Senator Loren Legarda on Sunday, October 27 called on local chief executives to make a strategic shift in disaster risk reduction and management to bolster the country’s resilience to disasters and natural calamities. Legarda said that following the widespread devastation wrought by severe...
The Philippines is set to secure a $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support its climate action initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced.During a meeting with Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, ADB President Asakawa stated that they are finalizing the approval...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Canada have announced a partnership to establish a new $255 million trust fund.The fund, known as the Canadian Climate and Nature Fund for Private Sector in Asia (CANPA), aims to support private-sector projects in Asia and the Pacific that focus...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Monday, April 29 called for greater participation of women in the government’s crafting of policies in climate change adaptation. Legarda made the call as the nation grapples with the extreme heat wave caused by the prevailing El Niño...
