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rS . EMMA LIM-SANDRINOExecutive DirectorFoundation for Sustainable Societies Inc, (FSSI)

Re: Narrative Report for Project No. W3-05.08.0B-02

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We are pleased to submit to you the narratlve report for project entit edCampaign to Ban Aer ia l Spray ing in Agr icu l tu ra l P an ta t ions (as i t A f fec tsFood Security, Watershed Protection, and People's Access to Clean and SafeWater in Davao Reg ion) . Pardon us fo r the de lay in i t s submiss ion .

I t was an event fu l and exc i t ing 9-month carnpa ign tha t p l t ted smal icommunities against the powerful Pil ipino Banana Growers and ExportersAssociation as they flght for their rights to l ife, health and livelihoods.

We hope you wil l be pleased with the project results, as we are, and that wecou ld cont inue work ing on th is impor tan t i ssue together ,

S incere ly ,

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G.mpaagn to Ban ae at spreying In Agrtcultural plantataonsas it Affects Food Securitr, ll/atelshed prctection

and People's Access to Clean and Safe lyater in Dqvao Rezion

NARRATIVE REPORT(Project No. W3-05.08.08{r2)

Submifted to:FSSI

Submitted by:lDlS, Inc.

l l. Project Description

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--: objectives would be achieved tl ' lrough the conduct of various educational':1ms and consultations, broadening of suppod groups and all iances, media

"r rccacy and active participation in the can]paign of community based groups

: -:ctly affected by aerial spraying.

l l I . Accompl ishment

:aTrpaign related activit ies were waged in two (2) main fronts - in Manila. where:-3 Supreme CoLr|1 and execlrttve agencies fespol' lsible for aerial sprayirrg are,=-l In Cagayan de Oro where the Court of Appeals in Mindanao s located.

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Networkino and Forums Close to 50 l\y'anila-based groups were approachecl?nd briefed about the aerial spraying issue including agtarian refonTt and fooclsecuriiy NGOs (Kaisahan, CSl, IRDF, TFFS, TWN, RWAN, et. al)i environment:roups (COCAP, l\,4other Eafth FoLrndation, FPE, creenpeace, JLrnk Jpepa:oa it ion, Ecowaste Coalit ion, et.al); acadente (UP, Ateneo School of3ovemment, Ateneo de lManila)t law gfoups and personalit ies (ALG, Atty. TonyCposa, Atty. lpat LLrna):cl 'rurch and human rigl 'rts gfoups (NASSA, AI\, lRSp,PAHRA, Sinrbahang Lingkod ng Bayan et al)i and nredia oLrtfits (Glenda Gtoriari ANC, Environn'tent Bfoadcast Circle).

A total of 15 forums and consultations were conducted (3 with AR groups 2 Upioflrrs 2 Ateneo fofL lS. 2 with Partnefship for Clealt Air, 2 Kan]ayan ForLtm, 1,vith tl 're Junk Jpepa Coalit io|, 1 with RWAN 1 with Gfeen Convergence,1 with the Ecowaste Coa it ion)

Af oLlicome of t l le networkil ' tg and all iance building was the formation of theNational Task Force on Aerial Spfaying (NTFAAS) that brought togeiher civilsociety olganizations supporting the call to stop aefial spraying This inctudec]env ronn]ental groLtps such as Concenred Cii izens Against pollLttion of(COCAP). World Environmer'tt Day-Ph il ippines, agrarian reform groLrps such asKAISAHAN at'td Balaod lMindanao, and lawyers sLtch as the Alternative LawGroups (ALG), lDlS, l l lAAS anlong others.

lDlS steered the gt.oup in having regular strategizit.tg meetings: l inking up withother groLrps and individuals condLtcting the forl lr lS on the issLte ancl otherevents.

Reference kits iaes were p[oduced ancl disttibL]ted dL .i l tg the forul.ns as welt asCDs of the ban AS issue-NITV pfoduced by the Sonshine plti i ippines Movement.an iDlS carrpaign paftner i| Davao (available at the campaign websiteW!!y d!!!3na!!i.!tS and at yoLrtLrbe s stop the toxic shower).

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GOCAP. Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (pAHRA), Task Forcellapalad and prominent personalities sLtch as Df. Angelina Galang and VictoriaSeg,ovia of N,4iriam College and Ed Reyes a pubtished wfitef and historian.

q!! The case was elevated to the Supreme Couft in Julv 200g whenunities who afe interveners in the case (and the Davao Citvnt) asked the SC to lift the preliminary injunction issued bV the CA that

the implementation of the ordinance since JanLrarV 2008

ber 2008, a new set of interyenefs represented bv the ALG fi led aat the SC to be allowed to be a party to the case and to support the

of the community intervenefs and the city government for SC to l if l theion given by CA. This was done to show the courts that the ban aerialcase rs not jLtst a local issue bLtt l]as national signjficance and suppoft fromlg roups.

new batch of interueners include among others, lvlother Eafth Foundatiorr,

lative Actions. Actions were also done to raise the aefial spraying issue intsgress. At the House of Representatives, Gabriela Rep Luz llagan filed inAugust a House Resolution seeking inquiry into aerial spraying issue. AkbayanRep Risa Hontiveros, meanwhile, delivered privilege speech on the issue lastDec 2 08, Intefnational No Pesticide Use Day while Rep Rufus Rodriguez ofCagayan de Oro filed HB 5573 banning aerial spraying in entire countrv

Other congresspefsor'ts that have been briefecl about te issue afe ReD. ErinTanada, Chairperson of the House Committee on Human Rights, Rep Bahamt,{itra (Chair of House Committee on Agriculture), Rep. prosceso Alcala (ViceChair of House Committee on Oversight) and Davao City Rep Sid Ungab.

At the Senate, briefing materials aboLrt the issue were given to the staff ofSenatof AqLrilino Pimentel. Sen. Pimentel has since issued a statement asklnoDENR to stop aerial spraying saying DENR l.ras the power to stop re practice-

l,,4eanwhile, Senaie Majority Floor Leader MigLrel Zubiri, has vowed to file ameasure banning aerial spraying in the entire cour]trv. Bukidnon where Sen.Zubifi hails ffom is the first LGU in the country province to ban aerial spraytng In2001. He made ihe statement after the case was lost at the Court of Appeats .lJanuary 2009 (mo[e on it below).

The aerial spraying issue has also gotten the attention of the irrepfessibleSenator Miriam Defensor who in Decembef fi led Senate Resolution 799 callinofor an inquiry on the need to ban aerial spraying.

Executive Enqaqement. In Novembef, advocates started engaging with iheexecuiive depaftment to raise the issues surrounding aeriai spraying and exactaccountability ffom them to stop the destructive practice.

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tvr'ith the help of Akbayan's Rep Risa Hontiveros, a meeting was held wiment of Health Undersecretary for Policy Atty. Alex Padilta to seek the

DOH's position of support on the issue of aerial spraying since it affectse s health and safety. He promised to give a position paper since manydoctors (from the Davao Medical Society and National poison Control and

nt Center) are supportive of the ban position already.

L6l February, instead of a position paper, Usec. Padil la gave the Office of Rep.lbndveros a copy of a DOH contracted study done on an aerial spraying affected

-ge in Davao del Sur. lDlS has been waitit lg for the study stnce last year.A.r|ong the results of the stLtdy is pesticide presence in the blood. soil and airpples in Camocaan Village that is adjacent to a banana plantation cor panv.S-ce the people tested were not workers in the company, the residents coutohave only been exposed to the pesticide through aerial spraying practiced by therEadry plantation. There were many othef alafming results. Oneof the

trommendataons of the study was to stop aerial spraying and shift to organictsming.

The cover lettef of Usec. Padilla, however said the DOH Executive Committeev/ould stil l meet to discuss the resLtlts and fecontntendations of the stud!.

Piease refer to attached executive summary of the study

FPMDA. A contingent from NTFMS met with FpA Executive Director NonrroGicana and sonre of his staff. The meeting was sclreduled with ihe help offormer DA Secretary Leonafdo l\y'ontemayot. As expected, FpA echoecl re lines:- i,rlantatron cornpanies sayilrg stoppit' lg aerial spfay ng will rUin the banaf a- r !rstry stnce aerial spray;ng is necessary to stop ihe spfead of the Sigatoka'-.,rgus kil ing bafanas there should be a win-wtn so Lttion to the cornp aints of3-ected cornmunilies vs. needs oI companies, the cofi.t|r]Lnities stal'ted to.'.l iferate aroLtnd the p antations FPA has a feady pfepared draft guidelinesregulating aerial spraying.

The team meanwhile feiterated the following: stopping aerial spraying is arreaoythe win-win solLrtion since plantations are not prohibited from sprayingaltogether, thete are varioLts ground spraying alternatives sLrch as manuat, ooomand sprinkler spray, AS has been banned in Bukidnon in 2001 and N. Cot in2004 yet plantations continue to operate therei communities were already In rnevillages long befofe the piantations expanded in theif arcas, merely fegulaiingaerial spfaying will not wofk because of inhefent implementation and monitorir'tgshortcomings and simply because air dfift cannot be regulaied.

