Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte raised concern over the limited direct access of local governments to climate financing, stressing that cities remain underfunded despite being at the frontline of climate change impacts. Speaking at the Philanthropy Asia Summit 2026 in Singapore, h eld from May 18...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating but also confirmed that there 's no chance to...
The Philippines is made up of over 7,100 islands, many of which are surrounded by fringing coral reefs. With a total reef area of around 25,000 square kilometers, the country is ranked as having the third largest reef system in the world, and its waters are known for having the highest coral...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives in the waterways, a new study shows. Researchers in China used satellites and artificial intelligence to track and analyze oxygen levels in more than 21,000 rivers across the globe since...
Filipinos are the most alarmed in Asia about climate change, with more than four-fifths of respondents viewing it as a “very serious problem,” the highest share among the economies surveyed, according to the Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB). In an economics working...
Senator Loren Legarda is urging the Philippine government to adopt anticipatory legislation to better protect communities before disasters strike. Legarda said this on Thursday, April 30, as she called for a decisive shift from the cycle of “trauma and repair” toward proactive climate...
The Philippines faces mounting economic and financial risks from climate change, with projected losses reaching as much as 13 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2040 unless the country urgently scales up climate financing and aligns adaptation and mitigation efforts, according to state-run...
The Quezon City government led the country’s first Urban Heat and Drought Summit to advance coordinated, science-based action against extreme temperatures in urban areas. The initiative was driven by heat indices reaching up to 46°C in the city in 2024 and 2025, underscoring growing risks to...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Iloilo City government have partnered for a new project to combat the impact of climate change with science-based solutions. DENR Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas signed a memorandum of...
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday. The rapid study by World Weather Attribution focused on heavy rainfall...
Belém, Brazil – Despite the looming overshoot of the 1.5°C global warming threshold, COP30’s negotiations have sputtered to a bitter disappointment, leaving nations disillusioned. The shattered Transition Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) roadmap now stands as an emblem of global paralysis and...
Vice President Sara Duterte has called for stronger national and local action on climate resilience, saying the Philippines continues to suffer the harshest consequences of global warming despite contributing the least to global emissions. In her message for the Global Warming and Climate Change...
