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The Philippine Bar Association (PBA) and the environmentalist group Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) are now asking the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to stop killing and uprooting trees along EDSA.


Both are denouncing the agency and its workers for allegedly decimating some 37 grown trees from White Plains Avenue to Boni Serrano Avenue fronting Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
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Rotting garbage is allegedly being dumped in a creek within the Makiling Forest Reserve of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) campus.

The STAR
stumbled upon this story after Los Baños councilor Norvin Tamisin sought the help of the Makati City-based Philippine Bar Association (PBA).
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The Philippine Bar Association (PBA) identified these localities as Caloocan City, Navotas, Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija), Obando and Meycauayan (Bulacan), City of San Fernando and Apalit (both in Pampanga), Balanga and Mariveles (Bataan), Tanza and Trece Martires (both in Cavite), San Mateo (Rizal), and San Pedro and Cabuyao (Laguna).
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The lawyer’s group, representing the voice of some 2,000 lawyers, announced its stand on the controversies surrounding the present administration as it rejected various unconstitutional means to solving the problem.
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At least 10 local government units (LGUs) are being eyed for legal action including the city of Manila headed by Mayor Lito Atienza.

The PBA has reportedly sent notices to sue the 17 city and municipal chief executives of the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Both are denouncing the agency and its workers for allegedly decimating some 37 grown trees from White Plains Avenue to Boni Serrano Avenue fronting Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
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In a resolution, the Philippine Bar Association (PBA), the oldest organization of legal professionals in the country, said efforts to rewrite the Constitution for a parliamentary system of government are a step in the right direction to enable the country to move forward.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286927 [Title] => Wastes dumped in Los Baños forest reserve [Summary] => Alleged violations of environmental and forest reserve laws in Los Baños, Laguna are now threatening to contaminate vital water resources in the region, including the Laguna de Bay.

Rotting garbage is allegedly being dumped in a creek within the Makiling Forest Reserve of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) campus.

The STAR
stumbled upon this story after Los Baños councilor Norvin Tamisin sought the help of the Makati City-based Philippine Bar Association (PBA).
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The Philippine Bar Association (PBA) identified these localities as Caloocan City, Navotas, Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija), Obando and Meycauayan (Bulacan), City of San Fernando and Apalit (both in Pampanga), Balanga and Mariveles (Bataan), Tanza and Trece Martires (both in Cavite), San Mateo (Rizal), and San Pedro and Cabuyao (Laguna).
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The lawyer’s group, representing the voice of some 2,000 lawyers, announced its stand on the controversies surrounding the present administration as it rejected various unconstitutional means to solving the problem.
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At least 10 local government units (LGUs) are being eyed for legal action including the city of Manila headed by Mayor Lito Atienza.

The PBA has reportedly sent notices to sue the 17 city and municipal chief executives of the National Capital Region (NCR).
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