Governor Newsom takes action to respond to drought conditions
Governor Gavin Newsom speaks on a podium placedon the dried up portion of Lake Mendocino. With...
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Tag: Climate change
DENR promotes plant-based diet to fight climate change
MANILA, July 13 (Mabuhay) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday urged Filipinos to help fight climate change by switching to plant-based diet, which has been shown to reduce the...
Read MoreAquino hopes COP 21 yields binding climate agreement
ROME, Italy (Mabuhay) – President Aquino said he hopes that the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) that he attended in Paris will yield enforceable commitments from countries to address climate change. The President, who...
Read MorePresident Aquino now in Italy, gets one step closer to meeting Pope Francis again
ROME, Italy, Dec 2 (Mabuhay) — President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived here Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning in Manila) to begin the Italian leg of his three-state European trip following a two-day working visit in...
Read MorePresident Aquino calls for global unity to address climate change
PARIS, France, Dec 1 (Mabuhay) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday called for global solidarity in addressing climate change saying every country must commit to reduce green house gas emissions and build resilient...
Read MorePNoy to lead forum of 20 climate vulnerable countries in Paris meet
MANILA, Nov. 28 (Mabuhay) — President Benigno Aquino III will lead the meeting 20 “climate vulnerable” countries during the historic 21st Conference of Parties (COP) in Paris next week. In an interview,...
Read MoreGov’t-mandated ‘coastal greenbelts’ eyed to protect typhoon-prone areas
MANILA (Mabuhay) – A lawmaker from Bicol – one of the provinces hardest and most often hit by typhoons – is recommending the creation of mangrove buffer zones along vulnerable coastlines. With several typhoons affecting the...
Read MoreChiz seeks immediate release OF P1-B people’s survival fund
As local government units (LGUs) continued to grapple with the unmitigated impacts of extreme weather events, Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero asked the government to immediately release the P1-billion People’s Survival Fund (PSF)....
Read MoreGov’t to open P1-B climate fund for project proposals
MANILA, Oct 21 (Mabuhay) — Local government units and community organizations may start submitting proposals for climate change adaptation projects under the P1 billion People’s Survival Fund (PSF). The government is now...
Read MoreHouse passes bill fast-tracking reverting of idle fishponds to forestlands
MANILA (Mabuhay) — The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a bill that would shorten the process of reverting abandoned fishponds into forestlands. House Bill 5845 of Bulacan Fourth District...
Read MoreTagle: No progress if people are still poor
MANILA (Mabuhay) – Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said voters should elect leaders who care for the environment and have clear platforms of action on the issue. Tagle spoke at a forum on the papal encyclical on...
Read MoreAquino calls for improved PHL-Chinese relations based on mutual respect
MANILA (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III told Chinese-Filipino businessmen on Monday that the relationship between the Philippines and China could improve, so long as it is anchored on mutual respect and a firm...
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