Philippines opens ‘Season of Creation’ with call to change ‘abusive ways’
“Listen to the voice begging us to change our abusive ways,” urged Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
Consumer group dares ERC to reject SMC-Meralco petition for electricity price hike
The group urged the energy commission to reject motions for electricity price hike.
Caritas Philippines appeals for help to provide homes, livelihood for ‘Odette’ survivors
The Church’s humanitarian and social advocacy arm estimates that 11,000 poor families need help to recover and rebuild their lives from scratch
Philippine bishops call for probe into killing of Lumad volunteer teachers
In a statement, the prelates said the “appetite” of the present administration to vilify, red-tag, frame, detain, and murder anyone opposed to its policies “is insatiable even in its remaining few months in power.”
Greenpeace Philippines welcomes proposed global treaty to end plastic pollution
The plastics treaty mandate recognizes that every stage of plastic production and use—from extraction of raw materials from fossil fuels, to disposal—is problematic