Yet as to be expected, the Youth4Climate event was not without its flaws, some of which are reflective of the realities of climate governance in the Philippines and elsewhere.
The diocese launched a campaign demanding the local government to “stand firm in its duty to ensure the safety, convenience, and well-being of its constituents.”
The prelates said that the public has “a duty as stewards of all creation” and the “responsibility to protect the weak and the oppressed.”
Living Laudato Si’ Philippines will launch a 40-day prayer campaign on Monday, October 4, Feast of St. Francis
Among the key demands is the “meaningful participation” of youth professionals and advocates at the global, national, and local levels.
All are icing on the cake. We cannot eat their empty words. At the end of the day, the people and the planet suffer.
The groups said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s new mining policy puts the already suffering communities in a much “hell-like” situation.
“The climate crisis is adding an additional layer of stress to humanitarian organizations that are already stretched thinner than ever before”
CEED said Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd. “did not meet the standards set by the Department of Energy on its financial and technical capability”
The EcoWaste Coalition enjoins everyone “to leave nothing but flowers and prayers in the cemeteries”