In the end Dir. Gicana said "kung l't indi na angkop sa panahou, we are open totadt (stopping AS/ but.t woulo be the FPA Board who woulcl make thatCecrs ion ' .

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Media and camoaiqn events. Three (3) presscons, 1 TV ancl 3 radio guestingslere d_ol9 rn- l\4anita during the prolect period One (1)ra ywas likevriise held iniront of CA l\ i lanila in August to'maximize' media mileage ;fter the Sabio:oTfLrphon tssLre calne out. ln February, after the release of the DOH_contracted' .rdy. GN,4A 7 s Reoorler's Notebool, made an episode about aerjal spravi.lgri l led Pesteng Pestesrdyo -l he eprsode was feleased In March alreajy

furing the project period, over a hLtndrecl news articles (from IDls_feleaseclrfess.releases) came oLrt in fl-te print n-redia covering the aerial spraying story.12 articles came out in the phil ippine Daily Inquiref

Campaign in Cagayan de Oro

.ryhile all the above was happening if i \/anila, tDlS ancJ |\,4AAS atso waged anntensive campaign in Cagayan de Oro wl]ere re main case (constituiionattty ot

ihe Davao City ban aerial spray ordinance) was pending before the Court otAPDEAIS

It may be recalled that the case was elevated fron.r the RTC to flre CA In Octoberl8 2007. By Noventber 16, 2008, f lre CA gave a 60_day Ten]pofary ResrratntngOfde[ on the ofd]nance after wlticl.r the CA igairr gave a prelinrinary irrlr,tnctron orrthe same. This was what was qLrestioned before re SC.

The CA - Cagayan de Ofo station should l]ave rLlled on fl.te constitutionality ofthe^Davao ban aetial spray ordifance last JUly 2008 as per 0]e Supreme CoLtfi,sSC) Anrended RLrles of Couft. Despite fl. l fee i\,4otions for Urgent iesolution fi led

by tl 're comtrunity i l ]teruer.tefs !fg]|.tg the CA to abide by re nrles considerino thegrave conseqLrences on people and environnrer]t. the CA failed to decide thecase. This is a sta[k contfast to their swift grafting of a ten.]porary restrarn tgorder (less than a n]onth since the banana companies asteO tor l i l and Writ ofPreliminary Injunction io plantation conrpanies on gfoLrnds that upirolclirrg rneord ]ance would result to te destfrictton of Caveltdisl-r bananas The Cn rnsteadasked the Supreme Court for six (6) months extension io decide the case, endtngin JanLrary 25, 2009. The SC gfanted the extension.

Tl'rs was such an insult to the affectecl cor.nmLrnlties and the Davao Citygovernment that the CA is favofing bananas and profits vefsus the people,s l ivesand hLtman rights

lf"response to CA's dil ly-dallying on the case MAAS launched a campaign cafledKALAI\i1PAG (Kan]po para sa LLiwas ug Makinaiyahar.long pag L[.]1a of Camp lorSafe and Environmenffriendly AgricultLrre).

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Kalampag means 'to awaken,in F"",d;#ffi ;:, jilffi fi : :HJIIJH j:i il :i]; jt*::"JH :j :i$J#,r\atampag was a people,s camo osi',:',s"H-;r:|jitrit;1:*1i:1!"f,iifi e:1[!l#{:il'":'ffi ff ;;",ru"'"";nnll;nl"i#l )ifl;J:':ffi l?,i il3'i"':"i::'.,ll:ilff ;Duf lng the dura t ton o f Ka lampaq a

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that c"me out was unravorabre air in al the canrpa,sn

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bsue and its significance to them. The Cagayan de Oro City Councilsed a resolution providing the unequivocal support to the cail of Maas

inmediately resolve the ordinance banning ae;ial spraying; tnu fU,s"rnlsbntal Provincial Council l ikewise passed iresolution

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br aerial spraying ordinance passed by Davao City; prorinuni -

l-(Sonaltl,es such as CongteSSWoman Rrsa Hontiveros ol Akbavanl?rtylrsl and formet Sendto at candidate and son orserrator NerrePinentel, Atty. Koko pimentel have vjsjted the camD.

-hanced the cooperation between the Davao local government unit andG NGOS and POs in defending the landmark ordinjnce:

llflred local and national attention on the issue through consistentcoverage by tocal and national media. Even noted constitutionalist Fr.Joaquin Bernas discussed the Davao ban aerial spraying

""au in ni"Inquirer colLtmn for thfee consecutive weeks (please refef to attached

news afticles),€tfectively engaged the courts on an rmportant human rights issue and outthe justrce systern especialty the Co rt of Appeats at tne"spotfignt. how "decisions are made of not made, for or against the peopleigarned a strong dissejting ooinron frorn Justjce Romuro Borja thetxec.rtrve Justic_o of CA in Cagayar and the Charfperson ol Branch 22lnal decrded on the case

Overall lmpact

to take stock of this landntark case.

all the project was sLtccessfLtl in raising rneral groups to suppoft the ban against aeriai

awareness and involvingspraying and in engaging the

TIE campaign heightened public co|lsciousness on the issues surroundirrg4ribusiness plantations in general and aefial spraying in paniculaf. lt;Grnarkable how a iocal issue has been elevated to a iational issue with at leastaree {3) Senators and thrce (3) House Represeniatiu"s, a pro,.,.,inent' 'constrtutionalist, noted environmenialists taking notice of the issue. Thatq€rwhelming suppon from CSOs and LGUs was generated in Region i, wherel€re is no aerial spraying, and coverage by natiorial rnedia inspite"oimany otnerbuming national news, is a testarnent io the effec veness of tne itraiefiese.nployed in the can.tpaign.

The nelwofk of civil socjety groups worktng on the ptaniations issues has beenexpanded and the project likewise helped empower local communities in theassertion of their rights.

Through ihe campaign, the i l ls of monocrop agriculture and the greed ofcorporate plantation companies at ihe expense of people,s l ife, ;ealth and

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have been exposed. The aerial spraying issLre is a good handle toi l ls. With the strong critique against pesticide intensivecoupled with the fuel crisis that hit the countrv. orqanic or

agricultufe has become the more viable option for small farmers andmunities.

to win the ban on aerialspraying at the national level is the next andMore resoLrrces, more stakeholders, morestfategies have to be employed to win this

nt stage of the fight.actrons and ofi of the box

agarnst corporate giants whoare ever protective and vigilant in maintaininghtom Ine prof(s.

d Util ization

Three Hundred Thousand Pesos project fund originally allotted for a 6-monthign was util ized for nine (9) months instead, with fund Lrtil ization of

854.29. There was s substantial counterpart amounting to over half apesos conring from the commLtnity organizing and mobilization work andnetworking and communications. The financial report for the 9-month

Fi€ct is attached.

Likewise attached is lDlS' audited report fof 2008. Included in the annLral auditEport are FSSI expenses from June-Dec. 2008. OnlV the expenditufes iromJan-FebrLrary 2009 were not Included ir the auclrt.

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Photo DocumentotionIDIS-ISSI Proiect

In Manila

(above) listens along with UPDean Marvic Leonen and College ofDean Zos Lee (far end of the row

Lynn Panganiban (right) of the NationalCenter as she talk about the healthiles and aerial spraying during the 1sr

fuum on the issue last July 2008.

Ateneo forum below, Holy Sphit nunsEr-leader Cecilia Moran of Mamamayanbl Spraying (MMS) narrate the effectsing to her and her chiidren.

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At left, MAAS leadersDags Magaway andCorazon Sabinada in frontofthe Supreme Courtholding voluminousdocuments appealing theircase at the highest court inthe land. Usually their flnttime in Manila, MAASmembers cannot quitebe eve that their shugglehas brought them fromtheir small villages to theDavao City Hali to theCourt ofAppeals jnCagayan and to Manila.

Above, lawyers and support groupsassrst Dags and 'Nay Azon in filing thepleading.

At left, picket in front of CA-Manila,calling for the lifting of the injunction onthe ordinance.

In Cagayan de Oro,KalampagCA...

CA is oadlocked at left after CA fails toresolve the issue within the SC orderedtimeframe.

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Xavier University sfudents lead in lighting candlesfor the enlightenment of the CA justices. JusticeBorja was the former Dean of the XU College ofLaw.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTSDcccinbci 31' 2009 AND 2007

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AUDITORS'REPORT

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Nc havc audilcd tlc accompanying financial slalcmcnts of lnlcrface Dcrclopmcrt lntcncntions (IDIS).

