In the dead of the night of July 24, 2021, while the rest of Metro Manila and Sitio San Roque in Baras, Rizal were gradually preparing to sleep, several shots were heard coming from the middle of the forest. An eerie silence soon followed as the community waited for what will happen next. Soon...
I grew up a child of the energy industry in the 80s when Mindanao was frontier lands for electrification. I understood from a very young age how precious electricity was because where I lived, not everyone had it. And yet four decades on, still, not everyone has it. The Philippines fell short in...
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...
Go on a space adventure for free using the ASTI Virtual Reality Simulation (VRS) app. DOST AST VRS app (DOST-ASTI) Seeking to bring space closer to the Filipino people, the Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) launched Wednesday, Aug. 25, the...
The release of findings by the Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as part of the organization’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) showed one glaring reality: climate action failure is increasingly impacting the state of our planet. As the report is quite...
“ Noong bata pa ako …” might be among the most common phrases we hear from our elders. They’d paint a wistful picture of a simpler world with fertile land, fresh air, clean water, and neighbors looking after each other. This is not the Earth of today's children. This International Youth...
Our addiction to plastics is hurting our climate and our chances of survival. You’ve probably heard news or read reports citing the Philippines as one of the world’s top plastic-polluting countries due to our tremendous plastic consumption yet paltry plastic waste management efforts, with a...
Executive Order No. 29 (s. 2017) declared July as National Disaster Resilience Month to raise awareness on disaster prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation and recovery. For us in the Climate Reality Philippines, this is an opportune time to underscore the fact that...
We are living in unchartered territory. On top of the global pandemic and its ensuing economic fallout, the environmental and climate crises are both deepening across the world. Now more than ever, it is becoming clearer that the impacts of climate change are no longer just felt in the Global...
Filipina Rosemarie "Rose" Vega shot to fame when she was part of the US reality show "90 Day Fiancé" in season four. While her engagement with Ed Brown didn't progress to marriage, she has been busy with her You Tube channel Rosemarie Vega. And we all know what that one of the best ways to get...
Taking the retail experience online to the next level There is no denying that the global fashion and retail industry, much like other industries, depends on the power of the internet to keep its businesses afloat during the pandemic. While there has been a sizeable decline in sales for many brands...
Following the overwhelming success of his sold-out and record-setting virtual reality concert, Asia’s Multimedia Star Alden Richards welcomes the New Year with a bang as he gives an early treat to Kapuso viewers via ‘Alden’s Reality: The TV Special’ airing this Sunday (January 17) on GMA...
