Pope Francis trusted by 71% of Pinoys – poll
Pope Francis enjoys the support of 71% of Filipinos, according to a survey by Oculum Research and Analytics.
In Ilocos Sur where illegal sand mining ran unabated, fisherfolk pay the price
Government agencies took years before paying heed to community pleas. Residents believe the action taken might have been too late. The story of sand mining in Ilocos Sur serves some hard lessons for ongoing concessions and explorations.
The last fishermen of Ilijan
Gas projects destroy way of life in Batangas fishing communities.
Bishops back bill declaring Davao Oriental a ‘mining-free zone’
Catholic bishops in the southern Philippine region of Davao banded together to support a proposed law that would declare Davao Oriental province a mining-free zone.
Duterte allows gov’t to enter into new mining deals
Duterte’s order said only 5 percent of the Philipines’s mineral resources had been utilized.