DSC_0148.JPG In today's PDI and GMANews.tv: WANG-WANG NEEDED FOR CLIMATE ACTION
By Red Constantino, iCSC Executive Director
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMANews.TV
July 22, 2010

If there is one vehicle in the country that deserves blaring sirens, it's the ambulance called climate action. Its mission: administer public finance at the soonest possible time to communities most vulnerable to increasingly severe climate change impacts.

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DSC_0148.JPG In today's PDI and GMANews.tv: WANG-WANG NEEDED FOR CLIMATE ACTION
By Red Constantino, iCSC Executive Director
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMANews.TV
July 22, 2010

If there is one vehicle in the country that deserves blaring sirens, it's the ambulance called climate action. Its mission: administer public finance at the soonest possible time to communities most...Read More

SMI 3.jpg iCSC frontpage in Philippine Star: Changes urged in Climate Change Commission

Changes urged in climate body
By Rhodina Villanueva, The Philippine Star
July 20, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - A group advocating climate change preparedness has urged President Aquino to undertake “immediate and full-scale changes” in the Climate Change Commission amid the possible...Read More

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RP needs to catch up as UN reports global growth in renewable energy
by Imelda V. Abaño, BusinessMirror
17 JULY 2010 20:06

GLOBAL growth in power capacity from new renewable energy sources has continued to outstrip fossil-fuel power plants in 2009, according to twin reports released by the United...Read More

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QC rolls out e-jeepneys on Monday
By CHITO A. CHAVEZ, MANILA BULLETIN
July 18, 2010

Quezon City officials will test- drive two electronically-run jeepneys Monday in a bid to promote and show the public the use of ecologically...Read More

SMI_Brgy Sagurong.jpg iCSC on Xinhua: "Prioritize adaptation and low carbon development"

RP needs to invest more in climate change adaptation
July 17, 2010 11:00 PM

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The Philippine government needs to put more funds in climate change adaptation given that the country is now reeling from the impact of a warmer planet.

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Bangkok Climate hanging.jpg iCSC's climate finance initiative banner story in second largest Philippine newspaper

P10.5-billion climate fund used to plug deficit
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines, July 17, 2010 - Before the May elections, the Arroyo administration used up the entire 150 million euros or roughly P10.5 billion of a French loan that Paris thought was for climate change mitigation – but the...Read More

Darna taxi Ayala Moaje 136.jpg TECH AND A BIT OF HISTORY: TWO TAKES on the B-JEEP

Techs in P-Noy inauguration
Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:00 AM Jofell Gallardo

Of course we now know that President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III trended in Twitter and the moment he became president, the Twitter trend topic changed from "Noynoy Aquino" to "President Noynoy Aquino." But...Read More

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From the pen of leading business and financial analyst Dean de la Paz, a great take on recent events and the potential of the Philippines to take a sustainable energy-driven pathway because of new leadership. Read on...
The globalization of environmental competence
by Dean de la Paz / Through the Looking Glass...Read More

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Toym Imao is a distinguished trailblazer in the field of Philippine art. A scupltor and painter, Toym, as he is known to friends, has a huge, ever growing sculptural portfolio. Recognized for his provocative sense of aesthetics, Toym has received many awards, among them the top prize of the...
By Kris Pronto, for iCSC The "Sakay" eJeepney was designed by the distinguished Filipino artist Toym Imao to honor the little known Philippine revolutionary Macario Sakay.
The eJeepney and other electric vehicles will be on display on August 29 to 30, 2009 at Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna as part of the EK SpeedMonth ’09 celebration.  The EK SpeedMonth’09 is an exclusive Enchanted Kingdom event which features national races, vehicular...
eJeepney on display at Power Trends 2009, World Trade Center, Metro Manila