Presented at the Suri sa Sakuna: Forum on Science and Social Impacts of Recent Disasters on 13 January 2012 at the College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman Prepared by Kalikasan Partylist. www.kalikasanpartylist.org

1. ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE TYPHOON SENDONG EXPERIENCE Presented by Suri sa Sakuna: A Forum on the Science And Social Impacts of Recent Disasters 13 January 2011

3. Contributing factors

4. Who are culpable?

5. What must be done?

6. TS SENDONG IN BRIEF

8. Deadliest PH storm in the past 12 years with 1,257 dead, 4,663 injured

9. P1.39 billion in damages to agriculture and infrastructure

11. TS Ondoy inundated Metro Manila with unprecedented amounts of rainfall at 455 mm

12. Ormoc flashfloods killed 8,000 on NOV 5,1991, largely linked to deforestation

13. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

15. P5 billion disprep budget vetoed by Aquino from 2011 budget

16. Only P59.739 million of P527.739 million (%0.11) for barangay disprep was released by DBM

18. 6 ongoing IFMAs cover 53,578 hectares, and 298 CBFMAs cover 213,770 hectares in Northern Mindanao and ARMM

19. Vicmar Devt Corp., and Buayan Multipurpose Coop exempted from EO 23 total log ban

21. At least 21 abandoned mines right now with contaminants that can spill over

22. Ex. cyanide and mercury spilling from TVI Resources' tailings dam into Canatuan and Siocon river in 2007

24. 4,000 hectare Rapalin palm oil plantation in Lanao del Sur

25. More land-use conversion encroaching forests around PH: 11,000 hectare bioethanol plantation in Isabela

27. DSWD priorities: CCT dole-outs eat P59.273 billion, only P48.043 million for disaster response

28. $500 million conditional debt from World Bank pushes further impoverishment

30. CDRRMC of CDO was never convened despite DENR's outline of practical measures

31. ARMM officials permitted IFMAs and CBFMAs despite EO 23

33. WHO ARE CULPABLE?

35. Aquino's veto of disprep funds and DBM's minimal release of funds for barangay disprep

36. No action on land-use conversion, IFMA and CBFMA contracts still active

38. RA 9729 or Climate Change Act of 2009, weak law for stringent climate change adaptation and mitigation

39. WHAT MUST BE DONE?

41. Provide guaranteed access to social services, public utilities, livelihood especially to relocation sites

42. Replace anti-environment laws with alternative and progressive legislations like the People's Mining Bill, GARB

44. Pressure the Aquino gov't to hold US and other top GHG polluters accountable

45. Remove and punish erring government officials

46. Ensure the democratic representation of environmental agenda in PH political arena

47. MARAMING SALAMAT!