by whipstitched
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The breakneck ruin of the natural world has brought about a renewed torrent in attending to environmental issues. It is in this light that we see various concerned assemblages mobilizing against the rampant deterioration of our environment. Just this past eventide of June 4, we attended the Center for Environmental Concerns' CD launch of Rapu-Rapu Atbp.: Taghoy ng Kalikasan at the 70s Bistro (Rapu-Rapu refers to the island in Albay wherein Australian transnational firm Lafayette Mining Limited operates a flagship mining project of the Arroyo regime).
Furling back into the cognition Buklod and Asin’s days on the [mainstream] pinnacle, the songs in the album tackle the present state of affairs the Philippine environment is plunged in. The composers are community members of Bicol and Southern Tagalog, as well as university students belonging to progressive formations.
Environmental degradation calls for change. However, it should be understood that while human activities tote up to environmental decline, essentializing individual efforts alone shall simply yield limited triumphs. These cannot be more meaningful without political actions advancing likewise progressive campaigns. Hence, it is only through collective action can the ecologically damaging industrial activities of US, China and India be stopped.
Progressive formations have long been engaged in environmental campaigns which comprehend environmental issues aren’t separate from issues of the basic masses. The oil exploration activities in Tañon Strait (protected area under RA 7686 National Integrated Protected Areas System Law), for instance, not only entail threats to the environment but also to the local fisherfolk. Environmental campaigns should not jar against pro-people interests, as these are entwined advocacies. Best put by Kalikasan People’s Network for Environment (Kalikasan PNE), “The struggle for the environment is the struggle of the people.”
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