Despite having a comfortable lead in a recent survey, vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said her team will tweak its campaign strategy starting next month. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte takes a selfie with a supporter (Lakas-CMD Media) Duterte, a...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced Tuesday, March 22, that it has recently assisted 144 local government units (LGUs) to upgrade their disaster plans through the integration of accurate data, hazard maps, and risk assessments. (Courtesy of NDRRMC) The...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Galileans were Israelites who inhabited the fertile region of Galilee ruled by the Jewish tetrarch who was beholden to Rome. Many of them were prosperous farmers, shepherds, and traders. They were, however, considered impure by the religious leaders in Jerusalem because of...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., the congressman who pitched giving a Philippine president a maximum of two five-year terms, wants to know if the Palace aspirants in May 2022 favor his proposal. (Photo from Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr.'s Facebook) In a statement Friday,...
**media* Despite the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, record high fuel prices and the pandemic devastating the global aviation sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) remains steadfast in its commitment to reduce the industry's net carbon footprint to zero by 2050. "Flying net zero...
As we have seen with the Covid-19 pandemic, varying levels of coping capacity determine the overall wellbeing of societies, populations, and sectors that are better equipped to manage such systemic disruptions. More vulnerable systems face threats of near-total collapse or are left severely...
To make communities more resilient, pro-environmental group Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) urged the national government Thursday, March 10, to incorporate digitalization into their climate change initiatives. The expanded climate finance ambition is a key element of...
On Feb. 28, 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second of its three-part Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). The Working Group II (WG2) contribution to the AR6 focuses on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability as it provides an assessment of the vulnerability of...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has called on the media to help accelerate climate action in the country by spearheading the education and advocacy campaigns necessary to motivate Filipinos to be at the frontlines of the global fight against climate change. With media playing an...
Artist Mikiboy Pama creates portraits of devastation and reminds us that the artist and his or her artwork should be active parts of change Babylonian Conspiracy, Mixed media on canvas, 2021 ‘We can’t deny the reality. The main issue today is climate change. This is what’s happening.’ For...
If supporters of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would change their minds on who to vote for the May 2022 elections, it would be either for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno or Sen. Manny Pacquiao, a political analyst said. Presidential aspirants Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Bongbong Marcos, and Manila...
Last November 2021, at the 26 th United Nations Climate Change Conference, world leaders came together to discuss the future of the planet and the target to keep global temperature rise within 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Today, the Earth is 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was...