“How are you? I’m Disaster Bot. To report flooding near you, reply using #flood.” This is the automated response Filipino users get after they tweet “baha” or “flood” and tag the @MapaKalamidad account. Aside from Twitter, the chatbot is also able to monitor certain keywords linked to...
The Philippines has called on Western economies to act now in significantly reducing their carbon footprints, and make good on their commitments to extend the financing needed by climate-vulnerable countries to transition to a clean energy future. Speaking at the 2021 Asian Infrastructure...
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) wants to integrate climate indicators in the evaluation of government projects and provide localized data especially to highly vulnerable local government units (LGUs). In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, who is CCC chairman-designate, said...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has vowed to align its operations with the goals of the Paris Agreement as the Beijing-led lender raises its annual climate finance commitments. Currently, the China-led AIIB estimated its cumulative climate finance approvals to reach $50 billion by...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new energy policy that will support universal access to reliable and affordable energy services, while promoting the low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. In a statement, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa noted that energy is central to...
The pandemic and the climate crisis are increasing the pressure on corporations globally, including the Philippines, to take accountability for their impact on the environment and push for sustainability efforts. During the ASEAN Sustainability E-Summit on Friday, Tim Daniels, investor relations...
For the past four months, the City of Gentle People has been getting more media attention than usual because of the controversial 174-hectare reclamation project that was dubbed as a “monumental ecological disaster.” It gained media coverage on July 11, 2021 after a local news outlet reported...
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...
After moving online last year, the Olympics of the publishing world returns, bringing in thousands of publishers and authors to Frankfurt from Oct. 20 to 24. It’s going to be the Philippines’ sixth consecutive year of participation. BLIBLIOPHILES DREAM Frankfurt book fair 2017 (AFP) I’ve long...
Farmers in the coffee capital may be fighting an enemy they never knew. Amid the rising demand for artisan coffee and other coffee products in the Metro, most of the coffee beans available to us are those coming from as far as Davao. What really happened to the country’s coffee capital—Amadeo,...
Majority of Filipino children and young adults are worried that climate change is threatening the people and the planet, a recent study conducted worldwide showed. Citing the first global large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people co-led by United Kingdom-based...
