Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of the diocese of Bayombong in the northern Philippines expressed gratitude after a court dismissed the case filed against him and fellow watershed defenders involved in campaigns opposing mining activities in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces.
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.
A Cebu-based lay charismatic community is set to implement a spiritual and values formation program for chaplains of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, with plans to extend the initiative to military and uniformed personnel across the country.