Inc.- rvhich corrprise thc stalcnrenls ofasscls. liabililies flnd nrDd balanccs rrs of Dcccnrbcr 3l 2008and

rl07 and thc slalclncnts ol lncomc:rnd cxpcnscs, cllangcs rn equlty alrd cash llow slatements lor lhc ycars

drcn coded. and a surnnrary oIsjg ificnnt lceounting policies and olhcr explanalory noles

\lanagenrcnl is rcsponsiblc for thc prcparatron and fah prcscntatior of thcsc linancial slalcmcnls irr

ilccord;rnce wilh Pl)ilippinc Finaocial RePorli g Standards. This rcsponsibililY includcs dcsignirrg

rrnplcnrcntrng and nralnta,nlng lnlbnul conlrol rclcvrnt lo llrc prcparahon and lalr prcscnlallon ol

ijnilncial sliltcnlenls lhal arc lrcc lrom rDalcrial ltrisslalemcnt. tlhethcr duc to lralld or c or: scicclrllS or

3pplyrnS approprlatc accounung polrc'csl fltto lnaRtng accoumlng csllmalcs u]at arc rcasol'lDlc In lnc

OLrr rcsDonsibilily is lo cxprcss an opinion on lhcsc financi slalcncnls bascd o ou| andit. Wc conductcd

i)rrr audit in ccorda cc wilh Philippinc Sllndflrds on Artdiliog. Thosc standrtrds rcquirc lh{l wc conlplvirtlr clhlcal rcqulrcnrculs ancl pian aod pcrlonn thc ntld( 10 oDlillD rclsoDablc assunncc ivllclhcr tllc

:-inarcial slatcorcnls arc frcc fror nulcrial nlisstiilcmcll{ An audil invohcs pcrfornling proccdurcs to,,ioli|ln auort cvrdcncc aboul tnc amounts an(t dtsclosurcs ln tllc nnanctal slarcmcnls. lnc ploccourcs

3.lcclcd dcpcnd on thc audilo is .iudgrncnl, includi g nsscssmcnl o f thc risks of nutcria l misstalcmcnt of

-,,e i,nrociai srrr.jrrlrlLs, ttncLitur duc ru fr.tud or c,tor' in turiliog rnosc r!s( asslssntcxrs. rl'c a'rorror

:onsidcrs inlcrn l conlrol rclcvanl to thc cnlily's prcParalion and fair prcscnlillion of thc finarcial

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?urposc of cxprcssinS an opinion or thc cffcdivcncss of lhc cnlity's internal coDtroi An audit also.;niii.l.! .ralr.tiiiiit ili. iiirirri;i; iitiriiJis !l itr.i;nttii;6 iirlirir3 t!;i'lii!iil tltr r.n3niirUlj|t'jss nl .'---u"i'i b

:stimrtcs nrade by nunagcmcnl, as \vcll as cvaluating thc ovcrall prcscltalion oflbc financial stalenrcnts

'*c bclievc thal lhc audil cvidcncc wc obtaincd is sumcicnl and apPropriatc to provide a basis for our

1rdl1 00irion.

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263 Circlc A. Ecoland Subdivision.Mali a. D !:ro Cilv

fairly, in all malcrial rcspcca. thc 'iDancial position ofas of Deccmbcr 31.2008 a d2007.. l f ldof i lst i ancir ltl)cn cndcd ln accotdance wltll Ptllllpplnc I'lnancial

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a.bruary 2. 2009

INTERFACE DEVELOPI\ i lENT INTERVENTIONS ( lDlS), lNC.STATEI\4ENTS OF ASSETS. LIABTLITIES AND MEI\48ERS' CONTRIBUTIONS i FUND BALANCES

DECEMBER 31,2OO8 AND 2OO7

NFSNO. 2008

r oh hand and in banknts receivabl€

to officers and staff

AL CURRENT ASSETS

AND EQUIPIVENT

P1,437,878 P1,744,276

62.927 3.250

1,683,660 830.8931&3

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2,205 5,073

P1.685.865

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS / FUND EALANCES

nts payable and accaued expenses P264,188ing lax payablo 1.200

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 265,388

CONTRIBUTIONS / FUND BALANCES'contributions 60,000

s P1,835,966

LIABILITIES

id Projects

P28,857

28,857

60,000

alion For Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI)ation For Philippine Environment (FPE)

(1,022)10,000

779,81241,778

164,627

13A3,2-42

30,;58413.709

1,747,149365.282

€tal Fund Balances

Members' Contribul ions/Fund Balances

ILITIES AND IVlEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS / FUND BALANCES

1,360,477

1,420,477 1 ,807 ,109

P1,685 865 P1 835,966

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FLOWS FROI\,I OPERATING ACTIVITIES(Deficiency) of revenues over expenses

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(P386,632) Pl,411,8148,2832,868

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(383,763) 1,420.097

(81 ,701 )10 ,10028,244

(99,487)(s9,677)235,330

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(306,398) 376,736

FLOWS USED INVESTING ACTIVITTESiuons to properties and equipment

TotalUsed In Investing Activities

Net change (306,398)

1,744,276

_____ll_,437_,873_ P1744,276

1,376,736

367,539BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

EALANCE AT END OF YEAR

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INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS (IDIS), INC,NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (NFS)

Signifi cant Accounting Policies

Properfv and Equipment

Propcrty lnd cquipment are stated at cost lcss accunulatcd deprcciation Dcprcciction isconrputcd using thc straightiiDc mcthod ovcr its cstinBtcd uscful hvcs ofthrcc (3) ycars.

Fund Accounting System / Dollar Conversron

Transactions of thc Company arc rccorded and monitorcd by project and funding agcncy.Transactions rcccivcd in dollars arc rccogrizcd using drc forcign cxchargc (forcx) rato al the tino ofrcccipt. Thesc arc dcpositcd in a dollar savings account ntaintaincd in a conrmcrcial bani(. At ycarrcnd,dic bank onding balancc is convcrtcd to Philippinc Pcso valuc using thc buyiDg forcx ratcs af P47.12and P41.28 to US l$ in 2008 and 2007 rcspcctivcly ilnd thc diffcrcncc is rccognized as forcx gain (loss).

Cnsh on hand and in bank

Tlis account consisls ofthc follorving:

Cash in bankMctro Bank SA/l 1lJ7-3-18708597-8Mclro Baok CA# 007-l87-50327-9Mctro Bank IrC# 2- l1J700140-9(USll i 13,639.76)Barkwisc Timc Dcposit # 00146(!2MBTC CA / l i 7 -7 - t8751378-9BPt CA 1094410101-22

Mctro l . ] turk SA # l lJT-3-18711806-0Mctro Bank Trnrc Dcposit # I87-3-18717245-5Pctry cash fund

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r0 ,3188 .118

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2007P31 ,395

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41 ,43028.014

P5,073

Orgnnization

The Company is a Don-stock, non-profit corporatioD incoryomtcd or March 29- 1999 to:

li. Providc assistarce and advisory services to coinrnunitics and orgarizations that are involvcd injnicgratcd arca dcvclopmcnt cfforts that aim for sustaiiable aJrd cquitablc progrcss.

b. Initiatc aDd ma,agc projects ard p'ograrns that airl1 for holistic developmcnl in particularscttjngs and for particular targct groups, cspccially dcprcsscd communitics

c. Prcducc cducativc nraterials in print and othcr fonns on approachcs to intcg,atod aDd holisticdcvclopnront, and

d. Develop intcgratcd modulcs aid to conduct training in the development aspccts of jntcgral

dcvclopnrcnt for fi cld practitioncrs.

Although thc Compaoy was incorporatcd in 1999, it has to dcvclop progrmN to addrcss thcabovc-mcntioncd objcctivcs thcn sccurc finds from thc funding agcDcics. lt startcd implcnrcntrngits plans and prograns only on J rurry 1,2001.

Rcscrved Fund

This flurd is a build-up fi.md for countclpart io projccts clld otlcr ptograrns / cctrvrtics not fundcd bycsistiDg funding partncrs. Minglcd {iurds in prior ycars wcrc rcclassificd to fcflcct aclual ftndaccountability

Foreig[ Grnnts

Thc foreign grants fiom Mesireor, Dreikonegsaklion and Foundation for Sustainable Sooiety,inc. repfesents budget allocation for one year. Each lunder agreed to provide linancial suppoftuntil 2010 The grants from Dreikonegsaktion included funding for 2009 receivcd on)lovc,nber 20. 2008 amounting to US $l2.486.97.oi P622,97 4.93.

Fund Balances

As cxplaincd carllcr, transactions of thc Conrpcny arc rccordcd and nlonitorcd by p,ojcct and tirndingegcncy Thc fund balinccs rcprcscnt thc accunrulatcd cxccss (dcficicrlcy) of rcvcnucs ovcr cxpcnscsfronl tho start ofopcration to cut-offdatc rcportcd. Prcsentcd bolow aro lts conlponc ts:

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FoundatioDFor Sustainrblc Socicty, Inc.IFSSIRcservcd firnds

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2008 2007

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Backgrcund lnformation

i.e stLrdy was conducted in 2006 in response to complaints by residents of Sitioaamocaan, Brgy Aplaya, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur, wh ch is adjacent to Lapandayaanana plantation where aeria spfaying has been a practice for many years now Thisras commissioned by DOH to document the health and environmental conditronsaristing in Camocaan in order to address the issLles raised in the much earlier'^restigations conducted by Dr Romeo Q!ri jano, a toxico ogist from University of thePlilooines. l\,4anila and connected with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and theEacif c; and Nisperos et al in 2000 and 2003 respectively.

