Tag: water
Diocese of Legazpi blasts ‘systemic neglect’ resulting in environmental crisis
MANILA (SE): The Diocese of Legazpi condemned the worsening environmental degradation in Albay province, blaming…
Vietnamese farmers face the wrath of climate change
Nguyen Ba, a 63-year-old farmer in Quang Phuoc commune, stood silently before his flooded field…
Activists decry use of plastics in Philippine road construction initiative
MANILA (LiCAS): “We shouldn’t depend on false solutions,” said Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner for…
Caritas Internationalis calls US foreign aid freeze ‘ruthless’
VATICAN (CNS): The “ruthless” and “callous” decision of the Trump administration to freeze US humanitarian…
Bishops call for concern over environment in midterm elections
MANILA (UCAN): At least two bishops in the Philippines have called on people to vote…
Church in the Philippines protects indigenous against exploitation and expropriation
MANILA (Agenzia Fides): In October, which is dedicated to the protection of indigenous peoples in…
Violent weather patterns are crushing the poor
By Luke Hunt, UCAN This year’s monsoon is harsh by historical standards and marked the…
