More local government units in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Region are expected to benefit from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) newly developed health index and vulnerability reduction system under its disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation...
The importance of the private sector's role in mitigating the adverse impact of climate change was once again highlighted during a recent virtual townhall discussion organized by Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi). Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (left) and Victor Andres "Dindo" Manhit...
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), the world’s biggest alliance for city climate leadership with more than 10,500 member cities and local governments, has appointed Makati City Mayor Abby Binay as one of its board members on Sunday, June 27. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Saturday, June 26, that it will unveil its three major health research projects under the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA) program of its Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD). (DOST)...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) on Monday, June 21, called for the passage of the Climate Change Education Act, which seeks to integrate climate change education in the science curriculum of Grade 2 to Grade 11 or senior high school, in both public and private schools. (Unsplash) NYC said the...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
VIEW FROM THE RIDGE Justice Arturo D. Brion, Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy From his very first public appearance during the Court’s 120 th founding anniversary last June 11, 2021, Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo signaled in unmistakable terms his resolve to kickstart the process of...
The Duterte administration is partnering next week with young Filipinos in the latest edition of Sulong Pilipinas, this time to craft strategies on how different sectors of society can work together to counter the disastrous effects of climate change. Titled “Sulong Pilipinas 2021: Climate Change...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “Poverty is a question of the heart. Only with a changed heart can you free people from poverty. Only God can change the human heart.” These are the three basic principles that guide the work of the Center for Community Transformation (CCT) founded and headed by Ruth...
President Duterte has commended outgoing Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo for his valiant and dedicated service. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a taped message during the Philippine Navy's change of command ceremony Tuesday, the President recognized...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday, June 7, took delight in the call made by lawmakers to push for the passage of the Science for Change Program (S4CP) bill to ensure “greater" research and development (R&D) funding for the Philippines. (Photo from DOST) The DOST...
Due to the increasing climate risks, Filipinos rely on voluntary adaptative strategies such as permanent and circular migration as well as involuntary adaptive strategies such as distress migration and systematic relocation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Philippines said in a...
