Environmental Groups List Arroyo’s Crimes Against the Environment and the People
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com
Various environmental groups slammed the biodiversity conservation award given to Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo by International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) and Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Katribu party list first nominee Beverly Longid said it was insulting. “It is insulting that those big corporations who are also responsible for the massive destruction in the environment are awarding so-called environmental awards. Second, it is doubly insulting that Arroyo would receive such an award when she has done nothing to protect the environment; in fact she has done the opposite. Arroyo cannot claim to be green when she has a bloody record of human rights violations all over the country.”
In response, Katribu and the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment also gave two awards to Arroyo –the #1 Eco Thug Award and the Kalabasa Ecological Award. Kalabasa is the term used by Filipinos to mean failure.... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
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