Environment
DENR pushes long-term solutions: EPR, PENCAS to fix recurring waterway pollution beyond cleanups
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is carrying out ongoing waterway cleanups as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., responding to massive garbage buildup in Metro Manila’s rivers and drainage systems during recent southwest monsoon rains.
Gov’t shifts to private-led forest carbon push Philippines as DENR builds investible market framework
The Philippines is moving beyond reliance on public funds and grants for forest restoration, laying down clear frameworks to draw sustained private sector investment into nature-based solutions and build a robust, investable forest carbon market.
Government puts P1B into AI flood forecasting
The government is investing P1 billion to upgrade the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards, better known as Project NOAH, its artificial intelligence-powered flood forecasting and hazard monitoring initiative, aiming to give authorities more time to respond to disasters and reduce damage to lives, livelihoods, and public infrastructure.
Philippines pushes ASEAN climate finance, resilience agenda
The Philippines is pushing for stronger ASEAN cooperation on climate finance, technology, and resilience, as it seeks to make climate change a bigger part of the region’s economic and security agenda during its chairmanship this year.
SMC river cleanups ease flooding amid extreme rains
Rivers restored and maintained by San Miguel Corporation’s Better Rivers PH program carried record stormwater volumes over two weeks of heavy rain, sharply reducing flood risks and demonstrating the environmental and life-safety value of cleared waterways.
