Tag Archives: Canada

[Press Release] Filipino Protesters Troop to Canadian Embassy to Demand Re-Export of Illegal Garbage Shipments -EcoWaste Coalition

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Makati City/Quezon City. One week after President Rodrigo Duterte issued an ultimatum to the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, citizen protesters led by the EcoWaste Coalition trooped to the Canadian Embassy in Makati City to demand the immediate re-export of Canada’s overstaying wastes in the country to their origin. Unmindful of the scorching heat of the sun, the protesters

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[Statement] Human Rights Watch on the $40 million military aid

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“The $40 million military aid that US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged to the Philippines is restricted to maritime security assistance and counter-terrorism training for the police in Mindanao. We note that none of it will go to the Philippine Army, a traditional recipient of US foreign military financing – and there’s a reason for that. The US Congress,

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Iboto ang iyong #HRPinduterosChoice para sa HR BLOGSITE

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Iboto ang iyong #HRPinduterosChoice para sa HR BLOGSITE. Ang botohan ay magsisimula ngayon hanggang sa 11:59PM ng Nov 15, 2013. IKAW PARA KANINO KA PIPINDOT? Simple lang bumoto: • i-LIKE ang thumbnail/s ng iyong mga ibinoboto, i-share at ikampanya. • Bisitahin ang LINK ng poll sa HRonlinePH.com (links sa bawat thumbnail) at pindutin ang button sa poll sa ilalim ng

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[Blog] Visa Rejection: Questions to the Canadian Government By Jose Mario De Vega

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Visa Rejection: Questions to the Canadian Government By Jose Mario De Vega I am writing with regard to the exchange of messages between Faizi and Nele concerning the fact that our Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Alliance “has taken knowledge of at least two visa rejections by Canadian embassies”. This is a serious matter that demands our attention. Worst, the

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[Blog] Are they afraid with the Power of the Mask? Or are they afraid with the Power of the People? by Jose Mario De Vega

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Are they afraid with the Power of the Mask? Or are they afraid with the Power of the People? I refer to “Wearing a mask at a riot is now a crime: Maximum 10-year prison term for conviction of new offence” by Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, June 19th with regard to Canada’s new law banning the wearing of masks during

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[Announcement] PIHRTPA 4thNational Human Rights Training Program (NHRTP) Call for Applications 2012

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Pinoy International Human Rights Training Program Alumni(PIHRTPA), Inc. 4thNational Human Rights Training Program (NHRTP) Call for Applications 2012!! The Pinoy International Human Rights Training Program Alumni (PIHRTPA or Equitas Alumni for brevity) has the honor to invite human rights defenders to apply for the 4th National Human Rights Training Program (NHRTP) which will be held from November 5 – 12,

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[In the news] Pagmimina sa 2 bayan sa Batangas, pinangangambahang matuloy -dzmm.com.ph

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Pagmimina sa 2 bayan sa Batangas, pinangangambahang matuloy By dzmm.com.ph February 6, 2012 Pinangangambahan ng isang anti-mining group maging ng Lipa Archdiocese ang posibilidad na matuloy ang pagmimina sa dalawang bayan sa Batangas. Depensa naman ng kumpanya, marami pa silang pagdadaanan para makapagdesisyon ang mga kinauukulan. Taong 2010 pa umano interesado ang Asian Arc Mining Corporation mula Canada na magmina

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[In the news] Final draft of mining policy ready by end Feb – Aquino – InterAksyon.com

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Final draft of mining policy ready by end Feb – Aquino by Chichi Conde, InterAksyon.com January 26, 2012   MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino III said the final draft of the government’s mining policy should be ready by the end of February. Aquino made the announcement during the question and answer portion of the Arangkada Philippines Forum Thursday afternoon

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[Press Release] Local officials laud mine exploration withdrawal – ATM

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Tablas Island, Romblon – Local officials and residents in Tablas Island yesterday lauded the withdrawal of mining exploration application of Ivanhoe Philippines in the province of Romblon. In a letter dated September 30, 2011 to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Ivanhoe Philippines President Leo S. Deiparine stated that there had been a consensus decision by the board of the

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