This campaign highlights the importance of listening to the voices of small-island communities not only because they have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to being resilient.
The most surprising thing about Super Typhoon Odette, in our land that serves as a welcome mat for the Pacific’s tropical cyclones, is how the force of Odette caught us by surprise.
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Bagging first place honors was Annadine Marzinares with her entry, “Women Leadership, Trailblazers of Environmental Sustainability,” the DENR said in a statement Sunday, July 11.
The entry showcased the programs and projects initiated by the Botolan municipal government in achieving environmental sustainability in their municipality. These include fabrication and installation of artificial reef with coral transplantation, mangrove and forest reforestation, and solid waste management.
Marzinares earned P50,000 in cash prize for her efforts.
Meanwhile, Reynaldo Gonzales of the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources in Zamboanga City received the second place prize of P40,000 for his entry, “Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (GHG): Zamboanga City Initiatives for Climate Change Mitigation.” The entry describes Zamboanga as one of the model cities that integrated the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a component for their Local Climate Ch
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2020 YEAR ENDER: Best Good News in Filipino Science & Technology
Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers worked on these solutions for natural disasters and the public health crisis we faced in 2020.
This Year Ender List of the Good News about Filipino Technology in 2020 presents the best of the ground-breaking Filipino science and technology innovations that were developed in response to the Taal Volcano eruption in January and as the world faced the coronavirus pandemic.
Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers worked together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the best Philippine universities, and private institutions to develop solutions to help the nation cope with natural disasters and the public health crisis.
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