Critics warn Marcos critical minerals policy could fast-track mining
Mining critics say the policy risks ancestral lands, food security and local autonomy while favoring corporate extraction interests
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Pope at Angelus: Let us not retreat into our convictions but be open to Christ
Pope reflects on the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ in order to allow him to transform our lives and the world
Philippine bishops invoke Ninoy legacy in renewed push for peace talks
Church leaders said lasting peace requires dialogue, justice and accountability while protecting communities caught in decades of conflict
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The wounds of war extend beyond the battlefield’
In his Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Leo warns that war has consequences that destroy far beyond the battlefield
Philippine Protestant bishops condemn ‘harassment’ of environmental defenders after Nueva Vizcaya arrests
Three Kasibu residents were freed on bail as church leaders challenged alleged SLAPPs and demanded protection for defenders
Rights mission cites IHL violations in central Philippines
Witness accounts, forensic findings and families’ testimonies deepen scrutiny of a deadly Philippine counterinsurgency operation in Negros Occidental
Japan, Europe, UN back ICC after US sanctions court president
The dispute highlights mounting concern over powerful states using sanctions and political pressure to resist international accountability mechanisms
Pope at Audience: Sacred music is to glorify God and sanctify the faithful
Pope Leo XIV reflects on sacred music in the liturgy, praising it for giving voice to prayer and expressing the faith... helping the faithful grow in holiness.
Three environmental defenders arrested at Nueva Vizcaya anti-mining barricade
Rights groups say arrests add to mounting legal pressure on communities resisting mineral exploration across Nueva Vizcaya province
The Pope’s garden in the Vatican Gardens becomes 100% organic
Day by day, an experienced gardener, Gilberto Bianchi, tends the garden across four terraces covering just under 400 square meters of cultivable land.
