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With the country again experiencing El Niño, a lawmaker has urged communities across the country to continue planting trees to help mitigate the harsh effects of the weather phenomenon. “Hinihikayat natin ang ating mga kababayan na patuloy na magtanim ng mga puno sa kanilang komunidad para maibsan ang epekto ng El Niño,” Rizal 4th District […]
Senator Loren Legarda expressed optimism that humanity can win the fight against climate change if global policies and actions are put in place and implemented to significantly cut down greenhouse gas emissions, similar to the effort against ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Legarda cited a 2022 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that the ozone layer […]
Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1667, series of 2008, the Department of Agriculture (DA) joins the world in a weeklong celebration of the 15th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week starting November 21 to November 25. This year’s theme: “Sama-Samang Tumutugon sa Hamon ng Nagbabagong Klima” aims to create awareness on global warming […]
The Quezon City Government has expressed its support to groups and organizations pushing for climate justice. On November 16, 2022, civil society organizations will gather in Quezon Memorial Circle for a March for Climate Justice to urge decision makers who are attending this year’s COP27 (2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference) in Egypt and G20 […]
The Philippines will continue to assert its entitlement to support and assistance as a country vulnerable to climate change impacts during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit in Egypt. This was according to Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, who is the head of the Philippine delegation to the 27th session […]
The Task Force Build Back Better (TFBBB), led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is shifting its efforts from the current disaster response and recovery to disaster prevention and building climate resiliency in the country’s most vulnerable provinces. During the 35th TFBBB meeting recently, the DENR presented a new policy direction that […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has underscored the urgency of instituting a national policy that would ensure the efficient and sustainable use of the country’s land and physical resources as a means to provide long-term safeguards to communities vulnerable to climate change. Duterte said the recent destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Paeng in […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is in Buenos Aires, Argentina to attend the C40 World Mayors Summit 2022 and present the city’s ideas and programs to combat climate change. In a Facebook post, Belmonte said she was invited to attend the event as the city is also one of the finalists for the C40 Cities […]
Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga hailed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for setting the tone for his administration in terms of protecting the environment and fighting climate change, during his first 100 days in office. “A very great advantage is the importance the President has given to the environment and to climate change as a […]
The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), exchange alumni sets out to strengthen climate change education through the conduct of Climate Changemakers. Climate Changemakers is the first climate change training course recognized by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) as part of the Professional Development […]