Bikol

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Sa lahat na mamamayang bikolano, nananawagan kami sa Bayan-Bikol na paghandaan ang paparating na super typhoon Mina sa darating na Byernes Nobyembre 23, 2007. Ayon sa PAG-ASA, ang typhoon Mina ay may lakas na 120-kph na dadaan sa isla ng Rapu-Rapu, Albay sa byernes, 2:00 ng hapon. Inaasahang tatamaan ang syudad ng Legazpi sa pagkagat ng dilim. Babagsak ito sa buong probinsya ng Albay at Sorsogon bandang hating-gabi ng Byernes at Sabado ng umaga.  More
Tugon ng BAYAN-Bikol sa patuloy na pagtaas ng produktong petrolyo, IBASURA ang patakarang Deregulasyon!

Nobyembre 19, 2007, Bayan Bikol

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Nananawagan ngayon ang BAYAN-Bikol sa mamamayang bikolano na paghandaan ang sama- samang pagkilos laban sa patuloy na pagtaas ng mga produktong petrolyo at pagbabasura sa makaisang panig na patakarang deregulasyon.  More
BFAR findings of cyanide in Rapu-Rapu most likely from Lafayette mine

November 16, 2007

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Scientists and environmental groups today said that the presence of cyanide in the waters affected by fish kills in Rapu-Rapu island, Albay noted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) could have come from the mining operations of Australian-owned Lafayette Philippines Inc. (LPI) in the island. LPI runs a 180-hectare open-pit copper and zinc mine occupying almost 80 percent of Rapu-Rapu.  More
Anti-mining elder arrested in Rapu-Rapu rally
Freed as townsfolk storm local jail, vow to stage larger protests

November 14, 2007

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Two protesters, including a 69 year old community leader, were arrested and temporarily detained by local police during a rally in Rapu-Rapu island, Albay while calling for the closure of an Australian-owned mining project in the area, green watchdog Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) today reported.  More
Kampong Bayan sa Isla Rapu-Rapu itinirik,
Agarang Ipasara ang Lafayette!

UMALPAS KA-Bikol, Nobyembre 6, 2007

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Itinirik ng mahigit sanlibong (1,000) galit na mamamayan ng Rapu-Rapu ang Kampong Bayan sa harap ng  Munisipyo ng Rapu-Rapu nang hindi itinuloy ang special session ng Sanggunian  Bayan kahapon upang imbistigahan ang nangyaring fishkill noong Oktubre 26-28, 2007 sa karagatan ng isla.  More
Petisyon para sa tuluyang pagpapasara, pagpapalayas, at pagbabayad pinsala ng mapanirang Lafayette sa isla ng Rapu-Rapu, Albay

UMALPAS KA- BIKOL, LAMBAT-BIKOL, SARA, AKLAS, SAGIP ISLA- SAGIP KAPWA Inc., STA FLORENTINA PARISH  MAMAMAYAN NG RAPU-RAPU AT ALBAY, Hon. Gov. Joey S. Salceda at Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Albay

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Scientists raise alarm over Rapu-Rapu fishkill report

AGHAM (Samahan ng Nagtataguyod ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Sambayanan) October 29, 2007

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Scientists from the progressive scientists group AGHAM raised alarm over the reports of new fish kill reports in Rapu-Rapu Island in Albay.The fish kills happened after heavy and continuous rainfall hit Rapu-Rapu starting from October 26th up to around 3 a.m. of October 28th, according to Sagip Isla Sagip Kapwa Spokesperson Antonio Casitas based in Rapu-Rapu Island. They noted that a wide variety of fishes from eels to small fishes have been found dead and rotting ashore.  More
Letter of concern from the Roman Catholic Bishops regarding the endless-judicial killings in Bicol

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Mercy Distorted: Executive Clemency of Erap,
Political Survival of GMA

Statement of BIshop Arturo M. Bastes, SVD. D.D. and
Sorsogon Clergy on the Estrada Pardon

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Pag-apruba ng P6.00 Dagdag sa COLA
ng mga Manggagawa sa Bicol, Pambabarat!

BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN-BIKOL, October 15, 2007

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Inaprubahan na ng Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board-Bicol ang dagdag na Cost of Living Allowance o COLA ng mga manggagawa sa Bicol. Subalit mas maliit ito sa binarat na P12.00 dagdag sahod na inaprubahan ng nasyonal, P6.00 na piso lamang o kalahati ng inaprubahan ng DOLE.  More
Pahayag Hinggil sa Pag-aresto
kay Prof. Jose Maria Sison

BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN-BIKOL, August 30, 2007

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Mariing kinukondena ng BAYAN-Bicol ang pag-aresto sa chief political consultant on peace process ng NDFP na si Prof. Jose Maria Sison at ang panghahalughog sa opisina at kabahayan ng mga tauhan ng NDF ng mga awtoridad ng The Netherlands. Ang aksyong ito ay magdudulot ng pagguho ng usapin pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng GRP at NDFP dahil walang ibang nasa likod nito kundi ang rehimeng US-Arroyo. Ipinapakita lamang nito na hindi seryoso ang pamahalaang Arroyo sa pagsusulong ng usaping pangkapayapaan.  More

Rights group says, civies death
might have been prevented

Catanduanes Movement for Justice and Peace, August 4, 2007 		Help us
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Virac, Catanduanes -- After conducting a Fact Finding Mission in baranggay Danicop in the capital town, the team composed of members of the CMJP and KARAPATAN-Bikol released a statement denouncing what they said “were the conscious efforts on the part of state security forces to malign and put the blame on the two civilians on their own deaths.”

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On the 1st Death Anniversary of Pastor Sta. Rosa:
Candle for Justice, Flower of Hope and Scripture
for Peace and Comfort		 Help us
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On August 3, 2006 Pastor Isaias Sta. Rosa, Pastor of the Poor, was killed by perpetrators positively identified to be members of the AFP 19th Infantry Division.
To mark the first death anniversary, a memorial service to remember the life and service of Pastor Sta. Rosa was held at the Central United Methodist Church in Manila. This was followed by a candle-lighting ceremony at the nearby Plaza Salamanca to protest the unresolved cases of extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearnces under the Arroyo regime.

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SONA ‘07: LABANAN ANG TUNAY NA TERROR!
PANAGUTIN ANG REHIMENG US-ARROYO
SA KAHIRAPAN AT PANUNUPIL

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Bikol, July 23, 2007

Ika-7 State of the Nation Address (SONA) na ito ni Gloria. Walang katuparan ang kanyang mga pangakong binitiwan. Higit na nabaon sa kumunoy na kahirapan ang mamamayang Pilipino habang patuloy ang panunupil sa mamamayan.

Sa Bikol, lalong lumalaki ang agwat ng mayaman sa mahirap. Nananatili ang rehiyon sa ika-apat na pinaka-mahirap na rehiyon sa bansa at ang probinsya ng Masbate ang ikatlo sa pinaka-mahirap na probinsya sa buong bansa. Ramdam ng mga Bicolano ang tumitinding kahirapan sa kabila ng mga pangakong proyektong pang-ekonomiya ni Gloria sa rehiyon. Walang glorya sa buhay ng mamamayang Bicolano.  More
Camarines Sur Regional Trial Court finds no probable cause
to indict Jariz Vida and Eric Torrecampo

Basahin ang Resolution ng Camarines Sur Provincial Prosecution Office (PDF)
Human Security Act of 2007: Mukha ng Batas Militar ni Gloria!

KARAPATAN Bikol at BAYAN Bikol July 12, 2007

Sa darating na Linggo Hulyo 15 ipapatupad na ang Anti-Terrorism Act sa kabila ng kawalan nito ng Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Ito ang batas kontra terorismo kung saan malabo at lubhang malawak ang depinisyon nito sa “terorismo”. Ang batas ring ito ay punong-puno ng mga probisyong banta sa kalayaang sibil ng mamamayan. More


UNITY STATEMENT
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007: Gloria Arroyo’s Recipe of Undeclared Martial Law

The Human Security Act of 2007 paves way on institutionalizing new face of state terrorism. This is a sugarcoated euphemism of a law whose ulterior motive is to preserve the present regime’s power. It also aims to further suppress the people’s movement for national liberation and democracy and the broad range of anti-fascist forces opposing the US-Arroyo regime, including the opposition, dissenters, and the independent media, even without declaring martial law. More
Ika-animnapu’t isang taon ng
pagsasamantala’t pambubusabos ng US sa Pilipinas.

Bayan Bikol July 4, 2007

Sa araw na ito ay inaalala ang ika-animnapu’t isang araw ng pagkakaibigan ng Pilipino at Amerika. Ang araw kung saan binigyan ng huwad na kalayaan ng US ang Pilipinas pagkatapos ng ikalawang digmaang pandaigdig. Ito rin ang araw kung saan nag-umpisa ang mas masahol pang pandarambong ng Amerika sa mga Pilipino. More