On April 1 and 2, 2025, more than 400 people came together for the Masungi Nature Defense Camp—and what a powerful gathering it was. People from all walks of life set up tents, shared stories, sang songs, and stood side by side in defense of one of the most significant limestone ecosystems...
A nation's progress hinges on the wellbeing of its people, yet the Philippine healthcare system continues to face critical challenges. Access to essential medical services remains difficult, especially for low-income families who shoulder healthcare costs out of pocket. Compounding this situation...
The youth shall inherit the planet, and it’s no news that time is running out to save ourselves and our only home. More urgently than ever, climate solutions are needed to preserve the resources we have left. Young Filipinos continue to prove that their voices can be heard all over the world....
Community women in 35 key forest countries lack protection but work day and night to protect the world’s treasures. Laws respecting their land and forest rights are still "alarmingly weak" decades after governments worldwide vowed to advance gender equality, a report out March 2025 found....
If each of us planted a tree, would it save us from climate catastrophe? Planting a gazillion trees does help fight the warming crisis mainly by offsetting carbon emissions. But one mistake—wrong location, plant, or lack of long-term planning—and snap, it destroys more than it sustains,...
For the 17th consecutive year, SM Supermalls reaffirmed its continued commitment to environmental sustainability by joining the 2025 Earth Hour movement, a global initiative led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). On March 22, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., SM malls across the country...
Women hold placards to lead and rally against the lack of global climate action. (Photo from Pexels) The term “global warming” connotes that we are all affected by the climate crisis, hence its “global” aspect. Though that may be true, the impacts of a warming planet are not equally...
The call for an improved water management in the Philippines is getting its much-needed amplification as Water Philippines rolls out its 7th edition from March 19 to 21, 2025 at the Ground Level of the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City. Water Philippines, a biennial trade event...
As VegFest Pilipinas celebrates its 10th anniversary, the festival continues to champion plant-based living as a means of fostering climate action and food justice. Scheduled to take place on March 29 to 30, 2025, at Paseo De Roxas, Makati, the event invites Filipinos to explore how plant-based...
The Philippines ranked 74th out of 138 countries in IQAir’s 2024 World Air Quality Report following a decline in air quality from 2023. PH reached a 14.8 μg/m³ average of PM2.5 in 2024, up from 13.5 µg/m³ in 2023. This suggests a 10 percent decrease in air quality spanning one year. One of...
It is not “out of sight, out of mind”; landfills are not just eyesores in remote areas, but they also pose a significant health risk to the communities around them and emit a substantial amount of greenhouse gases from decaying food waste. The RDC (recyclable, disposable, and compostable)...
SM continues to uphold its commitment to responsible and inclusive growth by providing immediate assistance to underserved communities in times of need using corporate resources, including products and company volunteers. As the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the SM Group, SM...
