Category: environment
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Church Groups Stage Prayer Rally vs Destructive Mining Operations in Samar
Parishioners from various dioceses across Samar together with other stakeholders conducted the “Jericho Walk” — a prayer rally against destructive mining operations around the island, August 7, 2023. Held in Borongan City, the protest was led by Fr. James Abella, Parish Priest of San Lorenzo Ruiz in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.…
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IN PICTURES: Climate Groups Protest vs Japanese Fossil Fuel Investors
Filipino climate campaigners join an Asia-wide protest rally against major Japanese banks’ continued funding of oil and gas projects. Climate activists from the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), Sanlakas, Oriang, and K4K call on financial giants Mizuho, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group…
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Ahunan Dam: Beyond the Environmental Issue
Nanay Lita Antazo, 72, still finds the muscle to climb Mount Ping-as, in Pakil, Laguna. Together with Aling Nelia De Leon and a multitude of Catholic devotees, they’re off for the annual pilgrimage known as “Ahunan sa Ping-as,” a centuries-old religious fest involving an arduous trek to that portion of…
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