The Catholic Church opposed the renewal of a coal mining contract on Semirara Island, in the central Philippines, citing its destructive effects on farmers and fisherfolk over the past five decades.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Church opposed the renewal of a coal mining contract on Semirara Island, in the central Philippines, citing its destructive effects on farmers and fisherfolk over the past five decades.
The Church lodged its opposition through a pastoral statement signed by Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos. The 66-year-old bishop is also the president of Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
