ILIGAN CITY – Carrying the advocacy of a coal-free Philippines, Environmental advocates in the city marched for freedom from coal-fired power plants as a way to mark 117 years of Philippine Independence.
Organized by the CoRe (Coal Resistance) Movement, a signature campaign was simultaneously circulated throughout the city to gain more support from the people of Iligan city.
“We want to live in a country free from coal-fired power plants” were one of the several pleas displayed on placards by the advocates.
The freedom march was in response to the surge of coal-fired power plant projects throughout the country. In Iligan city, Lafarge Cement Corporation applied for an ECC (Environmental Compliance Certificate) in DENR to start the construction of the 20 megawatt (MG) coal-fired power plant while in Ozamis city, Ozamis Power Generation Inc. also proposed for a 300 MW coal plant. In Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, the controversial 540 MW coal-fired power plant being constructed is set to fully operate by 2017.
According to inquirer.net, more and more Filipinos are growing consciousness on the impacts of climate change where 98 percent of Filipino participants were “very concerned” compared to 78.53 percent on world average.
The Coal Resistance (CoRe) is a movement established by various civil society organizations in Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Iligan City against coal-fired power plant and any other processes that demand for the massive extraction and usage of coal minerals.
June 12, 2015
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