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FOP shares with you more articles that seek to contribute to climate justice debates. In the run up to Copenhagen, Joseph Purugganan writes about his recent interview with Ms. Ditas Muller, the country’s foremost expert on climate negotiations. Also in this issue, Walden Bello relates climate issues with the DOHA round, in his piece ‘Derail Doha, Save the Climate.’
This issue also includes summaries of two papers by Larry Lohmann of Corner House. Focus Philippines’ Deconstructing Discourse and Activist Retooling Program (DDARP) brings Larry Lohmann to the Philippines for a 3-week speaker tour in November and December 2009. For more information, contact
By DR. FLORANGEL ROSARIO BRAID
November 17, 2009, 5:59pm
Nepomuceno Malaluan, lawyer and co-convenor of Access to Information Network (ATIN), is one of those rare breed of committed advocates. He not only makes a daily account of what needs to be done to get Senate Bill 3308 passed before Congress adjourns, but is likewise ensuring that the momentum of this critical advocacy is sustained. ATIN had provided technical support to House Bill 3732 which was approved by the Lower House a year ago. The experience of ATIN – the patience and tenacity of its network members that enabled the bill to pass in the Lower House and now to its present stage in the Senate – promises to be one of the more interesting case studies of political advocacy in the 14th Congress. Nepo writes:
“Today, we enter Day 20 of our remaining session days countdown. This week, we expect Sen. Alan Cayetano (chair of the Senate Committee on Information) to push the bill to approval on second reading, with interpellations from Sen. Joker Arroyo and Sen. Pimentel. I have submitted to Sen. Cayetano the draft consolidated amendments as well as a draft response to Sen. Santiago’s amendments.
