The stand of the bishops supportive of the Sumilao
farmers
is not the stand of the entire membership of the CBCP
THE Church supporting the cause of the poor farmers
of Sumilao, Bukidnon is anchored on realities on the ground
indicating that the farmers were the aggrieved party in the
contested 144-hectare estate, according to a member of the
influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
“The support of the bishops are
based on personal testimonies and their knowledge of the history [of
the contested property],” Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Yńiguez told
The Manila Times.
The Mindanao Business Council
yesterday hailed the scheduled start of operations of the San Miguel
Foods Inc.’s agro-industrial complex in Sumilao, Bukidnon saying
this will signal the end of the lukewarm attitude...
THE Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday acknowledged the support of an
association of quarry operators in the Western Visayas...
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