Environment
Proposed P1.66-B Bataan irrigation project set for public scoping
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has scheduled an environmental impact assessmebr for the proposed Pantingan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project in Pilar, Bataan this week.
FPH executive wins top environmental governance award
Agnes C. de Jesus, chief sustainability officer of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, received the Pearl of Legacy Award for Environmental Governance from Society of Sustainability Practitioners, Inc. during the group’s fifth anniversary celebration on April 29 in Iloilo City.
Rare endemic birds spotted during Quezon City bird race
The Manila Water Foundation, the Quezon City government, and the Wild Bird Photographers of the Philippines held the first leg of the Quezon City Bird Race 2026 at La Mesa Ecopark, bringing together local and international birdwatchers and photographers.
Philippines’ climate budgeting system gains regional traction
The Philippines’ Climate Change Expenditure Tagging (CCET) system is emerging as a regional benchmark as Southeast Asian governments move to treat climate risks as fiscal shocks and hardwire resilience into national budgets.
ASEAN urged to treat climate change as economic threat, not just environmental issue
Finance and environment officials in Southeast Asia are calling for a major shift in how governments respond to climate change, warning that its impacts are no longer just environmental—but economic.
