Philippines joins world movement vs dirty coal plant
‘End the Age of Coal.’
DAVAO City––On the eve of the global day of action against coal, Filipinos showed their opposition to dirty energy in a series of protest rallies, adding their voices to the growing movement across the world that seeks to end the age of coal to save the world’s climate. More than 60 events are being organized in 12 countries, some of which are key coal battlegrounds. The Philippines saw community action on June 29 in Davao City where belonging to No To Coal Davao and Greenpeace, marched along historic Freedom Park, with a giant banner saying “End the Age of Coal.” “Filipinos deserve to live in a coal-free environment. We want to be free from worries and fears that dirty fossil fuels like coal bring,” said Beau Baconguis, program manager for Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Baconguis said: “The Philippines is already bearing the brunt of climate change impacts. It is simply illogical and immoral to pump more carbon dioxide
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Davao dads welcome Asean anti-smoking confab delegates DAVAO City––The Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dabaw welcomed the delegates from eight Association of Southeast Asian Nation member countries who are in the city to study and compare best practices in smoke-free policies and to learn on the policy formulation and enforcement of the Anti-smoking Ordinance. Vi c e M a y o r P a o l o
Duterte welcomed the delegation after they were introduced during the privilege hour by Councilor Melchor Quitain. Bung-on Ritthiphakdee, director of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance said participants want to take the city’s anti-smoking policy as model for their respective countries. She lauded the support of
DAVAO City––The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allocated two slots for young researchers to participate in the 5th Asian Heads of Research Council (ASIAHORCs) Joint Symposium to be held this November 26-28 in Bali Indonesia. The joint symposium organized by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) will be bannering the theme “Food Sciences.” The DOST slots is open for Filipino researchers whose field of research is on bio-resources for food,
functional food, bio-processing technology for food, food engineering and food science policy. The event aims to promote linkage among young researchers in advance science and technology in the region and will work to strengthen the network among Asian countries through presentations and discussion of issues in their fields of research. Applicants for the two slots should be under 35 years of age as of Nov. 28, 2013, be able to provide
DOST allots two slots for research meet in Indonesia
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all sectors in the compliance of the anti-smoking law. The Seatca awarded the city government for its strong enforcement and advocacy campaign against smoking in public places. Councilor Bonifacio Militar, author of the Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance enacted in 2002 bared that public health is the primordial concern in
passing the ordinance. He said he never thought that the local ordinance would impact on many countries in Southeast Asia. Militar said the city is very serious in implementing the anti-smoking ordinance for the protection of all from the negative effects of secondary smoke. “I hope that you will bring to your respective
countries this policy which will surely impact in the protection of public health,” he said. In May 31, the AntiSmoking Task Force in Davao City launched the amended Anti-Smoking policy or City Ordinance No. 0367-12, Series of 2012, known as The New Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance.
Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, chief of the ASTF said the new anti-smoking policy no longer allows smoking in enclosed public places, including public vehicles and sidewalks where smokers and non-smokers converge. She said the new law rids the designated smoking areas within any establishment. A report from Joey Sem G. Dalumpines of PIA
Bat poaching
By MART D. SAMBALUD of DavaoToday.com
for tourism and research purposes,” said Roderick Parcon, coordinator for the town’s Municipal Tourism Office (MTO). Parco told davaotoday. com they are alarmed over reports that some local residents and even tourists have been poaching bats in various caves at Suaon Natures Park in Sitio Sambayon, Suaon village. He also cited a 2003 report that bat poaching A fruit bat inside the Otso Cave in Suaon village, Kapalong town, Davao del Norte. (Photo courtesy of the Davao Spe- activities were prevalent
KAPALONG, Davao del Norte––The local government of Kapalong has taken measures to put a stop on alleged bat poaching and to protect the town’s caves from possible degradation. “The bat cave conservation management plan will enable us to formulate and implement policies that will protect our bat caves from the abuses of some people who visited the caves leological and Conservation Society)
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Japanese film festival set on July 19 DAVAO City––In the name of friendship between Filipinos and Japanese, the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Embassy of Japan through the Consular Office of Japan in Davao will hold “Eiga Sai 2013” or the Japanese Film Festival this month.
Koichi Ibara, director and consul of the consular office of Japan in Davao City, in a statement said the film festival will be held from July 19 to 28 at the Cinematheque Davao and Abreeza Mall Cinema. She said Eiga Sai 2013
will feature 11 selected contemporary Japanese films with English subtitles. The festival is in celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month and the 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and See film, page 11
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