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Despite the somewhat funny concept, they were serious about their goal: Stop the oil exploration in the Tañon Strait by Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX).
Alyansa ng Novo Vizcayano para sa Kalikasan (ANVIK) argued that the court should hold NLMRC accountable rather than target the people’s barricade, which residents put up in response to the company’s activities.
The absence of reliable irrigation makes it difficult for farmers to continue planting during periods of extreme heat.
"If they prohibit us from fishing, where would we go?"
For farmers, it is the government's unpreparedness that turns it into an even greater calamity, made even worse by the climate crisis.
“Who really gains from this megaproject?”
“The abduction of Tamano and Castro represents just one case among hundreds of victims of state-sponsored violence."
“The terrorism laws in the Philippines are targeting the wrong people. Most of them are working in environmental defense like the 11 activists of Cagayan Valley.”
One mining exploration has brought all eight barangays of this town together in opposition, with local councils warning that disturbance in one part of its subwatersheds could cascade the effect on water sources, farming, and other local livelihoods.
The mountains are not simply places where minerals can be extracted.
Progressive groups condemned what they described as worsening state violence against the anti-mining community in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.
“The presidential order is apparently intended to assure potential investors that national government mechanisms are in place to respond to Pax Silica's mineral requirements.”
The public hearing appeared to have been held merely for compliance.
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Environmental groups condemned the harassment against the people of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya who continue to defend their land against mining exploitation of the North Luzon Mineral Resources Center.
Residents of this town have opposed Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation’s bid for a municipal resolution of no objection for a special tree-cutting and earth-balling permit amid its mining permit ending in 2027.
Pax Silica follows a pattern in which developing countries bear the environmental and social costs of technologies that largely benefit wealthier economies.
For Enggo, it is important to involve not just their community but also other Filipinos to stand with them as the harm caused by mining affects the whole country.
"The government must respond with the same urgency and resolve."
The Marcos Jr. administration's push to expand mining for critical minerals, alongside partnerships with foreign governments through initiatives such as Pax Silica, could further open biodiversity hotspots and Indigenous territories to extraction in response to foreign demand.
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