Knee-deep in Caloocan’s floodwaters, Dion Angelo dela Rosa gambled his health and safety in search of his missing father, who never came home on July 22, 2025.
He found him three days later, detained in a police substation for the alleged crime of illegal gambling for playing kara y krus, unable to reach his family. By then, the odds were not in Dion’s favor.
In our column Eleventh Hour this week at the Manila Bulletin, Climate Reality Leader Kristine Galang delved into how “loss and damage” caused by the climate crisis is diminishing the already scarce resources in the country intended to support critical economic, social, and development programs.
Understanding the underlying drivers of risks is a crucial first step in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCAM) planning of local government units (LGUs). The 33rd episode of The Climate Reality Project Philippines’ Klimatotohanan webcast series entitled “Resilience from Below: Local Governments at the Forefront of Climate Disasters” underscored this in celebration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Indigenous knowledge systems and practices (IKSPs) must be incorporated into Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plans (LDRRMPs), experts and advocates said during a recent episode of Klima Ug Kalikupan.
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials should develop more policies, plans, and programs focused on or integrating climate action, environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).
Policymakers and local chief executives should ensure the meaningful participation of the youth in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and climate change adaptation programs and initiatives, experts and youth climate activists said during the National Disaster Resilience Month episode of the Stories for a Better Reality webcast series.