Results of earlier medical investigations showed a var ety of pesticlde-reLated health:fects such as delayed mental developmenl in children, decreased Tes stance to:.n'rmunicable diseases thyroid cancer, blood dyscrasias and ' endocrine/| ']eLlrologic:./sfunction" Residents attribti led their health conlplalnts to their exposure to pesticldes-sed by banana plantation adiacent to thelf commun ty. The stLldy uii l ized two:cn]pafable communities if teflt ls of socio-economic and demographic proii le -

:amocaan and Baliwaga. The differcnce is Can'locaan is ad.Jacent to a banana. antation which aerial sprays pesticides while Baliwaga is 15 km away from the nearestlanana plantation but it is 1.5 knl away frorn two mango plantations

Major findings of the study are as follows:

. Premature births in Caf'rocaan was 3x the rate in Baliwaga

. With regafds to neurologic findings, more Camocaan children were delayed inneurodeveloprnental aspects than Baliwaga children Two most significantdifferences from Baliwaga childfen are ofthe 16 childlen assessedl

., half coulcl not walk a few steps withoLlt holding on at the age of 15 monthsland

.r all could not draw a cifcle at the age of 3 5 years old.. lvlental status examination of Camocaan adults showed a significantly lower mean

score than Baliwaga adults.' Presence of profound neLrrodevelopmental delays among children in Camocaan

such as global developmental delay and an assessment of motor developmentoelay.

. Unusual condrtions were obseNed in Camocaan group. whlch were not present inBaliwaga group. These inc ude 3 unusua cases of deranatologLc condltion: 2 .-asesof chloroacne and one case of cutaneous lupus erythematosus, all are bananaplantation wo&ers. (There is another plantation worker with chloroacne but wasexclLrded because he has l ived less than 15 yrs in the area)

. Chloroacne is clearly l inked to exposure to organochlorine pesticides

. RBC cholinesterase levels were depressed in 57 T % of sLlbjects in Camocaan The

researchers assumeo exposllre Io pestlcides used in the adjacent plantation as the

reason fo' they have no ro-e peslic,de etpoSL'e unllke n Baliwaga g'OUp,

. EiU a metaUotite of the EBDCS (group of fungrcides) was detected In the blood of

34 3olo people l l was also'o.rnd in Lne alr and in the so FTu s p esence il thesa ?

n'redia was assumed to come from aerially spfayed fungicides. ETU s presence in blood, alr and soLl in Baliwaga was attributed to the presence of

manoo olantation in the alea. The ievels of found ETU In blood air and soil samp es from Camocaan were all

h,oher lha. the levels found 1 Ballwaqa 'arp es. I ieCarnocaangro 'p showeo sgn i l i can t ly 1 i9he -ean Th y"o id . s t ' - rJ a t r rq

Hormone than the Baliwaga group which coulcl be attributed to the pfesence of ETU

n blood. air and soil samples in Camocaan. Th;2 cases of thyroid abnormalit ies n the study came from the Camocaan group

. 81 6% of the respondents in Camocaan were exposed to a yellow powder being

aerially sprayed and majority experienced symptoms rmmedrately aftel,::p:sure. t ' l"turd oi"ytpto,rls were ophthalmologic (eye paln redness tearng rtchness and

uluii ing or;i"i int, neLrrologic (headach; d zzrness) dermatologic (skrn itchiness and

discoloration and nail changes), and pulr' l 'ronary (cougn). The presence of these syn]ptonls among Can'locaan group was the most prorninent

finding in the study alld was solely attributed to aerlal pesticide exposure. Reoeited exposu;es to pesticides, absence of personal protective eqLlipment and

iire-aeriai spiav metnod of pesticide appl cation increased the risk of the Camocaan

residents to Poisoning.. nnoitrer aeriatty spraied fLrngicide, chlorothalonil was found in all soil sanlples but at

a significantLy nigher level in Camocaan than in Baliwaga samples

Conclusion

Based on the above findings, the researchers came out with the following conclLrsLons:I--ei"/" ot responaents fr6m Camocaan were indirectly exposed to aefially sprayed

oesiiclOes,'SZyo ot wtrom experienced eye paln eye tearlng' headache eye redness'

!v"-i[r,t4,i"" ,f"t i""ss and skin itchlness. which are consistent of acLrte effects of

p;sticides. These were not observed among fesidents in Baliwaga'. iamocaan residents had lower rnean scofes for mental statLis examlnatlon ano

childref are delayed in developrl1ent compafed to Baliwaga

More unusual neurologic and dennatologlc condlt ions observed among Camocaan

o.olrD that was not se;n in the Baliwaga g.oup These were severe developmental

i . iavs. cfrtoracne anct cutaneous lupus erythenratosus thyroid gland disorders which

are warning cases of long{enn exposures to pesticides

Mean blooi ethylenethioitrea was more elevated and nlean TSH leve s higher

anrong Camocaan residents conlparecl to that jn Baliwaga group- which can be an

effect;f ETU (a metaboli te of the fungicide mancozeb)

Levels of fungicide chlorothalonil and ETU if soi l were higher in Canlocaan

The farther th; residence is fronl banana plantat on the h gher the ETU level in ihe

soiL but the nearer the residence is, the hlgher the ETU level in the alr ' I r l ls proves

that pesticide drif ts to community causing cl inical manifestations among the resldents

in Camocaan.

mendations

on the above conclusions, the researchers came out with the fo lowingendations:

Health surveil lance should be established to detect chronic effects of pesticidesrvfi ich should include among others,

.r more detai led neurodevelopmental assessrrent of chi ldrenJ fol low up of previously diagnosed condit ions-, screening for thyroid gland abnormalit ies and l iver cancerc periodic screening of biomarkels of pesticide exposufe among residents

Systematic ancl periodic screening of pesticide residues and n'retaboli tes in theenviaonrnent not only in Camocaan but also in other communit ies adjacent to bananaprantalronsGovernment agencies with the industry to .eview the guidelines for protectlngcornmunit ies from pesticide contamination from large plantationsAerial spraying of pesiicides should be stopped and a shift to organic farmingtechniques should be considered.

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!-'r /-\' ! 1 F-ru runKs / casess 13 Maas members

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3 (Maas) were dis ':alcr Lhe Ci(y l)rcs-

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For,Lr of dre accrsed wereeven an€sted and detaincdaltcr drc police djspe$ed &eplotest action.'lhe dismissal of rc cilscwas wclcomcd by thc nrem-ber$ ofMaas wbilc mai ain-ing their stroDg condemna-liou against thc attcmpl ofdle Cagayan de Orc policc rocultill tlcir frccdonr.'tdto kdnirg rosrd ionlga palicc s,l Cagayan de Orcngd nlr.Jlnqy sd pd.qldpal .sQan ta n8 tawhano tE kalut\gadisir kdtawlrory no/rin(ll/ta1Or1On8 tLgC nlcol/nt 5d llJcka ft1doy ngo kdtilirgbonngd ld_Vo sa ,rgo n,rftahilnngkc,nikdl "s:Lid Lcizcl Bacako,resident of Bararrgay Siriband one oI the accuscd.

Radaza said rlre cou( didno! find any evidencc dlatthe prcteste$ wcre Euilry ofdifect assault, adding rharthe chargc for resistanccrnd disobedience "dcscNesscant considerations, con-sideing that the allcgarionsof dre complainanrs was notsubstant iated with objecr

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cP0..photos showing nembcrsof Maas in actions bur $cCoun said dlat dre submitedphoios failcd to show "thatMaas ncmbcls reJisted whcnthey woe ph)$ically prdlcdout and removed flom tlcroad."'Thcre would have bccnsome bodily gesturcs frorilreslondents tryinS to fteethemselvcs from the graspof the policenrcn. Blt thisshould be ta.ken in the con-text o[ what was happeningal tle time, Emoti ls werchigh, and the policc offccrswere jntent," Radaza sajd irra fesoluuon,

lle saidr "lhese ph)$icalconfrontalion alludcd bycomplainants were mcrclyaations cxpressing tlrcir iljliryon why thcy arc bcing pra-hibitcd 1.) air dreir gricvancc,when whatlheyihink that byllng down on the rcad aftlattracting thc attcntion ofdrc corrmtnity was ihc oriyway CA would reconsiderLheir pljght. These actjonscould hadly be consideredas fesrstance ard disobedi-cnce " PR

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Fr in dc Ofo.i: a nrove to plotecr thci:.i of thc peoplc, llcp.- : l l . l {odr igucz (2nd::t, Cagayan dc Oro)':ised fiouse Il ill No.

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rc, the fun8icide rharana industryutilizes,

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CDO solon pushesban on fungicide. T h e _ i n c r e a s i n g i n c i ,

s c f i o u s d i s c a s c s r e s r l ting fron thc hazardolsacrial pcsticidc sprays haspromptcd RodriSUcz to i r lethe bi l l cal l ins tor i ts totr lban in the country.

RodriSuez said althousilthe Phi l ippine Fert i l izcrand Pesticidc Authorityhasclassi f ied Dithane in thcleast harardous catcgory,s t u d i e s d o n e b y t h c U Slnvironmental PfoLcct ion

Agency reveal i t conlajnscancef-causing elemenrs.

