A study on the church and ecology in the Philippine context

• Main Author: Narciso, Jerson B.
• Other Authors: Gumban, Johnny V., Herradura, Elma S., School of Graduate Studies
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: TheoLib Thesis 207.2 N165; Environmental responsibility > Religious aspects > Christianity; Environmental protection; Environmental protection > Religious aspects > Christianity; Environmental responsibility; Ecology; Philippines; Environmental degradation; Environmental degradation > Religious aspects > Christianity; North Pole
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/2065

Introduction The problem of environmental degradation is not anymore an isolated issue. This is now a global concern. People all over the world are very much aware of the seriousness of this problem. Locally and worldwide people are becoming more conscious of the fact that we share the same predicament because we are all aboard in one spaceship called earth, and what happens to a certain part of the world will certainly affect all the rest No one can deny the fact that the environment of air, water and earth sustains and nurtures us, and as the environment deteriorates, life for all of us is endangered. Scientists have earlier warned us that environmental degradation has reached an alarming proportion that it will not take long when the planet earth would not be able to sustain life anymore. Not to do anything about environmental deterioration is tantamount to suicide. One disturbing fact that should confront every Filipino today is the reality of the brokenness of our society. Today, as never before, we are faced with all sorts of problem known to man— the horror of grinding poverty, the seemingly endless graft and corruption both in the lower and higher echelon of our government, the paralyzing effect of foreign domination both on the political and economic life of our nation, and of course, the terrifying reality of ecological degradation which has reached a very alarming proportion. In a DENR- sponsored seminar on ecology held in Iloilo City, an expert, Dr. Remegio Amador Jr. of the Development Academy of the Philippines gave the participants update on environment. He said that because of the extreme heat that we are experiencing now, the icebergs of the North Pole are starting to melt. This will cause a dramatic rise in the sea level. And this in turn will endanger islands and countries that are below sea level. He pointed out that these islands would gradually sink. He said that this could happen in the next 5 or 10 years. To make matters worse he remarked that Panay is one of these islands which are ...