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A worker sprays disinfectant on the pile of garbage to eliminate odor and repel flies at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Pagalungan, Cagayan de Oro Thursday (Jan. 30). The city government plans to allow nearby municipalities to dump their trash here for a fee. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

‘Give Earth a break from trash this Holy Week’

The Roman Catholic Church’s Caritas Philippines together with EcoWaste Coalition is appealing to its faithful and to those who observe the Holy Week to mark it with acts that could lessen pollution in the environment.

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Read more about the article Envi group pushes green spaces, quarrying cap in Council’s climate change plan
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Envi group pushes green spaces, quarrying cap in Council’s climate change plan

As the Davao City Council adopts the National Climate Change Action Plan, an environmental group has pushed for more specific actions for environment protection in the city.

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Peace talks, mining among issues raised on Mindanao Week of Peace

Church leaders from various denominations in this city celebrate the Mindanao Week of Peace with a joint statement calling for an end of hostilities between government and armed revolutionary groups amid the ongoing pandemic and natural calamities.

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Read more about the article Fr. Pops remembered, ‘He said we build heaven on earth’
Fr, Fausto "Pops" Tentorio, PIME (Photo courtesy of pravoslavie.ru)

Fr. Pops remembered, ‘He said we build heaven on earth’

The ninth death anniversary of Italian missionary Fr. Fausto ‘Pops’ Tentorio PIME will fall on October 17. While the quest for justice has dragged on this long, the young people, the Lumad and scholars he had supported will honor his legacy with a tribute for his being “a true servant of the people”.

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