Also, a suncy conductcd by rhe Kalusugan Al,ang'Alang sa Bayan, hc.(Kaabay) in Sir ib, Davaodel Sur showed prolonsedexposure to thc iuuSicidccaused clcvatcd levels ofcases of canccr, bi l rh dcfects, cc.ebral palsy and

. The healrh.gfoup alsococumc tccl nrnc nrLrcntswho had dicd of cancer i r la plant t ion si te in DnvroCiry.. . I r e v e r , e y c - i r I i t a t i o n ,

s ( l D r a s l c s , n n u s e a a n dvonrir ing arc amonS Lhc_mosr contnon contDialnts ofarncfs.consrant lycxposcdro acf lnl lumrsi lLlon.

According to l ist fc l lalaquini l r , rcgional of f iccfol thc Fcf l i l izer !n( l l ,cs-l ic idc Aurhori tv. nl(b0!rqhrhc PhiliDoines'lias no $i'c-ciiic lawbir aerial sprayiirg,g o v c r n m c n t r c g u l i r u o n srcqLl l re Dltols to otrselvcbulfer zoncs of 20 to 30lncters away from planra-

I lowevcr, p lan rr r ionowners fai lcd lo abidc bythc buffer zorc allocated roinhabited areas and warerresources as spccj l icd inthc cnvironnlcnlal conrtli-ance celtr l lcat€s rssLrca 10

Davao City passed onF e b r u a r y 2 0 0 7 a n o r d i .nance bJnni p rhe sDlnyinso f p c s t c r d e a . w h ; n ' L h ;plantal lon owners q!es,aioncd the corst i tur i ;nal ,i ty of the ban, dre lowcrcourt and the Office of theSol i . j tor cenefal upheld

B t the Courr of Appcalsreversed the decisiof anrlissued an jnjunction ro srop

Rodrisucz said a totalban is neaded for the Stareto uplrold rhe peoplc s r iSht.o a n€rrrry anc roxrc tr€eenvironmenr. with PR

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"We will rctun to Davaothis aftel noon and oDvmcemore people in ourbatrngays in Calinan to jointhe nrass actiofl in front ofihc Court ofAPPoals," saidRosita Bacalso, an eldedYwoman from Serib, Calinan'Davro City who.ioincd thcencanlPnlcnt hcle i t1ong

with other members of the '

Mamamayang AYaw saAerial Spray (MAAS)starting November 10 this

Bacalso and thee otberMAAS menrbers ftom vari-ous bamngays in Calinan -

Eddie Barong, RosalindnAlcla and Noel Awi ' lookthe bus Thursday aftcmoonaftcr A scnd_ofl cerelnony

attondcd bY 20 other

MAAS members and staft

of the Interfacing Develop-ment Intervbntions' lnc(IDIS), the Davao-bcscdNGO that has bcen supportive of MAAS'S cam-paign to ban ae al spray'inE, Thc cercmony tooKpl ice Jl the Funct ion H l to I t h e S o u l h e f l l B d P r r \ tChurch, adjaccnl to the

calnp set uP hY MAASAlong JLrl io Pacara St- incrgiyarr de oro'sBxrnnliay 2l .

' 'We hopeto be able loconrince molc of out tcla-l i vcs and De ighbo ls i l rCalina to join lhis lrassacti(nl" sAys Eddic ll iLl.ong,hopcful thitt whclr thcy lc-trr r 10 tho camP on Janu_rry 6, lhorc nlighl bc throcjccpueys fLt Ll of Peasantsjoininglhcnl.

E&lier, MAAS nrcm-bc ' s had ca l l cd on thcCourt ol APPcals to rulc onfie case bcforc Christnasso ftcy ca i l8o home loDavao for the Cbristmasholidays. But the Court otAppeals of Cagayan dcOrc Cily will ]ikely handclown its decision on thecase whcther to declArethe Davao CilY ofdiranccbanning aerial sPraying ofpesticides in banana PLan-tations as consltulLonal ornoi, on or just bcfore Janu-ary 26, 2009, thc deadlineset by the Court itself

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r nc tr |1ners, rrcmbc]s of rh.i \4;rnranrryan Ayaw sr Acf i i r lSl) f ; ry inl t (Maas) prcLosrcd rhcrrrcsts, r l rn( Look pl i rcc oI thccvc ot Intcfnrt io l ; r l I . l l tntanIt j t !hts Dry, bLrL wcfc hctptcssrSajnsi r f ic pol jccmcfl .

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tvlaixj, j il s( fcntcnt, rai(l lhcciL()r fg wrs s(a8cd ns pir11 ol i (spcacehil dcnrons(|i jon nt LhcCou|tof,^fpcals hcrc to convinco.jut:iccs ro dccida orr fhc cirscqL cst inl ing rhe co sl i ( ! t ionir i i tvofrhe oldinance thar banncd acr i-isptiryjng in Divio Citylhc 8roup, rvhich has haitc.l

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rhc casc Lrtlowcd baD.rnn coar-t.rnrcs iD Drvao to continLrc wirhrcual spr 'y ing of pcsr ic idcs.' ' I r c l iposcd Lhe hr jght of rheSovcrnnrenr s sLrppression oftr lc democrar ic f ight of Lhe !co_J , c r o f ! r c c f u l t l c r n o r s r . L r r o D , "sr rd. l in Perrv Er 8c Io ot rhc LgJ gr oup Bdhod l \4rndirnio

. Eugcnio, v/hose Sroup hasDecn trelprng Maas, said rhc ar-resrs wcre a btatant v iolat ion ofthe f iSh(s ofrhe pcoptc.

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Eugc|li0 said his Sroup worLt(tslc llrc aJ |csu ng offi(c(,j evcn ifgcl5l\rlJas nrcnrbcfs trird hccn frrc(lrn hoLr liic|. rhcy woc (rkcll i,r.

" l hc pcoplc wcrc harasscr l .Thc inck lcnL $, is (hptofabtc.| 1cy w. fc r r fcsrca wj lho! t br_s is anq | tcsc fcoplc afc o lcvcr) c p l ) lc ofconrnr i t | ins anvh{ fnr Lo nyt)ody. lvh:Lr nr ; jho;so aff.lid of? Whar anc who r;rhcy pro loct ing?" t rc s i ld .

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Onc of $e guests dur-iu8 the pany was ActingPrcsiding J.uFtice Port iaHomlaaluelos.

The group has been inCagayan de Oro for almostamonth now, wii t ing forthp decisipn'Of the j us-

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cess of dcl iberat ions anddebates and wls uphel. la s v a l i d a d d c o r s t i t r 't ional by the lcgional l r ia l

"Wetold yoLr. . .wc naybe tired but we arc fesolutcin askirg them to listcn tous and fesoh'e thc case im-mediatcly. Wc afc l rcrc,once again as a peoplc vict imizcd by thc i r j I st icccau$ed by acl i r l spl iy inS.Wc arc hcrc, s l i l l fu l lo lho|c. . . that thcy l is lcn lo us dc'spi te ouL poof|rcss., ." saidR o s i l a B a c a l s o , s c n i o fmcmbcr of MAAS.

Shc said lh t lhcy i fcpfaying lhal thc jLrsl iccs wi l ll istcn to lhcir f lca. lJncr lsofcircrated thir! they rrc stillc l inging to lhe pfomisc ofJudSc Ronrulo Boria, cx-ccut ivo jusl icc oi lhc C.4,Ihat f ic cnsc wi l l hc fcsol!c( lbcto'c Clhf is l |nas.

"Wc ̂ fo hoping thl( hcrcmaiDs lo bc thc gcnllcnratbat he w utcd Lrs t0 bol icvcof hinlwhcrr hc t i l lkcd to us.Wc arc slill hopiuS thrl hcwi l l makc truc of l l is prolr1-ise thal lhcy rvill courc upwit l r thc dccision bcfurcClxistmas," sho said.

Or Fr idal , thc cx^s -pcfat ion oI {he mcmbcrs olM,^AS over thc slow rcsolLrt ion of the crsc turncdw h r l c o u l d h a v e b c c n asrLcnt si t down protcst infront of thc CA into iurcmotioral dcmoiLstral ionrvi th lhc woncn nclnbcrsoi thc group blerking intol c a r s a s l I e y o u i p o u r c dthcir f rusual iou.

The20-minuie dcmonstrat ion happeocd i l1 theIacc of the threals of arr c s t s o f p o l i c e a n d t h elooming forced disnantiirgo f t h e c a m p s e t f e wnetets away lrom thcCourt of Appeals.

Sun.Stor Weekend l, Sunday, Decenrber 7, 2008 Current 5

Spray ban support@rsstage silent protest

AERLAL sDrav ban suD-oorters staied Fr idav aiit-in, silen r irotest ou rsideihe Court ofAppeals in Ca-gayan de Oro in dteir latesrbid for the coun ro finallydeclde on a conrroversialDavao Cjty Ordinance,. The ordinance. ,r 'h ichfans ae al spraylng ln,anana planta$ons as an:gricuitural practice, hasreen cnalengecl Dy a grouprl banana planicrs. The:?se has been pending ar:ne appel late court s lnce.are lasr year.

