Three years ago, we accepted the challenge of Pope Francis at the Manila Cathedral. Today, here in Glasgow, I, Fr. Angel Cortez, OFM and John Leo C. Algo , joined by our colleague Marinel S. Ubaldo, will reminisce the beginnings of Living… Continue Reading
We welcome the commitment of countries to quit coal, which would have been acted upon since the inception of the convention. Strategically announced in a country where the industrial revolution started, we expect that such is tantamount to genuine phase… Continue Reading
On board a train to Glasgow (Scotland), a moment of “wrinkling” – a situation in which you are trying to figure out how to fit in and fix vital situations at risk you’re not primarily duty-bound to do so. The… Continue Reading
Calling all Catholic stockholders of San Miguel Corporation – do not be accomplices in the destruction of our Common Home. You must make a stand against coal-fired power plants, this destructive Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), and expansion of fossil gas… Continue Reading
The science is clear. Human beings greatly influenced this crisis in at least the last 2,000 years – greatly by few corporations and states profiting from the sufferings of the poor and nature itself. We cannot wait for 2030 or… Continue Reading
Nature will always provide nourishment. Let’s encourage everyone to get vaccinated while respecting each other’s basic freedoms and human rights. Beyond vaccines is our resolve to recognize nature-based solutions because at the end of the day, nature will just react… Continue Reading
Having a colleague murdered; and from the horrors of escaping a potential risk to my security and life in Cagayan Province down to Canatuan River in Zamboanga del Norte with feet infected with toxic mining waste, are unforgettable and life-changing.… Continue Reading
One will really miss this scenery in Dumaguete City, home to biodiversity scientists, literary luminaries and academicians. I have been to this city many times. The city enjoys clean energy and the vegetation sprawling around cools down every soul’s worries.… Continue Reading
Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si’ on Care for Our Common Home tells us that we need to “bring the whole human family together . . . for we know that things can change.” We are responding to the… Continue Reading
Last Wednesday, June 9, in the digital world premiere of “Song of the Prophets: a Requiem of the Climate”, representing Living Laudato Si’ Philippines (member of Asia Climate Change Consortium), I joined the panel of climate activists together with Christian… Continue Reading