Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has called on young innovators to contribute their skills and ideas in the fight against climate change, and spearhead efforts to educate and motivate the country’s youth to take action in protecting the planet’s future. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
A creative sourcebook on using theater for climate education and action was launched by the Department of Education (DepEd) to further strengthen the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation in basic education. Photo from DepEd DepEd, through its Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Over 18,000 national and local elective positions will be vacated next year. Aspirants who wish to fill one of these positions are now in the spotlight this week as they file their certificates of candidacy. It’s too early to tell whether or not our future leaders will have platforms to combat...
The Senate is set to begin plenary debates on the bill which would institutionalize the practice of extended producers responsibility (EPR) on their plastic packaging waste. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) Before the upper chamber adjourned sessions for a monthlong break Wednesday night, September...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is demanding rich countries to fulfill their pledge of providing the massive financing needed to reverse the devastating effects of climate change. During the Ministerial Dialogue of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has...
President Duterte reminded developed countries to do their part in addressing climate change, saying it would be a great injustice for the world to shift to a clean economy at the expense of developing countries' economic vitality. President Duterte virtually delivers his speech at the 76th United...
Majority of vehicles being used today highly contribute to climate change, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said Thursday, Sep. 16, as it also warned of its harmful effects. UNIDO Philippines national project coordinator Bellrose Buraga bared in a virtual briefing that...
With all the negative effects of climate change in different parts of the world such as sea levels rising, flooding, droughts, wildfire, strong natural disasters, among others, the future of our children is definitely at risk. Without a doubt, climate change threatens the young generation’s life,...
A Philippine-based climate justice advocacy group on Friday urged the governments of the United States, China and Japan to immediately end public and private funding for overseas coal projects and other fossil fuels. Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) The US, Japan, and China...
Our voice is powerful and should not fall on deaf ears. Protests by the youth are often seen as a nuisance despite being responses to underlying problems. Demands delivered on the megaphones or written on placards are not created on a whim but are borne from countless discourses among...
(SCREENGRAB FROM MANILA OBSERVATORY) A higher global temperature will bring about more frequent and more intense weather extremes in many regions of the world, including the Philippines, Filipino scientists, and co-authors of the latest climate report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on...
