Albay-based Mavic Conde reports on the link between the environment and agricultural livelihoods. Her desire for solution-focused data reporting is as strong as her dream to become a digital nomad, even though she still gets confused with left and right.
Albay-based Mavic Conde reports on the link between the environment and agricultural livelihoods. Her desire for solution-focused data reporting is as strong as her dream to become a digital nomad, even though she still gets confused with left and right.
Since generation makes up roughly 60 percent of electricity bills, consumers are directly bearing the increase.
“Unspent resources should support relocation outside danger zones. But livelihoods can’t simply be uprooted, so authorities must guarantee access between new sites and work. Without that, people will return."
A yellow alert over the Visayas grid yesterday once again shows how weak and unstable the Philippine power system is. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issues the alert when power reserves fall below the required contingency level.
"The Philippines has about 120,000 RE workers and will need an additional 350,000 by 2030 to meet its clean energy targets."
Philippine studies like Bagtasa’s give survivors firm local evidence as they confront a global polluter.
While these communities grapple with the fallout of extraction, Southeast Asia is racing to an electric?vehicle future.
Authorities prevented fisherfolk from holding a symbolic action outside the court, underscoring what CEED’s Gerry Arances later described as the difficulty marginalized sectors face in making their voices heard.
“This is a ghost regulation where the agency exists in name but abandons its duty to ensure least-cost electricity."
"With public outrage over questionable DPWH flood control projects in San Juan, this incident underscores the urgent need for deeper investigation and lifestyle checks on officials handling infrastructure and land approvals.”
As the crisis deepens, the number of people facing famine is projected to rise to 641,000, or nearly a third of Gaza’s population.
A 2025 study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment found that ship traffic can cause methane emissions to spike up to 20 times higher than in undisturbed areas, even during short passages.
“Instead of responding with climate justice and urgency, ADB is rushing through a policy review that risks locking Asia into the very systems driving these disasters.”
Marcos Jr.'s clean energy agenda faces growing scrutiny, as soaring LNG costs, environmental damage, and community concerns expose stark contradictions in the Philippines’ energy transition.
Fishing families consistently rank among the poorest in the Philippines. Where meat is not accessible, gleaned shellfish and variable catches under “Others” offer a vital bridge: diverse, accessible, and nutritionally relevant, as shown in data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Though Habagat’s seasonal pattern is predictable, its impact on municipal fishers remains overlooked.
While a 31% increase in Metro Manila’s minimum wage may seem bold by today’s standards, it’s far from unprecedented. The study cites the last legislated wage hike in 1989, which was even higher at 40 percent, and notes that the economy absorbed it without causing a crisis. This emphasizes the study’s broader point: a fair wage hike helps restore workers’ rightful share in national growth.
Climate activists said that Japan and ADB’s continued financing of fossil fuel infrastructure, particularly fossil gas, under the banner of “transition” or “bridge” fuels falls short of what the climate crisis demands.
“The transition to green energy must not undermine consumers' welfare and interests."
"Meralco power rates have risen by a net of four pesos per kilowatt-hour since 2020, outpacing inflation, but their franchise was renewed while unjust billing issues remain unresolved."
“Nobody likes unnecessary risks, including businessmen. However, uncertainty will also affect ordinary consumers, whose economic activity is essential for the country's growth."
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