Nearly one in every 5 poor Filipinos do not have access to clean water. As lockdowns hit livelihoods, handwashing is a luxury they can’t afford.
“Recent tragedies and environmental disruptions linked to mining and quarrying underscore the need for a thorough investigation”
“We hope that an alternative minerals management bill would be legislated to rationalize mining and the use of minerals in the country”
Bishop Alminaza echoed Pope Francis’s stance highlighting the intrinsic link between the dignity of work and worker safety
“We fully support the Masungi Georeserve Foundation for its successful reforestation and management of the Masungi Georeserve Park”
Environmental groups, however, believe that the military operations are connected to the mining operations in the region