Last February 19, 2024, the Metro Manila Development Authority issued MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024, prohibiting the traversing of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, as well as tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and "kuligligs" on national, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro...
DENR Sec. Maria Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga delivers a speech during the launching of the Green Economy Programm for the Philippines in Makati City on March 11, 2024. (Courtesy of DENR) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and European Union (EU) launched on Monday, March 11, a...
An environmental advocacy group urged the national government to decisively address the challenges of climate change and its impact to the environment, saying failure to do so may result in more landslides in different parts of the country. Based on the assessment of the Makakalikasan Nature Party...
President Marcos is hopeful to partner with Australian to address the impact of climate change and discuss the possibilities in the clean energy sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the leaders' plenary session at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on...
An environmental group has warned of the adverse effects of climate change in the country, citing a recent study conducted by the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) that the global phenomenon is increasing the danger of landslides. Makakalikasan national chairman Roy J. Cabonegro said...
The Earth is warming at an alarming rate. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming has already reached 1.1 degrees Celsius since the 1850s. The impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world, in the form of more extreme weather events,...
President Marcos called for multilateral action to counter several pressing global issues at present, stressing that geopolitics should not prevent them from doing so. Speaking before the Australian Parliament on Thursday, Feb. 29, Marcos pitched the need for multilateral solutions to address...
President Marcos is optimistic that the Senate would immediately ratify an agreement that would host an office for the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), which will help the country in climate resilience and promote green growth strategy. Marcos expressed his confidence when he met on Monday...
(Photo from Pixabay) Eighty-seven percent of adult Filipinos said they had “personally experienced” the effects of climate change in the previous three years, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, which was conducted from Dec. 8–11, 2023, revealed. Based on the survey results released on...
"The Philippines is a living testament to the harsh realities of climate change." Philippine Ambassador to the UN Antonio Lagdameo told his fellow diplomats at the open debate of the UN Security Council on Climate Change and Food Insecurity. In his remark at the international body, Lagdameo said...
BUTUAN CITY – The devastating impact of extreme weather events in the Caraga region highlight how uncontrolled population growth is increasing climate vulnerability, a regional population official said on Wednesday, Feb. 7. RESPONDERS conduct rescue operations at the site of a landslide in...
President Marcos has tasked government agencies to ensure that the infrastructure being built is responsive to the needs of the present and anticipates the worst following the recent flooding in Mindanao. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he...
