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MANILA, Philippines–In its annual \u201cSeason for Creation\u201d campaign to be launched next month, the Archdiocese of Manila will focus on \u201ckey ecological issues faced by the country,\u201d including the planned reclamation by various business groups of more than 26,200 hectares on Manila Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The campaign, which hopes to make Filipino Catholics \u201cmore proactive in protecting and preserving the environment,\u201d will have for its theme \u201cMaging Bayani, Mahalin, Ipagtanggol at Pagyamanin ang Sangnilikha,\u201d and will run from Sept. 1 to Oct. 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A concelebrated Mass officiated by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal\u00a0Tagle\u00a0at the National Shrine of our Mother of Perpetual Help, or the\u00a0Redemptorist\u00a0Church, in\u00a0Baclaran\u00a0will open the event that will showcase information materials on various environmental issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIf we love God, let us cooperate with each other in making this endeavor a success since we are the ones who caused the degeneration of our environment,\u201d said Lou Valencia Arsenio, coordinator of the archdiocese\u2019s Ministry of Ecology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last year,\u00a0Tagle, his predecessor\u00a0Gaudencio\u00a0Rosales and 20 other bishops expressed \u201cdeep reservations\u201d over plans to reclaim portions of Manila Bay for 38 real estate projects, saying that similar reclamation projects \u201chad resulted in disastrous flooding, especially in Las\u00a0Pi\u00f1as,\u00a0Para\u00f1aque,\u00a0Malabon,\u00a0Navotas\u00a0and some cities and towns in Cavite, Laguna,\u00a0Bulacan\u00a0and Pampanga.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a letter to President Aquino, the bishops said that \u201cthe scientific, legal and moral basis for (their) opposition…echoes God\u2019s message.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They also urged the President to \u201cbe with (us) in responding to the call of Pope Francis,\u201d who has asked Roman Catholics worldwide to be \u201cprotectors of God\u2019s creation, protectors of one another and of the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sought for comment, officials of local consortium Manila\u00a0Goldcoast\u00a0Development Corp. said their planned Solar City project \u201ccan be beneficial to the country if done properly and given safety nets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The project, the consortium officials said, \u201cwill not adversely affect the marine environment because it\u2019s envisioned to abide by international best practices and standards of development projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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