Aef ial sDrav ban suo-:oners, wlio formed tlie\ lamamayan Ayaw sa,leriai Spraying (Maas),

have quesrioned the CAfor al legedly di l ly-dalty-rng on the decjsion o[ thecase. They cited a SupremeCourt rule rhar givcs_lowelcourts six months to nrleon main cases.

It was learned that theCA division in charce of thecase has been gra-nted sixrnore months tddeliberateon dre case,

Friday's sir,irl was onlyone ot the many protesttactics they )rave so faremployed to casr spotlight

Earlier, Maas membe$also chained themselvesro the gate of the coun,spremises il1 Barangay Pun,

tod.'Wala ba gud,tnoy bison84nay no LanS 8a katuaykdndmo? saidMaasmem-ber Rosjta Bacalso, aimost

Bacaiso and his lrouDhave becn camDin! oirsid'ethe CA for almbsr; moDth

They are saddcned.she said, that the couriwouldn't qrant their re-quest, She added rhar thevaremerely asking the couitto oeclde on the case.

Bacalso said the morethe cour!.d€lays_in mak-ln8 a oeclston, the morethe people in her village inDavao Cjty would sufFer.

Maas members claimcdthat the aci ial sDravinso f p c s r i c i d e s r n b a f a n iplantat ions locared ncartheir vjllages caused theirheald) ro diteriorate. Somewere reported to have con-lracted skin diseases and

Baby Adlawan, a MaasmemDer, sal( many cx-pcrts have reco!nized andconf irr ted the- i l1 effccrsof the chemicals used inacrial sprayinS. She saidpeopte constandy exrrosedto theairdnfrfiom die dai-ly spra),rng activiries haveaiready rclt the accomDa_nying healrh risks from rhisagricuhural &ethod.

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Bishop backs fight vs aerial sprayingCAGAYAN DE OROCily-Malaybalay Bishop Hon-esto Pacara said (he i ighr oftheMannnayan Ayaw sa AerialSpraying (Maas) against aerialspraying in baDana planrationsin Davao Cjty is a moral fight forpeople who havc "less in lifeand, unfortunately, less in law"'"rhis is about human digniqaThis is about human rights andjustice for rhe common good.This is a moral issue becauseanlthing rhat degrades thc dig-niryofpeoplc is a moral issue,"Pacana said in his homily dur-ing Mass here Saturday whichwas also attendcd by Maasmembers and supporters.

Maas members and supporr-ers have been camping outnearthe Court of Appeats buildinghere to press thej$dces to re-solve the case that bananagrowers in Davao City filedagainst an ordinance banningaerial spralng there.

The ban against aerial sprayin8 jn Davao City was the sec

ond oI such action againsr theuse of chemicals, said to be ahealth risk for people livingciose to agriculturai planta.tions, Bukidnon was rhe first toprohibit the use oI aerial cropdusters in plantations ther€,

Maas members said the CAshould alleady decide on rhecase filcd by i-he Pilipino Ba-nana Growets and ExportersAssociation (Pbgea) against theDavao anti-aerial spraying ordj,nance as its nonresolution con-tinues to put the healthofthoseliving near plantations at risk.

As a sign offrustration fortheslow rcsolution of rhe Pbgeacase, members of Maas andtheirsupporters from Ateneo deCagayan University OaavierUniversity) ard from the Sumi-lao Famers Association recent-ly shaved their heads.

'We heve sacrificed so muchand we are willing to sacrificemore until the hearts of the jus-tices of rhe Court ofAppeals willbe touched. we are appealing

for thcir conrpassion lhnl theyl isten to us., . wc do not rvantanything but jLtsticc. We onlywant t() clain r|e basic right f()l.our hcaith !o be prorccred andlive in a poison-fice cnvjron-ment," Baby Adlawan, n farmerFrom Sirib, Davao Ciry, said.

She said a visil to communi-ties n€ar banana plantations inDavao City might be needed sothat CAjustices would be con,

"The Sreed of these bananacompanies is l,"hat makes oullives difficulr aDd is slowlyldlling us. And the same grecdappears to be being prot€crcdby the decisions ofthe Courr ofAppeals when the justices js-sued the temporary restrainingorder and later the writ of pre,liminary injuction (against theban)... and nowthe snail-pacedresolution of rhe constirutional-ity of the ordinance," Rosita Ba-calso, a senior member of Maas,said. Jefrey M. 'Iltpds, Min-

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Archbishop: Aerial spraying a moral issueMAI,AYBALAY Archbish-

op llonesto Pacana said thefight of fie MamanayanAyaw sa Aerial Splaying(MA.{S) membeN who areencanped dose to thc courlof Appcals in Cagayan deorc is a mol"l fight even ashe descdbed nlenlbers of tlrcpro$ealth and environmentgroup as 'beople who arc lessir lifi and unfonunately, lessin law."

Pacana celebraied a massfor MAAS Saturday mom-ins a! dre Bonifacio Palkof Cagayan de oro CitYSalurday marked the 21stday of the MAAS camP whohasbeen calling on $e courtofAppeals to resolve drc caselodged by dre noneyed ardinfluenrial Piupino BananaGrowels and Extrorte|s Asso-ciation against the ordinance

of Davao Ciry that bannedaeriai spraying in t\eir ba_nana plafltations,

"This is about humandicnity. This is about humanri;htJ_and iustice for rhe mm-mon good, ll1l's is a rnoraljs-sue bdcause aryth.rng drat de_smdcs thc disniw of people"is a moral issu"e," ia id Pacinain hjs honily during the masswhidl was also attended by$e supDoiters ofMAAS fton1xaviei-University, BalaodMi.ndanao, Alternative LawCroup, Sumilao farmels,amoDgodleIs,

MiAs has inte$ified itscafiDaiEn for Lhe implemen'radon o'f rhc ordinance $atbanned aerial spralng in thebanafla plantations of Davao'The ciw soverntnent passedtlre oriliiance following aseries of debates from bolh

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PBGE& after losing in drebatt]e, queitiorcd tlle cl)nstiitt-tionality of drc ordinan@ andstoocl 611n to dleir ground &a!aeria-l spmyrru is oppressive tothejrbusiness. The lou,er court,Ircwe\er, ruled drat the otdi-nancewas constirutional, add-inq drat dle citv sovemmellton'ly exercised' tl-reiL policepolver when dtey enaded dleodinanccwhidlwas meant toprotect fie lfi,es of tle p€opleand lne m\llonmmL

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Environmenf activistsshave heads in protest

Members of the eco- justices whohaveall€ged-logy group Mamamayan ly delayed the resolution ofAyaw sa Aefial Spraying . the case preventing i nrple-(Maas) have shaved their mentation ofan ordinancchcads to express indig- banning aerialsprayrng rnnation at CourtofAppeals Davao Ciiy.

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Church supportsanti-aerial spraycampaign

An ou tpou r ing o fsuppor t f r om v a r i ou sCatlolic groups came forthc Manamayatl Ayaw saAerial Spraying (MAAS)which canrped out in frontol lhe Couft ofAppcals inCagiryin dc Oro City toprcss lbr thc inr ediatcrcso lu i i on o f t hc cascaga ins t t hc Davao C i t yordinance ba0ninti aefixispraying.

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Pa( ic ip&nts of thc 2rdCrtlnljc Bishots Confscr (c r'fL c j , n ' r t )prncs- i r0s lc rccrcnctcornnlunity Nationsl ConsrcsssigDificd thcn strons s!!po( (othc cal lo fMA S.

"Wc cxpr€ss our solidarityw1ul lrc MMS ,urd ask lhc Counof Alpcals to cxpcditionslyrcsolvc thc casc iD considcrntionof l-hc hc.lfi of pcople and safctyof thc cnvironncnt," thepdlicrpdrb said ha slrtemcnt

t ic^s l 125 r . l is ious -includins l8 bishops. tarmcrs.fishcffolk, wonen leadcrs,environmcnialists, hc.lthadvocalcs, ed social actiusis from68 dic.cscs all ovcrthc PlrilipD;nesDarticiDatcd nr fic conrrcs; heldin cag;yd de orc ciryTron Nov.l 0 1 o 1 4 .

"The preservation of thecnvironnent. liL md lca]lh of L\cleople ldke precedencc overlrofits. This rultrA wil borclit notonly the peoplc ofDavao City butaho thc various cities and

nrovilrccs l.lut havc alsc -s3rd diimilar ordiJrancc," thc p,li,c,FMls

Thc stllcnrcnt of sutporlcomc lficr mcmbers of MA S,who wcrc invitcrl to sFak durinsthc CDCP-BIC ConprcssTlrursday tnomins, told lhcparliciparts how. the acrirlspraymS oI tcstlcrdcs ,r b.raDrrlarlations i'r Davao havc allcsdllybroushl hardships to rcople ' l

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de Oro Ciiy led hy thc SocialAction Ccnlcr has particularlycxpressed support to lhc atfcotcdrcsidmls, iolbwjnga Presbltciunmeeiiig oftui'h tri$L\ in \vhichMAAS mernbeE $ere invilcd'l

he Diocese of Malaybalay,Bulidnon led bv Bislbp HonedoPacana also trraw ib slpnon bllrc lane6' caurc. Bukid;on hL{a sinild odimce bmins aeriatslrayiDg thai was lassed in100l.

