The Philippines has taken a decisive step to protect vulnerable children with the launch of the National Action Plan to End Child, Early, and Forced Marriages and Unions (2025–2028) on Friday, December 12. The plan aims to strengthen prevention, protection, and support systems, ensuring that...
As the year 2025 draws to a close, Senator Loren Legarda called on all village leaders nationwide to launch a year-end “drainage drive,” locating and cleaning drainage systems within their jurisdiction to prevent flooding, mosquito-borne illnesses, and water contamination in communities. ...
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in...
Recognizing the potential of agricultural cooperation between the Philippines and Uruguay, the two countries are set to develop an action plan that will mainly involve agricultural exchanges. Uruguay 's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Valeria Csukasi, disclosed in an interview on...
Ahead of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Brazil, Filipino youth have stepped forward with a bold call for climate action, presenting a 12-point National Youth Statement to redefine resilience amid the worsening climate crisis. In a statement issued on Thursday, November 6, UNICEF said...
All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming, a new United Nations report finds. And a good chunk of that progress is counteracted by the...
The Philippines signed a total of four agreements on climate action with Hungary, Panama, Maldives, and Togo and established political consultations for strengthening relations during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma....
While the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has already moved to unlink in-app online gambling platforms from financial institutions, the central bank chief affirmed the possibility of the Philippines returning to the money-laundering watchlist should the government fail to contain persisting...
With just two days left before its potential passage into law, policy advocacy think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) is urging President Marcos to sign the proposed Konektadong Pinoy Act to democratize connectivity and bridge the digital divide. “We urge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to...
Malacañang said the government has started developing a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, focusing on protecting indigenous peoples (IPs) and their ancestral domains. The Palace said the initiative supports President Marcos ' commitment to human rights and inclusive...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has partnered with peacebuilding organization Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) to promote a reintegration framework anchored on restorative justice, focusing on the unique needs of women returnees and mothers deprived of liberty. Unveiled during...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the non-government organization (NGO) Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) to improve government services for Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) across the country. The collaboration, called...
