The Philippines incurred billions of pesos in losses due to climate-related hazards in over a decade despite contributing only a meager to global greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Finance (DOF) revealed Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that extreme weather driven by climate change cost the...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called on world leaders attending the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to help secure the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos affected by the global climate crisis. "It’s COP season again....
Photo from PFL Last year’s Philippines Football League champion United City has elected not to take part in the Copa Paulino Alcantara which starts Saturday, Nov. 7 at the National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. The club said in a short statement posted on its social media accounts that it...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque hit back Saturday, Oct. 30 against the militant picketers who denounced his presence in New York in the United States (US). (Screenshot from BAYAN USA Facebook page) "We deplore the effort of militant groups to deliberately cause harm to innocent people in...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is prodding the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to do away with the lengthy facility-based quarantine requirement for arriving Filipinos from North America who are fully vaccinated. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P603 million general hospital project of Cagayan United Doctors Medical Center (CUDMC) to augment the high demand for hospital capacity in Region. The general hospital level 2 CUDMC, located in Tuguegarao City, is a five-story hospital that will cater...
An international environment organization is pressing the Philippine delegation to the United Nations (UN) climate talks to push for an urgent fossil fuel phaseout and hold companies that are big environment polluters accountable amid reports that the world is still lagging behind its goal to...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will represent the Philippines at the global climate action talks and negotiations, also known as 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Glasgow, Scotland next week. Delegates from almost 200...
President Duterte expressed concern Wednesday, Oct. 27 over what he described as the "brewing rivalry" among the world's big powers, saying it threatens peace and stability among nations. (Photos from Unsplash) "Peace and stability are preconditions for growth and prosperity. For decades following...
President Duterte has appealed for "climate justice" for the Philippines during the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS), which was attended by United States (US) President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Competition for domination is a futile...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Oct. 27, expressed full support to the United Nations’ (UN) Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Guided by international and national frameworks and policies on equality, DepEd said that it recognizes the important...
President Duterte reiterated during the virtual plenary session of the 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit the Philippines' willingness to accept refugees coming from conflict-torn Myanmar. (Saw Wunna/ Unsplash) "We call on all parties to ensure the continued provisions of...
