‘Loss and Damage Mechanism’ is justice to victims of human-induced climate calamities
Concerned world leaders should prioritize the creation of comprehensive financing systems aside from the debt assistance that they are offering. The initiative on financial relief should take from the lens that this is another way of reparations and standing firm to their account rather than luring these developing countries to accept their debt trap. In the first place, these wealthy countries are the primary reason why we are at this alarming stage of the climate crisis
Manila Zoo: New Face, Same Old Ways
Manila Zoo, as it was once simply called, is a childhood memory for most of us, myself included. Little did I know, as I grew up to be an animal advocate, this will not be filed under “fondest childhood memories”.
Philippine groups hit lifting of ban on open-pit mining
Pro-environment groups described the Philippine government’s decision to lift the nationwide ban on open-pit mining as an “act of cowardice and betrayal” to the people.
Let us re-examine the meaning of Christ’s birth in the wake of ‘Odette’
The faith-based group calls for a holistic and eco-centric governmental response "rooted in efficiency, accountability, and transparency"
Jesus’ birth in the events of human suffering
This Christmas 2021, we reflect on Jesus’ birth in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette. Our people— our real church—are still in the throes of the typhoon’s destruction.
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Ecumenical pathways in our synodal journey: Unity as mark of our Christian mission
The totality of ecumenical unity is achieved in lived communion among Churches
Robredo inks deal with pro-environment groups on green agenda
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.”
Fisherfolk group stages protest against lifting of open-pit mining ban
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.”
Greenpeace warns coal import dependence to worsen energy security in Southeast Asia
Greenpeace warned that consumers will shoulder the high electricity costs resulting from fossil fuel import dependence
Emergency response and resiliency framework
How to concretely pursue or how to go about the integration of humanitarian and developmental programming, with resiliency as an overarching strategy, is what we need to focus on in our sustained response. I