Women Who Empower More Than Homes
Women Who Empower More Than Homes By Sanafe Marcelo In the small island community of Sulu-an in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, there is only eight hours of electricity that the island can use each day. The lights go out once the clock strikes midnight, and the community must wait until four in the afternoon to use them again. The lack of access to electricity affects many aspects of their daily lives, from household routines, livelihood, to education and healthcare. Yet during our visit, what stood out to me was not the limitation, but the women [...]
ICSC reacts to 4th SONA: More urgent climate action needed, equip Filipinos to adapt
QUEZON CITY, July 29, 2025 – Responding to the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) calls for greater urgency in integrating climate action and more tangible climate-resilient solutions to the Philippines’ long-term strategies, ensuring optimal results and leading Filipinos towards better, sustainable development. In detail, ICSC Executive Director Angelo Kairos dela Cruz said: “The call for accountability has been evident in this year’s SONA, as the President emphasized the importance for progress across all the government’s programs and the need for their impacts [...]
Climate resilience through renewable energy [Inquirer]
By: Angelo Kairos dela Cruz | June 20, 2025 | Published by Inquirer | READ THE STORY HERE As the climate crisis intensifies and with the Philippines among the countries highly vulnerable to its impact, local government units (LGU) are at the frontline of building climate-resilient communities. Yet integrating climate resilience remains a peripheral concern in many local development plans. The challenge for newly elected officials is to bring transformative change through low hanging fruits such as renewable energy (RE). Indigenous renewable energy sources can provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy that Filipinos have long deserved. Its [...]
ICSC and DLSU-JRIG Partner to Boost Climate Finance Utilization in the Philippines
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), represented by Executive Director Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, and the De La Salle University Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (DLSU-JRIG), represented by DLSU Vice President for Research and Innovation Dr. Raymond R. Tan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the De La Salle University Manila on Tuesday, May 27, affirming their commitment to ensure the effective utilization of climate finance. “This is more than forging a partnership, it’s a testament to our shared commitment of advancing inclusive climate resilience and sustainable development at all levels of governance,” says DLSU-JRIG [...]
V20 Ministerial Dialogue: XI Securing Shared Prosperity and Sustainable Development in a Climate Insecure World [V20]
by Nabiha Shahab & Denise Fontanilla | October 15, 2023 | Published by V20 | READ THE STORY HERE Marrakech, 15 October 2023 – The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Finance Ministers, comprising 68 countries from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Pacific, today reiterated their call for urgent reforms in the international financial system. Member ministers also called for recognition of the V20 Finance Ministers as an official group in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The V20 countries’ comparatively small IMF quotas have resulted in inadequate allocations of SDRs, necessitating a reliance on the [...]