As chair of the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), the Philippines will lead the push to strengthen regional efforts towards disaster resilience and ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) chairs the 2026 ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council. (Photo Courtesy of DSWD)  QUEZON CITY (PIA) — Disaster resilience and food ...

The Philippines on Thursday proposed the Manila-ASEAN Strategic Protocol for Emergency and Comprehensive Transformation (Manila-ASPECT) Framework to heighten the regional bloc’s disaster response and ...

High-level discussions on the future of disaster resilience in the Philippines were recently the focus of a lawmaker’s recent visit to the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute-Nationwide ...

THE PHILIPPINES is among the countries most vulnerable to climate-related credit risks as extreme weather imperils the country’s economic and fiscal stability, Fitch Ratings said.

Two strong typhoons have battered the Philippines so far this month, further exposing the country’s vulnerability to extreme weather events caused by climate change. These storms have also highlighted ...

Flood risk in the Philippines is often framed through a ‘moral ecology’ that blames citizens’ lack of discipline for the impact of environmental disasters. Revelations about ‘ghost’ flood-control ...

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will offer a new fully online graduate degree in climate and disaster resilience after the UP Board of Regents approved ...

Brazil’s President Lula delivers remarks to delegates at COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Credit: Flickr/ Lula Official I spent 40 hours hopping between four airports to reach COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Before I ...