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ResLllt ing ffom theexposd ofAssociate JusticeJose L. Sabio J|., a groupworking for the weliare ol'affected communit ies inbanana p iaD ta t i ons i nDavao City held a ral lyWednesday at lhe Court ofAppea ls to denounce ahighly controversial in-junctlon order and subse-quent inaction, which nowadd to the issues cunentlyrocking thejudiciary.

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l h e f e l t L l r z c r a L l o

Pesticide Authorily (FPA)has refuted allegalions thata Floirendo-owned pine-apple growing company inDavao C i t y i s us ingendosulfan, as rcporte! bythc PhilippineDaily lnqui'€l(PDD,

Estrel laLaquintx, FPAx l f c S r o n J L o L l r c e r s r l cDavao Agricul t l r f t t l Ven_tucs Col?omtiorr (DAVCO)"is rlot using endosulfan fbfiLs pineapplc pfoducLionand operat ions." DAVCO,a j o i n ! v 3 n t u r e o f t h eAnflocor Gfoup of Com-panics And thc Del Molr le

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i l Task ForceAgains l Aer io l' r y ( N T F A A S ) s o i d t h c

ion issuc now houndi g

hovc bccr dcfyDg thc lar thatprolccts us lion bcing spraycdon wj th pcst ic idcs," Vi l ladf sa id,c x p l a i n i n g t h a t i h c b a D a n rpl f l i ta t ion owrcrc, krown as rhcIr i lp ino Bararra Croecrs andD:podersAssocidt ior (PBcEA),have dlso obtained a favordblcrc l ic i f iom the cour t to d isobeyaci ty ord iDancc banr ing ner ia lsprayrnS.

R c c o r d s s h o w c d t h a lfBGEA, assai l i rg the oLdjnanccas unconst i tu t ional , l lcd a c iv i lcase against thc ciiygovcmrncnto f D a v a o t o s l o p t h eimplcmcntalion of the ordinaDce.On Scptcmber 22, 2007, theDavao Cily Resional Tnal Courtuphcld the constitutio!ality andvalidily of tic said ordinance.Howcvcr, on Octobcr 18, 2007,PBGEA filed ar urgert motioDfor thc issuancc of a iemporaryrestranrlng order and/or writ ofprc l iminary in juncl ion at the22nd Div is ion of the Coutr ofAppeak jn Cagayan de Oro city.

On Novcmbcr 26. 2007,PBCEA immcdiatc!yresumcd ils

acrial sprayirg operatiors a{tcrdrc appel ln te cour t granrcd i ts

ot ion for a TRO lndpfc l i ln iDary inJui ic t ion lastNovcnrbcr 16,2007 and January28,2008, respecl ive ly . And onM ay 22, 2008, !1c said court alsod c f i c d t h e n i o t l o r l l b rr€consid€ration carlicr filcd by

' l hc appel l r t€ cou rL,

t h r o u s h a J r D c 3 , 2 0 0 8r e s o L u l i o n , a ' s o r e q u i r e d t h ccorljrn€nt of t,rc Oifice of dreSolicitor General (OSG) on theconstilutionaljty of thc ordinancc.And oD Junc 20,2008, theOSGuple ld thc RTC's ru l ins andrecommelrded ihat thc appealeddccision be affimed in toto forbeina in coDfo.mity with law,cv idence on record andprevailing Jurisprud€ 1cc.

"Tlle Coun ofAppcals hasnot only been so quickin isstringan rnjuncnon agarnst a law tbatp.o lects human l ives and thcenvironment, but it has also beens o s l o w t h a t i t n r i s s c d t h eprescribcd peiiod to rule on our

c.sc. Wc do 't wurt to bcconrcunwiLt i r rg v ic t inrs of in jus l icc asi m p l i c d b y . l u s t i c c S a b i o ' soxpos6. Wc want ourJUsl icos inCagaydn dc Oro City 1o rulc onour p l igh( aoco i rg (o law Ioncc as lives ovcl profils arc al

Mcmbcrs of thc Nl l^Asar€ thc Al tcmr l ivc Law Group(ALG), Clcar Comn,uDicatorsfor the Envjronmcnt (CLLAR),Conccr [cd Ci l izens Agairs tP o l l u L i o n ( C O C A P ) . G r c c nConvergence for Sal t food,H c a l L h y E n v i r o n m c n t ! n dSusla inable EconoDry (GrccnConvcfscncc) , In te ' faccDcvclo! cnt In tcrvcni ions( IDIS), Kaisahan lungo ssKaUDI l rarr ng Kasayuna. ! tReponnang Pansakahan( K A I S A H A N ) , M a n l a n a y a rAyaw sa AcrialSpray (MAAS),Part ido Kal ikasan In s t i tu le ,Scnlro ng Altcnraiibong LingapPanligal (SALIGAN), SAt-lKAand wor ld Envi ronmcDt DayPhi l ipp incs (WED Phi l ippnles) .

r C o u r t o i A p p e a l s h f l s: ravated thc suafcr ings ofriands of affectcd rcsidcnts nlia id cornmuni t i€s bccausc o ircsul t ing pcrccpl ion lhal

: rce is on thc s idc of b ig

Tom Vi l lar in , NTFAASicsperson, said thc "hasie"ic CoudofAppcals inruLngrvor Me.alco has not cDly

scd blalanl biases but alsor .b l€ corrupt ion, wl lch,x comparedvilh the group\cr ing case lhal involvcsals io hu an l ives. isi ing but an issucofp.of i ts . '' A s w e c a l l o n l h erable justices of the CoLrn

s to cleansc their ranks,ie a lso urg jng them 10inc our long, pendnrg case

big bus 'ness 'nen lvhd

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AntE-spray groupspicket CA in Maniilm

RESULTING from d1e::(pose of Associatc Justice'ose L. Sabio, Jr., a SroLlp,rc,rlcing for the welfarc of

affccted comm!nit ies inb a n a n a p l a n t a t i o r s i n .Davao City held a ral lywednesday ar rhe Coun of

A p p e a l s t o d c n o u n c e alighly controvcNial injunc'tio oder and sLLbsequeniinaction, which now add to

the issues cLl cnt lyrocking$ejudiciary'.

Membel.s ofdre NatiolralTask Fofce Against Aefialspray (NTfAAs) said th€c o r f u P l t o n L s s u c 0 o whounding dre Court ofAp-peals has aSSravated th€sufferings ol' tlmusands olaffcctcd resiclenrsirr thc siddcommun itics beca usc of drcrcsultirrS perceprion drar.ius-t icc is on thc sklc of big

Tom Vi l laf in, N IFA,\Sspokcspcrson,snid thc hastcby thc Cou of Appcnls inrul i0g to i rvofMcrnlco hasi lol only exposcd blntanlbiases bur nlso prcbablc corruption, which, when coln-parcd with the gfo p's lir'ger iDg casc that jnvolvcsthreats to hLrJuan livcs, isnothiugbut an issLrc ot'pfof-

"As we call oD lhe hoD-orablejrst iccs of rhe Courtof Appeals to clcanse rbcirIanff i we ate also urgrnglnetr to exnmlnc our iong,pendrng case againsr bigbusincssmen who have b..fdcfy.ing die iaw $arpforecrsus rrom DenS spfi:rycd ol1with pesric idcs," ViLlar insaid. cxplainirrg that theDanana planLanon ownefs)known as lhe Pilipiro Banana Grorvers and Expo(crc Associarion [PBC[.A],have also obtaincd a favor

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oble, hasry relief hon tlreco rt to disobey a city ordl_nance banning aedal sPrny-nr8.

Recoids showcd tnatPBGE\. assailins the ordir in .c ;s !nconat i i t ional .filed a cwil casc atainst fie.iN lovemment ot 0avao lost ; &e ioDlenr.ntatiorl oftheo inance._On Septembcf 22,2007 thc Davao CilY RcgioFalTn.l Cou-t uDhcld dre coNtifttionalitv aid l'nlidiq of thesaid ordiilance. However, oDOctober 18. 2007, PBGEAfiled afl urgenr motio! for theilsuance of a Gmporary rcsB xitrs oder a ndloL wn otrrcLimie rniunction at thci2nd D,sdonbf fi€ couft ofAppeals jn caSayan de oroCirr'.'On

Novembcr 26, 2007,PBGEA immediately resumecli$ aeri.rl sprayinS operat'onsi f ter rhe aDD€lLatc cour tflanted its ricriion for a TRO:nd Dreliminarv injunctionlasL No!€nb€r 16, 2007 andJanuarv 28, 2008, resPec-lrrelv And on MaY 22,2008,rLro +id oun also denied thernotion for feconsiderationcarlier filcd by the city gov'

l l rc apDei latc cour t ,tlrroush a Juire 3, 2008 reso-h,tion:.lso rcouir.d the com_rneot of rbc Oflice of rhc So'htrtot ccnerul (OSC) on tlrccoDsuturionalit! of rhc ordin2n.e And on Jutc 20,2008,rhc OSC uphcld the RTC?Sn,lu,! and !icomtncndcd drarrlre iiDDealed dccision be af-Irrmctl nr tofo for bcinS inconjonl!wwrth hh, cMd€nccon rccord and Prcvailing ju-

