ILOILO CITY – The Regional Agriculture and Fishery Council (RAFC)-6 urged the agriculture and fishery sectors in Western Visayas to become climate resilient with the problems caused by climate change. DA-6 Director Jose Albert Barrogo (right) turns over the banner of responsibility to Regional...
(Unsplash) Professor Clarita Carlos is serious about her campaign on mitigating the effects of climate change. In a Facebook post over the weekend, Carlos, who is House Speaker Martin Romualdez's chief policy adviser on security and defense concerns, seemingly challenges the government to make a...
The United States and South Korea have joined hands in helping the Philippines fight the threats of climate change. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) recently signed a P111 million (USD 2 million) grant partnership agreement...
The Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), will be seeking "transition financing” from the United States that could be funneled into improving climate resiliency as well as in greening the energy infrastructure of the country. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M....
The Manila City government announced on Sunday, April 30, the conclusion of its Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS) aimed at determining the waste management and disposal performance of the local government unit (LGU). "The objective of this activity is to determine the classification,...
Clarita Carlos (MANILA BULLETIN) Professor Clarita Carlos' recent Facebook post reads like a message for Filipinos to set their petty differences aside as she reminded everyone what the real "enemy" is. According to the former national security adviser, the enemy is climate change and its the bane...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially launched the five-year Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecasting and Early Warning System for the Philippines Project or the GCF-IBFPh Project on Wednesday, April 26. The GCF-IBFPh, which is the...
PARIS, France -- Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week. The eight French, Italian and Norwegian researchers camped in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in March and April,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. asked Filipinos to take part in worldwide efforts to address the effects of climate change as he assured the public of his administration's commitment to craft policies that will combat it. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo /...
To say it's been hot everywhere the past few days is an understatement. The fact is, sweltering temperatures have been experienced in various parts of the country for a while, with the highest observed heat index of 47°C recorded in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, on March 25. On Thursday, April 20,...
For many years now, the scientific community has painted a grim scenario of what the future holds if the world fails to act with the urgency and scale needed to address the climate crisis. To ensure a livable future, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that global emissions...
SAN PEDRO, United States -- Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking barge covered with pipes and tanks contains a concept that scientists hope to make waves: a new way to use the ocean as a vast carbon dioxide sponge to tackle global warming. Scientists from University of California...
