Tag: mining
Bishop of Bayombong urges province-wide human chain against destructive mining
Novo Vizcayanos are urged to form a province-wide human chain on November 30 to oppose destructive mining operations
Philippines’ nickel boom driving environmental destruction, hunger, and fear, study finds
Nickel mining in the Philippines worsens climate risks and fuels human rights abuses, leaving vulnerable communities to bear the cost
Church leaders warn of ‘peril disguised as promise’ in Nueva Vizcaya...
Bishop Elmer Mangalinao and Catholic educators call to stop destructive mining in Nueva Vizcaya and defend its sacred land
Catholic bishop urges local officials to act against police violence, mining...
Church leaders in Nueva Vizcaya denounce police violence and mining threats, urging officials to defend justice, creation, and communities
Court rejects mining firm’s bid to silence Homonhon environmental defenders
Court ruling empowers Homonhon residents to defend water sources, rejecting mining firm’s attempt to silence environmental protests
Church, citizens warn mining threatens Nueva Vizcaya’s water security
Residents of Nueva Vizcaya joined a church-led forum to oppose mining in watershed areas, warning of risks to water, farms, and communities
Bayombong bishop leads Church opposition to new mining project in Nueva...
Bayombong bishop and residents unite against Woggle’s mining exploration, warning of environmental destruction and community displacement
Church leaders in Abra condemn large-scale mining, call for urgent environmental...
Church leaders in Abra rally communities to resist destructive mining and safeguard rivers, land, and future generations’ rights
Climate justice group slams Supreme Court ruling voiding local mining ban
PMCJ condemns Supreme Court ruling voiding Occidental Mindoro’s mining ban, warning it undermines local autonomy and climate justice
Philippine diocese slams use of law to silence environmental defenders
Church groups warn that silencing environmental defenders threatens both local livelihoods and the island’s fragile ecosystems
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