Isang malaking hamong pangkalikasan lalo na sa Verde Island Passage sa Batangas ang minamadaling pagpasa ng mga tinatawag na GAS BILLS upang masuportahan ang pekeng renewable transition fuel na LNG o Liquidfied Natural Gas. Ang pagdadala at pagtatayo ng mga LNG Terminas malapit sa tinaguriang center of the center of marine biodiversity ay di makatwiran at maglalagay muli sa alanganin ng lugar na ito na mahalaga para sa kalikasan.
Ang susunod ay isang Press Release mula PHILIPPINE MOVEMENT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, na ating sinusuportahan:
PMCJ ON PH GOVT’S FAST-TRACKING OF GAS BILLS
PMCJ NATIONAL COORDINATOR IAN RIVERA ON PH GOVT’S FAST-TRACKING OF GAS BILLS
Manipulation tactics of the government are outdated. As the Gen Z puts it, the Filipino people refuse to be “gaslighted” by overt misinformation and blatant disregard of the public clamor. The five gas bills that are being pushed to support the fossil gas industry in the Philippines will only fan the flames of profit for big companies and their capitalists’ owners in wreaking havoc in the ongoing climate crisis. It’s clear: these bills are fueling disaster, not progress.
Under the Escudero-led Senate, who is known to fuel its political career using fossil gas giants, these proposed laws will just confine Filipino electricity users to costly, hazardous, and dirty energy sources. This isn’t progress–it’s a power play at public’s expense
Let us not forget the Philippines' commitment to the Paris Agreement, which aims to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change globally. This commitment aligns with the efforts of sub-national and local government’s striving for 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Let this protest action must set a reminder to these politicians to stay true to their mandate; because the public is not being swayed by their dirty politicking, and “fuel-lish” antics. ###
BATANGAS RESIDENT JOSEPH VARGAS ON PH GOVT’S FAST-TRACKING OF GAS BILLS
Pinipili lang ng gobyerno ang papakinggan nila. Napakadali nilang aksyunan ang mga proyektong sumisira sa kalikasan, kaysa tugunan ang hinaing naming mga residenteng unti-unting pinapatay ng mga planta ng fossil gas.
Tanging pahayag lang mula sa Batangas City Health Office noong Agosto 2023 na nagsasabing dinerekta na nila sa Department of Health (DOH) Regional Office ang aming petisyon. Enero 2023 pa iyong aming petisyon na paimbestigahan sa DOH ang negatibong dulot ng mga planta ng fossil gas sa aming kalusugan at kabuhayan.
Niraratsada nila ang mga panukalang batas para palawigin ang pagsira sa kalikasan, habang taon na kung abutin ang mga walang-kwentang tugon nila sa aming mga hinaing.
Hindi solusyon sa krisis pang-klima ang pagbibingi-bingihan sa mga pangunahing apektado ng pag-init ng mundo. Nananawagan kaming mapakinggan at bigyang pansin ang aming kapakanan. Tingnan ninyo ang aming kalagayan.
PRESS CONTACT:
PHILIPPINE MOVEMENT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
#18A Marunong Street, Central District, Diliman
Quezon City 1110, Philippines
Landline : (+632) 82925935
Website: climatejustice.ph
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