Tag: Environment
Green groups score victory against mining in central Philippines
A writ of kalikasan is a legal remedy designed for the protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment
Palawan church leaders call for focus on agriculture, tourism instead of...
They called on authorities to make efforts to protect the country’s “last ecological frontier” from further environmental destruction
Green groups rally against reclamation projects
Some 53 ongoing and planned reclamation projects are impacting approximately 27,000 hectares of coastal areas in the Philippines
A decade of faith-led climate action under Pope Francis
The pontiff has made an indelible mark on the Roman Catholic Church’s perspective and approaches to tackling environmental issues
Green groups demand halt to destructive mining
The groups expressed concern about the potential consequences of the government's drive to revitalize the mining industry
Catholic bishop joins calls for end to ‘fossil fuel addiction’ of...
Bishop Gerardo Alminaza expressed concerns about the detrimental impact of the planned fossil gas and plants and terminals in the Philippines
Sibuyan residents reiterate call for end to mining, hold prayer rally
The Catholic Diocese of Romblon assured that it remains steadfast in opposing harmful mining practices on Sibuyan Island
Rice for trash project gaining popularity in Quezon town
The townsfolk are urged to gather discarded materials such as plastic wrappers, shampoo sachets and other packaging materials
Heat wave blasts Southeast Asia – a likely pattern for the...
Record high temperatures scorch the region due to a mix of natural and human factors
Using Masungi slopes for prisons will destroy our homes, shops
Woodcutting, agriculture, land clearance, quarrying, waste dumping, or landfilling in the vicinity of Masungi geo-tourism park can ruin the limestone ridges
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