To advance climate-resilient, sustainable cities in the Philippines, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is urging the government to put in place an integrated and centralized framework that would attract green private investments. "The Philippines faces several...
Climate Reality Project branches from across the globe joined forces in Singapore for a four-day workshop on climate finance tracking and campaigning. The goal? To ensure developing countries receive the resources they desperately need to combat climate change. Organized by The Climate...
Transitioning toward renewable energy (RE) and away from fossil fuels, the largest contributor to climate change, may be the greatest gift we can offer the planet during and beyond Philippine Environment Month. A study published in the journal Earth System Science Data revealed that emissions from...
UK-based think tank Oxford Economics has identified nine cities in the Philippines among the largest urban economies in the world. In the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index , which ranks the 1,000 largest cities worldwide, Manila is the biggest city in the Philippines but is not considered a...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has started realigning its housing programs to the global standard in the development of smart cities in the Philippines. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar explained that the development of smart cities, which is now being...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here has strengthened ties with its sister city, South Korea’s Andong City, in a cultural exchange it hosted this week, highlighted by a MassKara Festival performance. ANDONG City, South Korea officials with their counterparts from Bacolod City pose during a...
ILOILO CITY – The Competitiveness Bureau of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has awarded local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas for improving their competitiveness. THE Iloilo city government is awarded the Most Competitive Highly Urbanized City in Western Visayas region....
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The cities of Ilagan and Cauayan in the province of Isabela have been declared as the first two drug-cleared cities in the country. This was revealed during the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing (ROCBDC) deliberation chaired by Philippine Drug...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim The Global Innovation Sustainability Index 2023 was recently announced by Tholons. It is so refreshing to see that the Philippines ranked 15th among the Top 50 Global Digital Nations in the report. In fact, the country is bunched with Sweden and South Korea as among the...
CEBU CITY -- Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado welcomed the inclusion of Bohol as one of the 10 safest cities in the Philippines. A list released by a travel website showed that Bohol is one of only three places in the Visayas that are safe to visit. According to travelsafe-abroad.com, the 10 safest cities...
AFP/File LONDON, United Kingdom – New York and Singapore are jointly the world's most expensive cities after inflation soared this year, an annual survey showed Thursday. The pair displaced last year's number one Tel Aviv, which fell to third place this time round in the Worldwide Cost of...
SHANGHAI, China – China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai were blanketed with security on Tuesday in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. Police vehicles are pictured along a street in Beijing on November 28, 2022. Noel CELIS / AFP...
