Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday, July 30 called for stronger disaster preparedness and climate resilience measures, stressing that protecting Filipino families, farmers, and fisherfolk should remain at the center of the country 's disaster risk reduction efforts. As the country observes...
For FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List Rep. Brian Poe, proactive climate action and stronger collaboration among government, civil society, and the youth are key to Philippine climate resilience. This was the main take away from his message Wednesday, July 23 as he addressed participants at the...
The Philippines, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, can strengthen its climate resilience by investing more in female farmers, according to Tokyo-based think tank Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). In a policy brief titled “Agricultural Innovation and Women’s...
The Quezon City government has opened the 2026 Green Awards, which seeks innovative solutions to environmental and disaster resilience challenges and offers winning organizations grants of up to P300,000. Government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private-sector groups may submit...
The Philippine government and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Monday, July 13, launched a Peer Exchange Mission in Manila aimed at strengthening public finance resilience and advancing sustainable, resilient communities through evidence-based policymaking and...
The Quezon City government strengthened its flood mitigation program on Tuesday, July 7, with the opening of a new multi-purpose basketball court that doubles as a stormwater detention basin in Gloria 2 Subdivision, Barangay Tandang Sora. Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inauguration of the facility...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged Filipinos to sustain disaster preparedness beyond annual campaigns as it opened the observance of National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) on Wednesday, July 1, in Pasay City. OCD Administrator Undersecretary Harold Cabreros said resilience requires...
Quezon City earned international recognition after its IRISE UP (Intelligent, Resilient, and Integrated Systems for the Urban Population) platform won the Frontline Protection Award at the Planet Aqua City Awards in Italy during Venice Climate Week. Developed by the Quezon City Disaster Risk...
Senator Loren Legarda is urging the Philippine government to adopt anticipatory legislation to better protect communities before disasters strike. Legarda said this on Thursday, April 30, as she called for a decisive shift from the cycle of “trauma and repair” toward proactive climate...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, April 22, warned that corruption in climate infrastructure projects in the Philippines poses a “direct threat to national security,” as the country faces increasingly destructive storms. In her Earth Day 2026 message, Duterte cited the devastation...
The Philippines and Slovenia are strengthening efforts to build a long-term partnership in energy security, leveraging science, technology, and innovation to develop resilient and cost-effective energy systems. The initiative was highlighted during the “Science2Business: Energy Resilience for...
To bolster the country’s climate resilience, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has proposed a major regulatory shift, slashing the credit risk weight for sustainable housing loans. Under the new draft circular, the risk weight for these eco-friendly financing arrangements will drop to 20...
