What is LCOY or the Local Conference of Youth?
We are no longer the future leaders. We are already the leaders of today and the champions of tomorrow and of the generations to come.
No other time but now to act against climate crisis
In solving the crisis that we are in, we have to treat the climate crisis as a crisis. Individual contributions matter, but what we need most is an abrupt systemic change to mitigate this crisis.
Inequality puts Indigenous People in extreme proneness to climate crisis
A global network of Indigenous Peoples rights advocates blamed the prevailing global economic and political system that aggravates the vulnerability of the Indigenous People to the impacts of the climate crisis.
Catholic diocese rolls out petition against lifting of open-pit mining ban
The Diocese of Marbel urged the local government of South Cotabato to uphold its Provincial Environment Code that prohibits open-pit mining and stand firm in its duty to protect the people and the environment.
On Ecological Economics
In addressing the pandemic and ecological crises, what matters most is not just how we can act together as members of the Church following our own plan but collaborate with others as part of a single human family.
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Isolated Philippine communities are safe from coronavirus, but not from hunger
The Dumagat tribe in upland Brgy. Puray in Rodriguez, Rizal has remained free from Covid-19 but pandemic lockdowns are hitting them where it hurts the most – their livelihood.
Filipino fisherman and an eco-warrior among 5 winners of Asia’s Nobel Prize
“He is being recognized for his inspiring determination in leading his fellow fisherfolk to revive a dying fishing industry by creating a sustainable marine environment for this generation and generations to come
Activist group decries issuance of clearance to mining companies in Palawan
The protected landscape that is threatened by mining operations serves as a sanctuary to wildlife, “which many environmental groups have long defended and protected by law.”
Video: Pope Francis hails the youth for fighting for “Our Common Home”
The pontiff encouraged the human family to “advance with young people towards lifestyles that are simpler and more respectful of the environment.”
CREATION IS GROANING
It made me feel the abundance that nature can generate if only we can cooperate with its own dynamics and learn to dance to its tune. It is creation at work on its own.