Sibuyan’s mining struggle reaches Vatican’s global ecological gathering

CALAPAN CITY — The fight of communities on Sibuyan Island, Romblon, against destructive mining and their call to protect the island’s rich biodiversity took center stage in global Catholic ecological discussions as Filipino environmental advocate Rodne Galicha joined the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP) fifth anniversary celebration in Rome. In a statement on Saturday,