by Jessa Ibañez and Kenneth Daniel Quesada, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities Pusblished in ABS-CBN News, Feb 11, 2020 Grid security was identified as an urgent national concern in last week’s Senate energy hearing, given not only that the State Grid Corporation of China's 40 percent ownership of the national grid operating concession but [...]
Published by ABS-CBN News on July 18, 2019 The Philippines must incorporate climate change in its long-term development plans, an economist from the University of the Philippines said on Thursday. Dr. Toby Monsod of the UP School of Economics said climate change poses serious threats to a country's economic growth. "Rethink the Medium [...]
Gigie Cruz, text and photos, with a report by Red Constantino Originally published in ABS-CBN News.com A mural of heroes featuring Corporal Anjantte Obligado, Lottie Salarda, Joaquin Corrigidor, at the Re-Charge Tacloban project site, a solar energy and sustainable services training facility in the City of Tacloban, Leyte. Photo courtesy of iCSC The [...]
by Red Constantino It's not merely the content of recent climate and energy-related news that should give the country's economic managers pause. It's that news agencies – business wires, in particular – are now paying close attention to global threats and trends that the Philippine government continues to ignore. Perhaps it was easy before, even [...]