For 10 consecutive years, the Philippines has been identified by Global Witness as the “worst place in Asia” for environmental activists.
The Global Witness report ranked the Philippines third world’s deadliest country with 29 killings of environmental defenders in 2020.
“Recent tragedies and environmental disruptions linked to mining and quarrying underscore the need for a thorough investigation”
“We hope that an alternative minerals management bill would be legislated to rationalize mining and the use of minerals in the country”
Bishop Alminaza echoed Pope Francis’s stance highlighting the intrinsic link between the dignity of work and worker safety
“We fully support the Masungi Georeserve Foundation for its successful reforestation and management of the Masungi Georeserve Park”
Environmental groups, however, believe that the military operations are connected to the mining operations in the region