The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines issued a pastoral letter calling for unity and action to address our biggest challenge yet - climate emergency and planetary crisis.
The group called on the concerned agencies to postpone the talks and “respect the collective decision-making process” of the indigenous communities.
Robredo and representatives of various organizations agreed that the country must act on the “deteriorating state” of its ecosystem and biodiversity areas, and that there is “an increasing vulnerability of our communities to climate change.”
Militant fisherfolk group on January 12 staged a protest action against the lifting of the ban on open-pit mining, which the group described as a “major environmental disaster in the making.”
FOCAP renewed its call for the decriminalization of libel, “which has been used and abused by powerful individuals in government and beyond as a weapon against independent and factual journalism they deem critical of them and their interests.”
Consumers have left to foot the bill for SMC’s business decisions to use volatile coal and gas in its power contracts
“Providing [children] with a safe and healthy environment for their future is their right and our shared responsibility”
When people act together to do good and help each other, that is faith in action
As we have repeatedly seen, whether at the national or international level, weak commitments lead to poor implementation
Climate science states that the span of opportunity ahead of us to act is short. There is no time to waste in making the necessary political decisions.