'''n1. Counof ADDerls his

not onlv bcen so qldck in h_suirg tr injunclion agftinstlnw thiLt Dl0tccts nunrnn Llvcsard the

'enuronnlell, but if

h irho becn so sLow |J)at ltiuscd $e lrcscribed Pcno-dro ml€ on our cnsc w€donltw.nt to bccome unwltbnSvlcdms of iniultjcc.s Lnpbed DYJLrslicc Sabjo\ cxposi Wcwant o rjustices in Cngal€ndc Oro CifY lo nrLe on ourt r l ight rccord inS to L 'w r lonce rs lires o\ci llLon$ crerr s tokc. ' V i lL inn ! r i . l

McD cs of tlrt NI!Msare drc Altcnuive lnw GrouPtAIGI. Cleer Conr nunicrlorsfor dre EnriLonLicnt (Cle.dl,c.n.erned Citizens AgainsrPollutiotr tcocrIl Grc.n CoivcrseDce ior 5a c fooo,H..fthv tuvirorncnt and Sus_tainalt:c Economy (Crecr Con\crScf cel, lntetl;cc DerreLnPnent l f Lerwent .ns I rarsr ,I(aisahm ftngo sa Kau amnnA Krrtrnart ar KcPornir'r8P a n s a k a h i ' l K r r s ) i J n r 'M:midi \ . rAvaw sJ Ae.n lS D r a } i M r a t , P r r r l a ol(ahkrJn Insbtutc, S€nbo ngAltenrrtibung Lr.gJ? Pz 4rgnllSal tsanr . Sr l ika and woadEnn;nm€rt DaY PhjuPPi,1csCWED-PlriliPpines)

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Lawyct Afirold de Verilo l thc Sentro ngA l l e f l t i l t i b o n g L i n g a p

Panligal (Satigan), an al{er,naLlve law group reDderirsrree servrce to the affectedDavao residcnts, sdi(l thenJ unction pfevented the Io_cal govefnmcnt fiom en_forcing thc olclinancc firttook eflcct last Mafch 23.200'/.

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ure presirnlption of leraljtv.Hence, i ts continuecl crr,forccmcnt crnl]ol andshould nor bc sropped byfiu!nclron," dc vefit said,r l0dtng that thc fequirc-nreNs 10f ll writ orPrlrlinr!nl ly lnjunction atc rbscnl

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High court asked toreverse iniunctionon DC aerial spray

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or rnJunctlon is, ir esscncc, ilprcrccrrrrc ,ncrsure rs,jinsr r,rcpnnbtcrntury. BIr thc owlt-crs and operators of bltnanalllrntntr.ns who ire crouDr.l,Ls rhc pj l ,pjro BrnJni cr;w-c|s rnd E\porcrs AssolrLionfPBcEA I coutd nor Drovc ( ,the appethte couft r}ar stoD_pL g acriat spoyrns wi .JuieIntturhlc dnnrrgr ro fu ir bu\i_ness bccause ttre ordnrarceooes nor prolibit the usc ofpesrjcides bul thc nrerhod bvwhich tney use aircratis .sspmying machines.

He added the injuncdon iscalsnrg the corrinucd, nrevers

I lole narm ro rhc health oI tlrepcoplc and the enviroment.

. "Wc can no longer bearI DetDg spraycd oD with Desti:

cldes,for decadcs. Many ofusare afeady gettiDg sick, our

and prevaiUng jurisprurlerce.

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narY InjuncLion are- absentin the conducl ot aer lalsDraviDs rn Dirvio CirY'

Dc Vif.r cxflaincd a wntof in iul lcr ion ls, In esscncc,a prdtccrive mc lsure-i8alnstiri€Dar:rble InJury' bu(-Irreowncrs and npcratois of 0:1_Dirnir plilntJtlolrs.wlro crcslouped as Lhe vlllPlno bir_iana Crowers and LnPoFers,^ssociahon (1'BGLr\) couldnot prove to rhe aPpclLarccouri Lhat stopplnS acr lr lsDra! ing wi l l causc l l rcPJrabla d,mase to therr DtlsL_ness becsuse thc oldlllirncc. loes not DruhiLi t the use.oLDes!iL1d ejbu I lhe nrcilrod nYi^,hich t\ey use aLrcrrns assprainS machLnes.

SC asked to reverse PBGEAinjunction on aerial spraylng

MEMBERS ofcomnuni'ries afF€cted by aerial spray-ing of pesdcides in bananapLantations ir Davao on Fri-day tr ooped to the SupremeCourt togcther with dlcir]awyers and supPon SrouPsr n d e r t h e T a s k F o r c e\gainst Acrial,Spray ro filerhelr pehtron mr ccnlol 'ar laskinS the aourt to reverseine prelmlnary lnjuncuon

issued by fie Court ofAp-peals on dle local ordinancebanning the said agrjcui-tural practice.

La$yer tunold de Veraof the Sentro n8 Alter-natibong Lingap PanliSal(Sali8an), an alternativeIaw group rendering freeservice to the affected Davaoresidenti, said the injunctionprevented the local govem-

ment from enforcing thcordinance that tlok effectlast March 23, 2007,

"The ordinance enjoysthe presunrption of legaLity.Hence, its continued en-forcement cannot andshould not be stopped byinjuncdon," de Vera said,adding that the require-ments for a Writ ofPrelimi'

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UP-Diliman holds forurnon aerial spraying

l 'hc Scicnce and in UP's col lcgc ofscience aerial spraying as t lro

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Soc rcrv (SfSl nud'ronum ir d;bbcd A ordinrncc passc'1 r1 Lltc

of r l , . ' Ui ivcnrty of thc Contamrnrlcd world: n ciry Uoveri l l l rcrrt lcsl )cl l

t i ' l i r p ' , ' c s ' n D i i i - an r s Fon rnon Ac r r r lSp -ay ing r s - f3c ;19 t cou r r b i t t l c

hol l ine r f . ' fum on rcnul of Pcsrrc ldc ' a l lcr i is consl l l l l l l ^ l lsL l lv

' r i lv,is. i l ," l i ' . , "f , Dlsactr"rry accorJrng wrs challcngcd-l ) t l t^

i '" i1.1- o" rott"lt lo be lo lhc Drvao'brsed Inter l lP rro Barrsnr Crolvc-s

;onduclcdoulsideDavao face Derelopnent Inler- andllxporlcrsAssoclal lon

L ru . ' . r ru f . p r r v , ' ,S b r r l vcn l ron< . l nc r l d rs r ' r span (nBCI rA ) .x i vo . r t cs o f r ro r rona l cnd n te rna_ Nowu l ' h ln l l ) eh i l l o l

ihc activity, to bc held t ionaL campaign against UP-DILIMAN/page 9

the Co rt of APPeals in

cagayan de oro CrtY' ue

qu€s tion qn the colrstllullo-

nality of the ordinance 1S

exPected to be elevaied to

lhe Suprene Coul fil JulY

The Office of the Solicitor

Ccncral has already

dcclared thai ihe ordfiance

is co stitutional', .The whole couruy

rnal the world needs lo

know how the Cavendish

balranrs of Davao Region

are being Produccd th'lt

thcsc good lookngballanas

tlrat wc exPorl alc Pro-

duced 1\ 'hi le People ale

b€irrg Poisoned, while th€

envil olr,nel l t is belng

dcstfoYed," says LiT Jas-

min Esquii io, execLlt ive

dircctor of Idis

ThefoNrPaPer oflhc

STS saYs: "The longlasling

cffccts ofPesticidcs to tne

cllvilonment aLe knowll lo

science al1d environnenul

ovelrents "Cccilia Morirn' a mo-

thcr who has been com

Plaining of different kinds

of health Problems oe-

cause of her exposure to

aeri3l spraying' wil l be

, sharing this experience

Moran is a member of the

Ma amaYan AYaw sir

Aerial SPrafng' the multr-

sectoral coaiition behind tlc

anti-aedal spraYing cam-

Paign

"This Ju1Y, the Philip-

pine Slpreme Couf will b e

taking the case o f the lccal

gove ln€nt ordinallce to

ian the aoial aPPlication of

oesticidcs tbat is being

contested bY gtowels of

banana for expolt The

forum wil l discuss ihe

docuflentod effects ot

p esticide aPplicatlorl bY ar'

the l€gal argunents' ano

the role of scieniific evi-

dence," the STS PaPer

saidThe Panel includes

distinguislred individuals irl

ihe world of PhilipPrfle

Science and TechnologY

and nledicine -Dr' Fidel

Nemezo of thc Scienca

anal SocietY Proglar'n of

STS; Dr L)tt Patrga ibm'

the head ol thc Natio aL

Poison Control and Ma-

nagement Center of^UP-

Manila; Dr' PcrrY ul lg'

the alirector of Instiiute of

BjologY of fie College of

Science of UP Dilinan'

Also iltcluded i11 lhe

Panel are constltu!on

exped AltY Marvrc Leo-

ren, Dean of lh€ College

of Law of UP Diliman

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