Dr Erlinda N. Senturias, a physician, educator, ecumenical activist and former WCC staff member from the Philippines, has been named by President Benigno Aquino III to the nation’s new Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board.
At the recent World Social Forum, ecumenical voices warned about the grave consequences of extraction of natural resources and mining, which they say generate a tremendous amount of social and ecological debt.
"A church has to embrace its sick, go out in the world, and work with its people to heal the communities," said Dr Erlinda N. Senturias from the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, in an interview.
