JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to call on developing countries to strengthen their commitment to climate action, saying climate change continues to threaten a country’s progress. Photo...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday, Sept. 4, announced that she was named a member of the advisory committee of the prestigious COP28 or 2023 UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her advocacy in promoting climate change awareness and sustainability...
Youth leaders and faculty members of Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) in Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte pledged their commitment to pave the way for a low-carbon, plastic-free, and climate-resilient university community. The commitment was made during the two-day session of...
The Philippines and Germany agreed to continue strengthening their climate cooperation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and German Ambassador Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. discussed the agenda with...
What should I do now? I am writing this piece while Typhoon Falcon is ravaging the Philippines just days after Typhoon Egay wreaked havoc in the country. Based on the most recent estimates, these back-to-back typhoons brought about P1.94 billion in damages to agriculture and around P7 billion to...
Climate change is here, it is terrifying, and it is just the beginning. The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived. This was a recent statement of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres quoted by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda as speaker...
To secure a safe and progressive nation for the next generation, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Tuesday, August 8, reiterated her call to address the prevalent impacts of climate change on the country's overall welfare, citing this issue as urgent and a global governance challenge....
Climate change has forever altered the Philippines’ tropical and maritime climate, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 7, as he assured that his administration is already working on critical flood control projects to stop massive destructions after calamities....
The 27-member European Union (EU) will support the Philippines' fight against climate change by contributing about half-a-billion-euros in initiatives that will provide its beneficiaries, including the Philippine government the expertise and access to its technologies. The regional bloc's move was...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that Filipinos should start getting used to the effects of climate change as he noted the new weather's effects in the country. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this as he visited the areas in Northern Luzon...
To boost public awareness of climate change adaptation and mitigation in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Wednesday, July 26. Representatives of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Climate Change Commission...
TOWNS Foundation, The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service, partners with NAST, The National Academy for Science and Technology, the government’s highest S&T advisory body, for a seminar-workshop called “Klima,” for local government officials in the Visayas, the epicenter of the...
