The environmental history of the Philippines

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Fueling Encroachment
By Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor, April 1994. The Mt. Apo geothermal project violates a mountain held sacred by the Lumad peoples of Mindanao. About the project and the Lumads.
Fishermen dump rotten fish on DENR
By Michael Lim Ubac, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 October 1997. Fisherfolk yesterday dumped rotten fish in front of the building of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to protest the Mining Act of 1995 and the fish kills and environmental degradation caused by the laws of on mineral exploration.
In light of torpedo fiasco, junk VFA groups call on senate to reject VFA
BAYAN news release, 28 September 1998. Reacting to media reports that two U.S.-made torpedoes discovered in Bicol waters in 1995 and 1996 continue to be a threat to the communities storing these weapons, the Junk VFA Movement and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) today warned that such will become a common occurence once the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is ratified by the Senate.
U.S. military bases leave a toxic legacy
IPS, Asia Times, 2 April 1999. The U.S. military is long gone from its bases in the Philippines but a toxic legacy of polluted water, soil and air is still very much in evidence and threatens the health of people living near old U.S. facilities—Clark Air Force Base and the Subic Bay Naval Base.
Weak laws in Philippines exacerbates deforestation
By Michael A. Bengwayan, The Earth Times, 23 February 2001. The Philippine forests are rapidly disappearing. By 2025, there may be no virgin forests. The worsening poverty caused by inadequate and ruined natural resources are real. The rate of deforestation in the country is among the highest in the world.