COVID-19 Vaccination Priority Framework and Targets Source: National Task Force Against COVID-19 Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr outlined the ambitious targets the government had for its vaccine program: secure at least 148 million vaccine doses and inoculate 50 million to 70 million Filipinos within 2021 – just enough to reach the recommended 60% of the population scientists estimated was needed to reach herd immunity against COVID-19. These targets were approved despite the

"Fr. Dexter is at the center, wearing Franciscan brown habit, during the ECOJIM-GCCM press conference in 2015" In memoriam - Fr. Dexter Toledo - I remember meeting Fr. Dex Toledo for the first time during the preparatory meetings for the Green Thumb Coalition (GTC). He was a constant companion of then Bro. Angel Cortez, and the two of them were alternately representing the Franciscans and AMRSP in the various work around climate justice and human rights. Fr. Dexter was a wel

Press Release Feb. 4, 2021 Clergy, scientists oppose seabed mining in Cagayan Quezon City – Local clergy and scientists involved in marine conservation expressed opposition against the reported seabed mining project in Cagayan that will start operations this month. In a statement signed on January 8, 2021, the Cagayan Advocates for Integrity of Creation (CAIC) called on Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Roy Cimatu to re-consider decision to allow the