Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte was conferred the Good Stories Award by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the city’s environmental governance initiatives. The award was presented during the DENR Good Stories Awarding ceremony, which recognized Quezon City’s...
Despite widespread public concern about climate change, financing and institutional constraints continue to hamper the Philippines’ efforts to strengthen climate resilience and adaptation measures, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In...
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) called for stronger regional cooperation and faster implementation of sustainability initiatives amid ongoing energy and economic pressures across Southeast Asia. The call was made during the ASEAN-EU...
Amid worsening floods, droughts, stronger typhoons, and rising sea levels, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna on Monday, April 27, said that climate action must translate into real, on-the-ground benefits for communities. The statement was made as the...
The Department of Finance (DOF)-led People’s Survival Fund (PSF) has expanded its commitment to local climate action, approving a combined ₱127.3 million in grants for four major adaptation projects across the Philippines. These initiatives, approved during the recent PSF board meeting,...
Makati City has once again been recognized by global environment organization CDP as an "A-List City" for 2025 for the third consecutive year, a testament to the city 's continuous adherence to environmental transparency and climate action. “This recognition reflects our continuing...
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...
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....
Compost is separated at a recycling facility in Malabon, Philippines on Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools around the country. Today, 112 schools participate, yet she...