http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/608/ en_GB_uk Philippines http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163924/1/ The world's biggest mining company, Billiton, is accused of human rights abuses and environmental destruction in a report launched today. + Where is the Church of England’s heart invested? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85679 More than 200,000 civilians in central Mindanao are still vulnerable to abuses despite the recent ceasefire between the Philippine army and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front, says a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84974 After 40 years of unregulated cyanide and dynamite fishing thousands of people in the western Philippines are in danger of losing their livelihoods. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162212/1/ Church opposition in the Philippines to destructive mining on its islands was supported by Church leaders in Britain at the launch of a report Philippines: Mining or Food? in London yesterday. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162152/1/ A call for a moratorium on mining in The Philippines is made today in a new report that says miining is a threat to the country's food security. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84822 Efforts are continuing in The Philippines to secure the safe and unconditional return of three abducted staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84604 A group of Filipino farmers are on a 157-kilometre run - the number of kilometres equalling the hectares of land owned by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's husband that have not, despite promises, been redistributed. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84441 A controversial nickel project run by Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has been imposed on a Philippine island community through bribery and poor information, a report claims. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84373 Malaysian palm oil is finding its way into British petrol tanks despite concerns about its carbon balance and the rainforest being destroyed to produce it, claims a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83730 Hollywood actor David Harewood, a star of the film Blood Diamond, is supporting CAFOD's new exhibition which reveals the truth behind the glamour of gold through images and accounts from three continents. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83544 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159918/1/ The UN needs to address women's reproductive rights as it conducts the first "peer reviews" of member countries' human rights records, says a coalition of 11 rights groups from around the world. From: Center for Reproductive Rights http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82881 Drowning is the biggest killer of children who die from injuries in Bangladesh, China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, according to new surveys. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82497 A heart-warming and inspirational music video-slide show features four days of fun activities organized for kids from the Sulu and Basilan war zones in Mindanao, the Philippines. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/157846/1/ MANILA, Feb 14 (IPS) - Non-government organizations (NGOs) opposed to the presence of United States troops in the country are calling for a suspension of U.S.-Philippine joint military exercises scheduled for Feb. 18.