A Church-backed renewable energy campaign in Mindoro, southwestern Philippines, has welcomed the provincial government’s emergency response to the worsening power crisis while calling for long-term solutions centered on clean and sustainable energy.
Energy and environmental advocates have underscored the need to fast-track Oriental Mindoro’s shift to renewable energy (RE), as the Philippines provincial government rolls out conservation measures amid global oil supply disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East.
Father Ulep urged the audience to contemplate the societal frameworks that enable the epidemic of poverty-related deaths and to embrace the discomfort they cause.
