Typhoon hits the Philippines, December 4, 2012.
By Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Labouring Masses), Philippines
A total ban on all logging and mining activities!
Implement massive reforestation and a sustainable development plan!
Climate justice now!
We demand full reparation from rich countries and their corporations!
December 11, 2012 -- The Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) extends full sympathy to the victims of Typhoon Pablo: to the families of those killed and missing, and to the millions suffering from the destruction of their homes and crops and those still waiting for relief. The PLM demands answers to serious questions raised by the government’s response to the catastrophe.
These include: why, despite the authorities warning of the impending disaster in advance, no concrete evacuation plans were in place; evasiveness about the death toll; delays in getting food and other supplies to survivors and diversion of resources to prevent small-scale looting by desperate survivors rather than providing food.