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We are ready: Reflections from Youth4Climate (Part I)
Yet as to be expected, the Youth4Climate event was not without its flaws, some of which are reflective of the realities of climate governance in the Philippines and elsewhere.
Catholic Church in Mindanao submits petition against open-pit mining
The diocese launched a campaign demanding the local government to “stand firm in its duty to ensure the safety, convenience, and well-being of its constituents.”
Philippine bishops urge Catholics to be like St. Francis
The prelates said that the public has “a duty as stewards of all creation” and the “responsibility to protect the weak and the oppressed.”
Philippine faith-based group to launch Vatican’s 40-day prayer campaign for ecology
Living Laudato Si’ Philippines will launch a 40-day prayer campaign on Monday, October 4, Feast of St. Francis
Global youth demands concrete climate action at pre-COP summit
Among the key demands is the “meaningful participation” of youth professionals and advocates at the global, national, and local levels.
The Looming Strife of the Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples
Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples continue to face these blocks of challenges relating to security and human rights, natural resources, and the tenurial land security particularly in the delineation of their ancestral domain.
Healthy environment is a collective responsibility, says Pope Francis
He said the duty to protect the environment is both an individual and collective responsibility, adding that “when we speak only of rights, we think only of what is due to us.”
Church needs to address ‘sin of reckless manipulation of nature,’ says Cardinal Bo
Cardinal Bo said “ecological sins need to get as much press as the sexual sins get in many parts of the Catholic world”
Church executive appeals support for campaign against black sand mining
The priest said civil society organizations and faith-based groups in other regions and at the national level “have a huge role in educating the public that this ecological concern affects the entire country.”
Philippine green groups urge Duterte to immediately order ban on single-use plastic
The Philippines ranked third in the world for failing to deal with its plastics, with 81 percent of the country’s plastics waste mismanaged