Tag: mining
A small Philippine town’s victory over hazardous mining
Jesus Cabias Jr. heaved a sigh of relief in the third week of February, watching…
Unrestricted mining is destroying communities and the environment
Father Shay Cullen The latest police action against anti-mining protestors in Barangay Bitnong, Dupax del…
Philippine bishop speaks out after violent anti-mining dispersal
MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong, in the northern Philippine province of Nueva…
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Indonesian Church and activists oppose palm oil expansion in Papua
TIMIKA (UCAN): In a statement on January 8, Bishop Bernardus Baru of Timika, in Papua,…
Mining aggravating climate crisis in Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): As the Philippines grapples with one deadly storm after another, environmentalists and rights…
