Pandan Antique Philippines
NO TO SEMIRARA DUMPSITE!

2000 News Reports

Most of the links were removed as they are no longer available considering that the issue about the semirara dumpsite was way back in 2000-2001.

Trash contractor sues Aventajado, Binay
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, December 31, 2000

San Mateo landfill ipinasara na
By Danilo Garcia
Philippine Star, Probinsya, December 31, 2000

Antique court issues TRO vs landfill project
By Jose Rodel Clapano, with Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Nation, December 30, 2000

Disband Semirara militia, DND official urges
By Edra Benedicto, Inquirer News Service, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 29, 2000

EMB gets tough on Antique landfill despite pressures
By Jose Rodel Clapano, with Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Nation, December 28, 2000

ANTIQUE PLANS NAVAL BLOCKADE VS. MANILA GARBAGE
By Sol Jose Vanzi
Philippine Headline News Online, Newsflash, December 27, 2000

Army admits: militia formed on Semirara
By Nereo Lujan, Inquirer News Service, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 27, 2000

Open dumpsite proposal scrapped, Binay assures
By Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, December 27, 2000

Antiqueños reject Metro trash project:
A gift of garbage from Estrada?
By Alfred A. Araya Jr.
Cyber Dyaryo, Features Section, December 26, 2000
Pan-Philippine News and Information Network

Semirara security boosted
By Nereo Lujan, Inquirer News Service, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 26, 2000

Metro dump plan raises new fears
By Nereo Lujan, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 24, 2000

Antiqueños hit interim landfill
By Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, December 24, 2000

Antique gov withdraws consent on dump study
By Nereo Lujan, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 23, 2000

Mayors push R-2 landfill project
By Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, December 22, 2000

San Mateo landfill tuluyang isasara
By Danilo Garcia
Philippine Star, Probinsya, December 22, 2000

Antique folk to rally vs garbage dumping plan
By Hazel P. Villa, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 22, 2000

SEMIRARA ISLAND AS DUMP
Tourism chief hits Metro garbage disposal plan
By Nereo Lujan, Inquirer News Service, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 21, 2000

DENR asked to block Semirara dumpsite
Manila Bulletin, Main News, December 18, 2000

BORACAY THREATENED BY PROPOSED DUMPSITE
By Sol Jose Vanzi, Newsflash.org
Philippine Headline News Online, Hometown & Community, December 18, 2000

Antique folk reject plan to dump Metro garbage
By Hazel P. Villa, Inquirer News Service, PDI Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Hometown Section, December 17, 2000

R-II may get interim Metro landfill contract
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, December 17, 2000

Antique, Bataan okay sanitary landfill
By Carmelita Fernandez-Duñgo
The Manila Times Internet Edition, Metro Section, December 15, 2000

‘MMDA sleeping on the job in Metro trash collection’
By Nelson F. Flores
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Other News Section, December 13, 2000

MATHAY CLAIMS ERAP GO-AHEAD
Payatas re-opening illegal, says Aventajado
By TJ Burgonio, Inquirer News Service
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Other News Section, December 12, 2000

Payatas survivors to fight dump reopening
By Romel Bagares
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, December 09, 2000

Antique solon rejects MMDA’s dumping plan
By Nelson F. Flores, Inquirer News Service
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Other News Section, December 08, 2000

LANDFILL ISSUE
Aventajado ‘fooling us,’ Rizal residents say
By Blanche S. Rivera, Inquirer News Service
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Headlines, December 03, 2000

Two firms to handle trash collection
By Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, November 29, 2000

Bidding firm offers to bring trash to Antique
By Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, November 12, 2000

Pasar backs program to save life along coasts
Sun Star Network, Business Section, October 20, 2000

Coastal Alert: Best municipal CRM programs named
The Online Magazine for Sustainable Seas, News, October, 2000 Vol. 3 No.10

CA injunction enables landfill to start in 2 weeks
By Marvin Sy
Philippine Star, Metro Manila News, September 03, 2000

Payatas death toll rises to 137
By Andrea H. Trinidad and Cynthia D. Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, News Section, July 14, 2000

New landfill deal stinks – Revilla
By Carlito Pablo
Philippine Daily Inquirer Interactive, Other News Section, March 17, 2000

NO TO SEMIRARA DUMPSITE!