Tag: pine trees

The Truth About The Parliamentary System, SM Baguio Pine Trees, and Paul Farol

January 26, 2015 P. Farol 10 Comments

Someone named Session Rogue tipped me off that a blogpost containing twisted and defamatory information about me is being spread around Facebook again and told me that I should set the record straight. And my initial reaction was, “What does my personal life have to do with any of the issues I am discussing?” The truth…

Culture, Development, Economy, Environment

Why Can’t SM Baguio Bashers See The Bigger Environmental Sin

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 P. Farol 75 Comments

On TV Patrol, I saw and heard Ka Noli De Castro introduce and SET THE TONE on a report about the cutting of SM Baguio’s 60 trees this way: “Pinutol na ang anim na pung puno sa Luneta Hill dahil sa itatayong seven storey sky park ng isang mall sa Baguio City. Ito’y kahit na nasa…

Development, Economy, Environment

Organic Farms and “Eco-Parks” are Ruining Baguio’s Mountainsides

June 5, 2014 MidwayHaven 14 Comments

For the nth time, numerous so-called “environmental activists” have come under the case of the vapors against tree cutting around Baguio. Once again, I’m inclined to reiterate on how gullible and how off-the-point the people of Baguio are, especially those who claim to be “for the environment.” Mt. Sto. Tomas, locally known as Cabuyao, is…

Culture, Environment, Government, Politics

Farming Kills More Trees In The Cordilleras

November 7, 2013 P. Farol 6 Comments

Some people can’t be bothered long enough to think while they’re on their ride on the latest environmental conservation bandwagon on social media. Given that most people on social media are in their late teens or early twenties, the demographic alone tells you that selling “critical thinking” to the YOLO crowd can have you face-desking…

Environment

One Year On: Why I Believe both SM and Save 182 have Failed Baguio City in 2012

January 15, 2013 MidwayHaven 161 Comments

It was around a year ago when I wrote a commentary on Get Real Philippines entitled â€œBaguio City: Ruined by Pinoy Mentality.â€ It was a timely article, considering the ramifications of various events happening in the City where I currently live in. One of the Philippinesâ€™ largest commercial and real-estate institutions had plans to construct…

Civics, Development, Environment, Science