Mt. Kanlaon, Its Myths and Wildlife, Painting by Masaste

News Releases:

Class Suit Against Energy Development Corporation filed.

I haven't had time to update this page because I've had to shift focus from being webmistress to being counsel for the Save Mount Kanlaon Coalition. We filed the complaint with a prayer for temporary restraining order today, July 10, 2007.

Case title is Delia Ediltrudes Locsin vs. Energy Development Corporation, Lito Atienza, Jr., Secretary of the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, PAMB of the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park.

If Negros Suffers From Floods, Will the Proponents of the Geothermal Project Suffer with Us? (July 2, 2008)

"Protest Action During Environment Week Closing is Not a Sign of Desperation" (June 28, 2008)

Environment Week: Green Alert Storms Capitol With Protest (June 23,2008)

Environmentalists Welcome Environment Week with Songs, Dances, and Rituals of Protest (June 20, 2008).

Joey Ayala to play to save Kanlaon (June 15, 2008)

Green Alert Negros Presents Memorandum of Annihilation (MOA) to Guv and Sangguniang Panlalawigan (June 11, 2008)

MEMORANDUM OF ANNIHILATION (Destroying Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park) between PNOC-EDC and the Provincial Board of Negros Occidental (June 11, 2008)

GREEN ALERT QUESTIONS POLITICAL WILL OF GUV & SP (June 9, 2008)

“Mt. Kanlaon Protest Climb Defied Government” June 6, 2008

PROTEST CLIMB SET

June 4, 2008

Bacolod City  -        Green Alert Negros together with the Save Mt. Kanlaon Coalition will be holding a protest climb inside Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park this month to slam the position of the government specifically the Provincial Government, DENR, DOE and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on their recent endorsement of the geothermal project of the PNOC-EDC inside Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park. (More)

GREEN ALERT ON SP DECISION FAVORING PNOC,
"YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE!"

News Release May 23, 2008

Bacolod City – Green Alert Negros condemns the recent decision of the Sanguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental endorsing the entry of PNOC inside the 169 hectares buffer zone in Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park. "We will hold them accountable to the imminent impacts of the geothermal project on our depleting natural resources like the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park. We also hold accountable the Provincial Government of Negros, the Regional Director of DENR, and the PENRO for defending the project which we call the demise of Negros environment." Green Alert said. (More)

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 620

[filed June 3, 2008/ 6:15pm]

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Introduced by: Bayan Muna Reps. Teodoro A. Casiño and Satur Ocampo,

Gabriela Reps. Luzviminda Ilagan and Liza Maza

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RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ENTRY OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OIL COMPANY-ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PNOC-EDC)

GEOTHERMAL PROJECT INTO THE MOUNT KANLAON NATURAL PARK THAT WILL IRREVERSIBLY DAMAGE THE REMAINING FRAGILE BIODIVERSITY OF NEGROS AND ADVERSELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (More)

GREEN ALERT RESPONSE ON ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN DON SALVADOR BENEDICTO AND THE REST OF NORTHERN NEGROS FOREST PARK

May 28, 2008

The issue of illegal structures inside the Northern Negros Forest Reserve (NNFR) is not new. The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental including the Provincial Environment and Management Office (PEMO), the LGUs surrounding the said forest area and the local DENR knew about this but never took it seriously. The recent issues being thrown at Rusty Binas of Green Alert Negros Environmental Network Inc. is a welcome development that raises long forgotten conservation issues inside the Northern Negros Forest Park, where most of the remaining forest cover left in Negros island is found. (More)