A three-year collaboration program with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance the country’s capabilities in geohazards monitoring and information dissemination is currently being implemented. The nationwide adoption of anticipatory action (AA) for disaster preparedness to...
“Prioritize watershed protection in the Upper Wawa Dam as well as the reforestation and biodiversity preservation in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape.” This was President Marcos’ clearcut order to stakeholders during the recent ceremonial impounding process of the Upper Wawa...
National Disability Rights Week, observed annually from July 17 to 23, serves as a crucial platform to raise awareness and uphold the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Crucial in this observance is how we integrate this sector into the mainstream of society so they can contribute...
Significant progress was achieved last week in the campaign for climate justice when the Philippines was elected as the host country of the Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage brought about by climate change. The Philippines won the bid over seven other contenders, capping a...
We are living amid a problem of unsustainable consumption, and its waste surrounds us, among them rolls of plastic, packaging material, and fashion clothing. This problem became more apparent during the pandemic when online shopping became the only way to acquire goods. After that, the door...
Take time to answer the census questions and give truthful information. The information will not only update the country’s total population, it will also guide the making of government policies to enhance services needed by specific groups. President Marcos has urged the people to...
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has noted that every day the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic waste are dumped into the oceans, rivers, and lakes around the world. So, you can just imagine the impact of plastic pollution on the global water systems. This is why the...
The efficient implementation of infrastructure projects is crucial for economic growth. However, delays and cost overruns often hinder progress. In fact, the Philippine government was required to pay ₱230.17 million in 2017 and ₱278 million in 2018 in penalties and commitment fees due to...
Last week, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that inflation had eased to 3.7 percent in June 2024, lower than the 3.9 percent rate posted in May. According to National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa, this was due to the slower increase in the housing, water, electricity, gas...
The appointment of Senator Juan Edgardo ‘Sonny’ Angara as the next Secretary of Education has received broad-based approval by dint of his excellent credentials. He was one of the leaders of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) that has proposed wide-ranging reforms in the...
The impact of climate change has become more evident. Heat waves a few months ago affected routine, canceling classes in school, prohibiting outdoor activities, and adjusting the way people went along with their daily schedules. When the rains came, the waters flooded streets and destroyed...
Nutrition is defined as “the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.” Lacking proper nutrition causes malnutrition which in all its forms “includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, and obesity,”...
