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Satur scores DENR on aerial spraying |
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SunStar Davao
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
MATI, Davao Oriental - Makabayan senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo said Saturday that a specific law on aerial spraying must be implemented.
He said that government regulations that require pilots to observe buffer zones "50 meters away from plantations is far from enough".
"This is just a regulation that plantation owners routinely ignore. We need something with more teeth, and punitive sanctions must be laid down on those who violate a law on aerial spraying," he said.
Ocampo also scored the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for continuing to ignore the call of residents to ban aerial spraying of pesticides on banana plantations in Davao and other areas in Mindanao. "Despite the popular demand of residents and local governement officials, agribusiness firms in the Davao region continue to defy local ordinances banning aerial spraying. What has the DENR done about this issue? It has been more than two years and the hazardous practice coninues," Ocampo said.
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Mindanao farmers welcome CHR findings on aerial spraying |
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Mindanao Daily Mirror
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 |
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DAVAO CITY – Members of the Mamamayan Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (MAAS) welcomed the recent findings of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the aerial spraying issue.
“Tungod niini, hinaut mapalihok na si Presidente Arroyo nga muhimo nag Executive Order (EO) banning aerial spray (I hope that this will finally spur the President to issue the EO banning aerial spray),” said Liezl Bacaslo, a MAAS member from Calinan District who was part of the group that went to Manila to lobby for the ban.
The CHR advisory entitled “Aerial Spraying and the Right to Health and Environmental Protection” which was issued January 22 this year, called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to issue an EO “mandating the shelving of the practice of aerial spraying of pesticide in the country, urgently ordering a time-bound multidisciplinary, comprehensive, independent and integrated study on the matter by a competent team of experts for the purpose”.
The advisory which was signed by its chairperson Leila De Lima and four other commissioners, is the latest in the series of recommendations calling for the implementation of a nationwide ban on aerial spray banning as an agricultural practice.
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GMA to look at ban on aerial spraying |
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Genalyn Kabiling, Manila Bulletin
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
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MANILA - President Arroyo is expected to study closely a proposed ban on aerial spraying of pesticides in plantations supposedly due to concerns on health hazards, a Palace official said Tuesday.
Deputy Presidential Spokesman Gary Olivar said the President values the opinion of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), which has lobbied for the suspension on aerial spraying, and would act on the matter soon.
Olivar said it was also prudent for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to review such controversial practice and submit a recommendation to the President as soon as possible.
The CHR earlier proposed a ban on aerial spraying pending a study on its impact on the health of residents in surrounding communities. The watchdog said the government must come up with sustainable solutions in lieu of aerial spraying to minimize loss of lives and destruction of environment.
“This is something that she will duly consider. If it comes from the CHR, that will be given ample consideration,” Olivar said.
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CHR urges GMA to shelve aerial chemical spraying |
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Jeffrey M. Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The debate on whether or not to allow aerial spraying of chemicals in banana plantations here and in the rest of the country continues with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) calling on President Macapagal-Arroyo to shelve it.
In a paper, the CHR asked the President to issue an executive order “mandating the shelving of the practice of aerial spraying of pesticide in the country, urgently ordering a time-bound multidisciplinary, comprehensive, independent and integrated study on the matter by a competent team of experts for the purpose.”
The paper was signed by CHR Chair Leila de Lima and four commissioners. It is the latest development in the call to stop the practice.
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