Monday, September 08, 2008
Probe on landslides sought (4 p.m.)
MANILA -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday called for an investigation into the landslides in Compostela Valley Province over the weekend, which killed more than 10 people.
Bishop Broderick Pabillo, chairman of the CBCP-National Secretariat for Social Action (Nassa), said an investigation should be conducted to give justice to the victims of the tragedy and to identify if the incidents were caused by irresponsible mining.
"The tragedy should be looked into so that we could determine if this incident has something to do with the irresponsible mining in the area that we are opposing," he said.
At the same time, the prelate asked the faithful to pray for the victims and their families. (FP/Sunnex) |
