In the Agno River Basin, climate science is not just about storms and emissions reports. It is also happening silently underground, where soil keeps a running account of how land use decisions affect carbon storage.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered sanitary landfill operators across the country to prepare contingency plans for fires and other emergencies, following a nationwide audit of waste facilities.
Laguindingan International Airport, the country’s tenth busiest gateway operated by Aboitiz InfraCapital, recently staged a high-stakes emergency simulation that looked less like a routine compliance exercise and more like a full-scale stress test of how an airport actually holds together under pressure.
Government spending on environmental protection in the Philippines posted a modest increase in 2025, but the latest data suggests persistent gaps in how resources are allocated and tracked.