The group said the protection of the environment and defense of the people who are working against ecological destruction “should be a platform” for every candidate.
. Isang pagkakamali ang iugnay ito sa tiwaling pamamahala at tanggapin na lang na ito’y likas na marumi. Mananatili ngang marumi ang pulitika kung ito’y iiwan natin sa mga kandidatong may maruming layunin.
The prelate also urged voters to support candidates who are “credible and honest,” adding that there are candidates who are “untruthful.”
Several groups claimed that the signatories to the agreement were “pre-selected” and a significant number of indigenous communities were not consulted and excluded from the negotiations.
The climate crisis, the degradation of our environment, and the plight of vulnerable communities should become front and center issues as we head towards the national elections in May 2022.
ipinakita ng IPCC na maraming bahagi ng ating kalikasan ang malapit nang hindi kayanin ang mag-angkop sa nagbabago nilang kapaligiran, mula sa mas mataas na temperatura hanggang sa mas nakalalasong karagatan.
The groups alleged that Marcos “deliberately ignored” the political debates because “he has no platform for climate and environment concerns”
There is a 483 percent spike in the number of environmental defenders under attack and a 350 percent increase in incidents after the start of the election period
The names may have changed, but our circumstances remain as dire, perhaps even worse, than they were 36 years ago. The imperative to protect our democracy must remain as strong, and translated to meaningful change.
“We will proclaim what is true, just, and right. That is our moral obligation,” said Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, national director of Caritas Philippines