Friday, March 04, 2005 (Philippines)

Monsignor Meliton Oso, executive director of the Jaro Archdiocese Center, shows a copy of Sun.Star's February 14 issue during Thursday afternoon's anti-coal rally. Oso debunks the report the Church and the Parish Pastoral Council of Barotac Viejo, where Mirant Global proposes to build a coal-fired power plant, do not see eye-to-eye on the anti-coal campaign. (Sun.Star Iloilo photo) "I APPEAL to our lawmakers to consider the future of the people of Panay." This was the call of Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo during his homily Thursday afternoon celebrating the "Adlaw Handuraw" of the anti-coal advocacy in Iloilo spearheaded by the Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy (Rise). [full story]