Climate change poses major risks for development in the Philippines. Climate shocks, whether in the form of extreme weather events or slow-onset trends—will hamper economic activities, damage ...

THE PHILIPPINES dropped 12 spots to 19 th in the 2026 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) as weak renewable energy expansion and soft climate policies offset its strong record on greenhouse gas ...

In the uplands of the Philippines’ Iloilo province, Indigenous Suludnon farmers maintain deep connections to the agroecosystem that has sustained their community for generations. Agroforestry systems ...

The Philippines is the hardest-hit country in Asia by the frequency and greater intensity of typhoons indisputably caused by climate change. The World Meteorological Organization says climate ...

The Philippines experienced an increase in “Christmas typhoons” and tropical cyclone-induced rainfall over the last couple of decades, according to the country’s latest climate report. The report, to ...

This week U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Philippines, where she said the U.S. would defend the Philippines “in the face of intimidation and coercion” from China and vowed to expand the ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has spent trillions on flood-control projects, yet every typhoon season, the same scenes unfold: submerged barangays, families stranded on rooftops, classrooms ...

The 30th U.N. climate change conference begins today in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, located at the mouth of the Amazon River. The summit opens as a major typhoon hit the Philippines, ...

This story was reported with support from the Pulitzer Center. The highway approaching New Clark City is wide — four lanes each way in places — but carries little traffic. Newly installed streetlamps, ...

Every heavy rain warning brings fear and anxiety for 41-year-old Bernadette Salvador and her 75-year-old mother, who is disabled and can hardly walk. The mother-daughter duo, who live in a two-story ...