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Paranas communities help shape municipality’s 15-year RE roadmap
The Municipality of Paranas in Samar is moving forward in developing its 15-year renewable energy (RE) roadmap, bringing together communities, government offices, civil society groups, the academe, and energy stakeholders to help shape the municipality’s energy future. On August 24, stakeholders gathered at Kirigtaan Hall in Paranas for the [...]
Bohol moves to diversify power supply amid rising demand
PANGLAO ISLAND, BOHOL, 22 August 2026 — With the Visayas grid facing recurring yellow and red alerts amid tight power reserves and several generating units on forced outage, the Province of Bohol is taking steps to strengthen its energy security, reliability, and affordability by making greater use of its [...]
ICSC on Habagat impacts: Invest in long-term climate solutions
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities REACTIVE QUEZON CITY, 20 August 2026 –– With the southwest monsoon (Habagat) bringing heavy rainfall to several parts of Luzon, Philippine-based climate and energy policy NGO Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) emphasizes that beyond hard infrastructure, effective flood resilience requires [...]
[ENG] An mga Bantay han Dagat (Ang mga bantay ng dagat)
An mga Bantay han Dagat (The Wardens of the Sea) By Sophia Kaye Fernandez The faces, smiles, and laughter of the fisherfolk in Eastern Samar are already familiar. When they see me, they often smile and greet me with a “ma’am” at the end [...]
An mga Bantay han Dagat (Ang mga bantay ng dagat)
An mga Bantay han Dagat (Ang mga bantay ng dagat) By Sophia Kaye Fernandez Hindi na bago sa akin ang mukha, ngiti, at mga bungisngis ng mga mangingisda sa mga lugar na pinagtatrabahuhan namin sa Eastern Samar. Kapag nakikita nila ako, ngingiti sila at [...]
