Sentences with phrase «father edu»

The Pope recognized the importance of grassroots activists like Father Edu, who are working at the local level to stem the impacts of climate change.

Father Edu has made it clear that he will sustain pressure on the government to follow through with its pledges.

This egregious violation of the people's rights led Father Edu to take his fight overseas, traveling to Europe to address Norwegian parliamentarians and Intex shareholders.

Undeterred by threats of violence and verbal harassment from mining officials and the military — and reeling through the loss of a colleague at ALAMIN who was murdered because of his activism — Father Edu went on to broaden the grassroots movement beyond Mindoro.

At the same time, Father Edu put pressure on his own government to uphold its laws and maintain better oversight of the mine project.

Father Edu is now Executive Secretary of the Catholic humanitarian organization, Caritas Philippines.