Tag: Palawan

“We are calling for a 25-year moratorium or suspension on the approval of any mining applications and mining expansions,” the bishops said

The Bishop assured that the Church is united with the people in advocating for truth and rights, especially for the underprivileged in society

Ortega was a passionate defender of Palawan's environment, home to beautiful beaches, stunning coral reefs, and biodiverse forests

Ortega was an environmentalist and one of the broadcast journalists in Palawan who reported on the misuse of the Malampaya fund

Palawan is also home to different indigenous groups, each with its own rich culture and tradition.

From approximately 82,000 Catholics in 1959, Palawan now has a population of approximately one million Catholics

The writ of kalikasan is a legal remedy designed for the protection of one’s constitutional right to a healthy environment

Reyes and his brother Mario, who was also implicated in Ortega's murder, went missing in 2012 after an arrest warrant was issued against them

They called on authorities to make efforts to protect the country’s “last ecological frontier” from further environmental destruction

The bishops’ appeal was contained in a joint pastoral statement released following the arrest of anti-mining protesters in Brooke’s Point