Philippine bishop speaks out after violent anti-mining dispersal
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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
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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,…

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Mining aggravating climate crisis in Philippines
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Mining aggravating climate crisis in Philippines

MANILA (UCAN): As the Philippines grapples with one deadly storm after another, environmentalists and rights…

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Officials in Nueva Vizcaya called to act on police violence and mining 
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Officials in Nueva Vizcaya called to act on police violence and mining 

BAYOMBONG (LiCAS News): Bishop Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, the Philippines, urged the province’s…

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Marginalisation of indigenous peoples, slammed by Philippine bishop
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Marginalisation of indigenous peoples, slammed by Philippine bishop

MANILA (LiCAS News): Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos and vice president of Caritas Philippines,…

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