2 eastern visayas towns power municipal buildings with solar [Daily Tribune]
by Elmer Recuerdo | October 16, 2024 | Published by Daily Tribune | READ THE STORY HERE Amid rising electricity costs and worsening power instability, the towns of Guiuan in Eastern Samar and Paranas in Samar have turned to solar energy to power their municipal buildings. Both towns received complete photovoltaic systems donated by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a nongovernmental organization. The systems will be installed on the rooftops of the municipal buildings to increase energy independence and reduce reliance on the unstable power grid. Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, ICSC Executive Director, stated [...]
Eastern Visayas local gov’ts, civil society lead in climate action, biodiversity conservation
Paranas, along with Guiuan and Salcedo in Eastern Samar, are the bioregions of the Multi-Actor Partnership on Enhanced Local Climate Action (MAP-ELCA) project of the Manila-based think tank Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), which was launched in Tacloban City today.
Tacloban steers local climate solutions 9 years after Haiyan
TACLOBAN CITY, 11 November 2022 – Taclobanons continue to power their communities with portable solar energy systems, strengthening their climate and disaster resilience nine years after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the city. Barangay officials and electricians, government trainers, and humanitarian workers assembled seven portable solar-powered devices or TekPaks as part of the three-day Solar Scholars training carried out by Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) RE-Charge Pilipinas and the Philippine Red Cross Leyte chapter at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Region 8 training center from November 8 to 10. Photo (c) Ira Guerrero/ICSC [...]
Standing together
by Glinly Alvero Editor’s Note: Glinly Alvero, a native of Abuyog, Leyte, is the Community Outreach and Technical Officer of ICSC’s RE-Charge Pilipinas project based in Tacloban City. He is also a volunteer member of the RE-Serve Humanitarian Corps, and led ICSC’s contingent in last year’s Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) rapid assessment team convened by ACT Alliance. A skilled outdoorsman, Glinly was a member of the One Tacloban relief operation and continues to volunteer for various NGOs in the region. Glinly emailed us, his ICSC colleagues, to share part of his experience six years ago, when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made [...]
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, [...]