Tag: Environment
Bishop urges Duterte to ‘walk the talk’ on renewable energy
Caritas Philippines notes that President Duterte continues to approve and support new coal-fired power plants
Philippine Catholic dioceses urge public to engage banks to divest from...
At least 15 Philippine banks have channeled at least US$12.63 billion to coal projects and developers from 2009 to 2019
Green activists protest Philippine plan to reopen mines despite pandemic
The groups said opening the mines as part of “economic stimulus” to address the pandemic is “not acceptable” and “irresponsible”
Catholic priest appeals for tribal people’s welfare over ‘development projects’
A Franciscan priest called on the government to review policies on so-called development projects
Ecological conversion
Like the Father who created us, we have been designed to be creative ourselves, but we tend to abuse this creative power
Green groups urge Philippine gov’t for concrete action on climate emergency
Faith-based and green groups said the Philippine government lacks concrete actions that will address environmental issues
‘Zero waste’ sa mga sementeryo ikinatuwa ng environmental group
Noong 2018, aabot sa walong truck ng basura ang nahakot mula sa Manila North Cemetery
ADB accountability on Philippine coal woes sought
An independent evaluation by the bank has revealed that it failed to align with climate imperatives in its funding decisions
Pope Francis renews warning against exploitation of nature
Whoever lives to exploit nature ends up exploiting people and treating them as slaves, pope says
Climate crisis threatens to displace more than a billion people by...
A study projects that 1.2 billion people from “countries least likely to cope with extreme ecological shocks” could be displaced
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