Task Force Mapalad emphasized the urgency of President Marcos's intervention to ensure the rapid distribution of CARP-covered lands
“The cry against landlessness … is stronger if the bishops will rally behind the peasants”
“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
As the negotiations near, the challenge lies in overcoming resistance from industries and certain nations against strict provisions