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These are the opinions and commentaries of Filipino Green Activist Roy Cabonegro on various issues and concerns related to sustainability and the greens in the Philippines and worldwide.

MAKAKALIKASAN Engaging the 2022 Elections

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April 02, 2021

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Clean Water Act becomes law in The Philippines

March 21, 2004

Landmark new legislation in The Philippines will contribute to the country's commitment "to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation." Quezon City, The Philippines - WWF-Philippines welcomes today's signing of the Clean Water Act into law by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as part of as national celebrations for World Water Day. This landmark legislation contributes to the fulfillment of Philippine commitments to the UN Millenium Development Goals, i.e. "to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation." Access to safe water, especially by the poor, is a major prerequisite for sustainable development. Currently, more than one billion people lack access to safe drinking water and more than two billion lack sanitation. Each year, 250 million cases of water-related diseases lead to ove...

Comments to: Setting Localized Poverty Reduction Targets

January 05, 2015

Here is my commentary to an excellent article written by Ike Seneres below. PDAF to be re allocated to LGUs under careful and direct oversight of local citizens group is i think the spirit behind the BUB (bottom up budgeting). I think we should consider this seriously if this will mean more funds going to job creating and enterprise building efforts; for the poor and micro and small entrepreneurs. I would like to add that another source of potential fund for job and enterprise creation by LGUs for poverty alleviation is the reallocation of the 60B plus CCT (conditional cash transfer) from dole out to something more productive that will have lasting empowerment impacts that what it is achieving now. Finally, OFW remittances outweighs all FDIs put together in recent decades. If only we can find better way to challenge this sacrifices of our OFW heroes not just to benefit their families but the entire country through LGU led local job and enterprise creation for poverty...