DAVAO CITY—The prelate of the Diocese of Marbel has called on South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo Jr. to hold a public dialogue on the Appellate Court decision that alleged it had ...

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The Diocese of Marbel based in this provincial capital of South Cotabato has joined the ranks of church institutions across the country that ...

The local Catholic archdiocese and environmental groups have been criticizing South Cotabato officials for being indifferent to calls for them to protect communities from the adverse effects of ...

A southern Catholic diocese has joined the ranks of church ... 15, and pledged to take steps against “acute ecological problems” in South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces.

The Roman Catholic diocese and environmentalists worried that the ruling and the capitol’s position would have implications for the future of mining in South Cotabato, and its impact on the ...

THE Bishop of Marbel has asked the South Cotabato province to clarify the status of its open-pit mining ban, following a Court of Appeals (CA) decision apparently permitting the controversial mining ...

Diocese of Marbel Bishop Cerilo Casicas noted ... which will largely be in South Cotabato. The church-led forum was instrumental in instituting a ban on the open-pit method of mining by the ...

THE GOVERNOR of South Cotabato has vetoed a local council resolution lifting ... pit mining ban is completely done,” Catholic leader Cerilo Casicas, bishop of the Diocese of Marbel, said.

The Archdiocese of Cotabato has warned its faithful against some priests offering Mass and other religious services who are not Roman Catholic priests. In a letter dated November 14, Cotabato ...

And the future of the province was decided in less than 15 minutes," said Father Jerome Millan of the Diocese of Marbel. Rene Pamplona of the Alliance to Stop Mining accused the South Cotabato ...

And the future of the province was decided in less than 15 minutes," said Father Jerome Millan of the Diocese of Marbel. Rene Pamplona of the Alliance to Stop Mining accused the South Cotabato ...