Topic: Mining
Open-pit mining ban questioned
November 23, 2011 · By Reuters
MANILA, Philippines — Officials of a southern Philippine city are questioning the legality of a local law prohibiting open-pit mining in their province, providing support to a battle waged by the local unit of Canada’s TVI Pacific Inc. against the ban. The legislative council of Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte province on the southern […]
Read More...Climate Change and Philippine Deforestation
November 16, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The greatest hope we have for saving our planet from catastrophe is the dedication of those dedicated environmentalists and scientists who love creation and work tirelessly to protect it from the irresponsible tycoons of industry and corrupt politicians who cause global warming. Many choose to deny the scientific evidence that climate change is underway and […]
Read More...No Greater Love
November 9, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The protestors that are camping on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and on the streets of cities around the world are part of a protest movement that hungers and thirsts for justice and equality and an end to corruption. It began in Spain a year ago when the central plaza was occupied. […]
Read More...OPEN LETTER TO PRES. AQUINO AND XSTRATA
November 7, 2011 ·
This is an open letter to President Aquino and Peter Forrestal, President of Sagittarius Mining, Inc. (SMI), a sequel to my previous column on the possible link in the murder of Fr. Tentorio to the Xstrata mining project in Tampakan, South Cotabato. The Xstrata project in Tampakan will be, if you approved it, Mr. President, […]
Read More...The Example of True Friendship
October 26, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The life and death of Father Fausto Tentorio (59) is not going to be forgotten. Filipinos and many others will continue to recall and celebrate his steadfast solidarity, commitment and dedication to the downtrodden ingenious people. The Lumad people of Mindanao are victims of exploitation, discrimination and man made poverty for the past fifty years. […]
Read More...Statement of Solidarity from the People of Faith in Australia and Aotearoa
October 23, 2011 · By CAFCA
We, leaders and members of the clergy and church-based justice and peace advocacy programmes in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, are greatly shocked and saddened over the news that Italian missionary Fr. Fausto Tentorio…
Read More...Are Mining Interests Behind The Assassination of Father Fausto?
October 21, 2011 ·
The Philippine Misereor Partnership Anti Mining Campaign strongly condemns and shares in the deep bereavement for another great loss in the aspirations of peoples and communities for a more just, peaceful and sustainably developed society.
Read More...The Murder of Father Tentorio
October 19, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Missionary Father Fausto Tentorio died in a hail of bullets last 17 October 2011. It is a despicable crime of murder; cowardly, senseless and it will not achieve its purpose to instill fear, terror and paralysis into the indigenous people and environmentalists in the Diocese of Kidapawan. Father Fausto Tentorio, 59, an Italian Missionary priest […]
Read More...Italian priest shot dead in North Cotabato
October 17, 2011 ·
An Italian Catholic priest who spent three decades working in the violence-plagued southern Philippines was shot dead inside his church compound on Monday, his superiors said.
Read More...People's Rights Come Before Corporate Profit
October 5, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Teresa Treacy is a frail middle-aged woman who loves all things in nature and lived a peaceful quiet life with her sister in County Offaly a beautiful part of rural Ireland. She planted and tended her trees, cared for the natural forest and the clear stream that ran through it. What turned this peace loving […]
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