Eastern Visayas LGUs, ICSC ink partnerships to accelerate local energy transition
TACLOBAN CITY, 20 February 2026 – Local chief executives from across Eastern Visayas formalized their commitment to advance the energy transition in their localities, by developing Local Energy Plans and enacting Renewable Energy (RE) Ordinances that will enable access to cleaner, more affordable, and reliable power for communities in the region. Eastern Visayas has constantly experienced a lack of access to reliable and sustainable energy, which historically affected the operations of health facilities, communications networks, and educational services in the region. In addition, despite its capacity to house renewable energy plants such as solar and geothermal, Eastern Visayas has [...]
Salcedo Mayor Melchor Mergal commits to integrate renewable energy in disaster risk reduction
“In a municipality that is prone to disasters, we have to keep abreast with the new technologies that are adaptable, practical and are cost effective. Indeed, energy is not included in our clusters of responses during disasters and emergencies; today’s event gave us the required knowledge how important it is for the energy cluster to be included before, during and after disasters.” Thus spoke Salcedo Mayor Melchor Mergal in the TekPak Orientation and Turnover event under Oxfam’s and Plan International’s B-READY Project held last April 19, 2021 at Salcedo, Eastern Samar a day after Typhoon Bising (Surigae) brought rains [...]
Hibabro-an han kalakat (Journey of knowledge)
by Kenneth Lopez The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) together with the Salcedo, Eastern Samar-based women’s group KAKASA Federation organized a learning visit last April 23-24, 2019 among various women’s groups in their province. Top photo: ICSC’s Kenneth Lopez (left) and Orland Quesada (right) with Metro Ormoc Community Multi- Purpose Cooperative (OCCCI) officials during the learning visit with the ASAPKAPA women’s group in Barangay Gahoy, Guiuan, Eastern Samar last 23 April 2019 © ICSC/Alma Latina, 2019 Bottom photo: KAKASA president Felisa R. Castro talks during the learning visit last 23 April 2019 in Barangay Cantomoja, Salcedo, [...]