Published December 10, 2020, 4:44 PM
Various environmental groups have called on the government to implement urgent policy action to address the disaster and climate emergency in the Philippines.
In an online forum Thursday, the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI), Greenpeace Philippines, and Local Climate Change Adaptation for Development (LCCAD) reiterated its call for the immediate passage of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DRR) bill.
The groups also partnered with the House of Representatives and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda to amplify the passage of the bill which they said would “ensure that the current and future generations of Filipinos will survive the projected accelerating impacts of climate change and disasters.”