Over 100,000 signatures have been gathered on a petition calling for a 25-year halt to mining activities in Palawan, Philippines. Religious and environmental groups argue that mining threatens the livelihoods of local communities and the island's rich biodiversity. The petition was presented to the Palawan provincial board, urging them to pass a local ordinance enforcing the moratorium.
CHURCH PETITION—Puerto Princesa Bishop Socrates Mesiona receives signatures from the Palawan Ecumenical Fellowship endorsing the Church’s call for a 25-year mining moratorium in Palawan on Tuesday, Feb. 4. More than 100,000 people have signed a church-led petition urging a 25-year mining moratorium in Palawan , as religious and environmental groups push for stricter protections against mining activities on the island.
In November, Catholic bishops in the island issued a pastoral letter demanding an immediate halt to the expansion of mining operations in Palawan, known as the country’s “Last Ecological Frontier.”The letter was signed by Mesiona, Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Taytay, and retired Bishop Edgardo Juanich.“We are calling for a 25-year moratorium or suspension on the approval of any mining applications and mining expansions,” the bishops stated.
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