MANILA — A Catholic bishop honored for environmental advocacy has challenged development projects that displace indigenous communities, saying affected people must have a voice in decisions about their land and livelihoods. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos was among three individual awardees at the ninth Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan on October 24 at the University […]
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