Galleries

The irony of Negros Island’s abundant renewable energy

The Tordaneso couple is among the thousands of households in the Philippines still without access to electricity despite efforts in recent years to improve generation and distribution, especially in rural areas like San Carlos in Negros Occidental. In December last year, the Diocese of San Carlos...

Microplastics: Invisible bane to PH fishermen

A 2021 study by the Coastal Resources and Ecotourism Research, Development and Extension Center (Crerdec) of the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) have found traces of microplastics, or plastic debris, in at least 10 marine sites across the archipelago. The study found that the...

Aklan village uses evacuation center to improve disaster resilience

The residents of Brgy. Napaan, Malay, Aklan, along with other stakeholders developed a community-led project (CLP) which focuses on building resilience to floods and rain-induced landslides. The Napaan Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center serves as its small-scale infrastructure component.

Flood mitigation project spares community in Benguet from damaged crops

To address persistent flooding in Brgy. Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet, tunnels or flood box culverts were installed to divert water out of the valley area. The construction of these culverts is part of the community-led project (CLP) in Brgy. Betag under the Building Resilient Urban Communities (BRUC...

May polls crucial for urgent shift to clean, cheap renewables

MANILA, Philippines — Purok Ilaya, a small farming community in Bacolod City in Negros Occidental, has not been reached by power lines even though it is located in one of Western Visayas’ highly urbanized cities. To light up their homes, some members of the urban poor community paid higher rates...