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.”
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COP26 negotiators urged to consider impacts of summit on humanitarian work
“The climate crisis is adding an additional layer of stress to humanitarian organizations that are already stretched thinner than ever before”
Green group questions entry of new player in Philippine gas facility project
CEED said Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd. “did not meet the standards set by the Department of Energy on its financial and technical capability”
Waste watchdog appeals to Filipinos to avoid littering in cemeteries
The EcoWaste Coalition enjoins everyone “to leave nothing but flowers and prayers in the cemeteries”
Diocese of Borongan to hold environmental summit
The summit aims “to consolidate the community and the concerned sectors” in the movement against destructive extraction.
Philippine groups reject ADB’s draft energy policy
Activist groups in the Philippines have warned the Asia Development Bank (ABD) that it will “once again be missing” the 1.5 degree Celsius climate goal if it will adopt its proposed energy policy.