Hello @Charles Zander Deluna! Glad to have you here!

UPDATE. The Supreme Court issues on Tuesday, July 1, a writ of kalikasan against DPWH, DENR, China Road and Bridge Corporation, and concerned protected management board over the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge Project.

Envi advocates asked the SC to stop the construction of the bridge, saying the project will harm coral reefs in Paradise Reef, Samal Island, and Hizon Marine Protected Area.

While the SC issued the writ, a halt in construction will only happen if the Court of Appeals grants temporary environmental protection order.

Actor Dingdong Dantes, ambassador of the Panatag Pilipinas campaign, joins the kickoff of National Disaster Resilience Month on Tuesday, July 1, at the Ayala Malls Circuit in Makati City. 📸 Rappler @here

Welcome to the environment-and-science 🍃 chatroom, @Odette P. Padilla @Jenwil @Genkai907 @Hilaya Mayari!

The 6th Meeting of the Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage under the UNFCCC, hosted by the Philippines, will be held in Mactan, Cebu from July 9 to 11, 2025.
Informal and constituency meetings begin today and will conclude tomorrow. I will be on the ground and will provide key updates as soon as they become available.

The Department of Interior and Local Government has come up with guidelines directing coastal towns to establish, reforest, and protect coastal greenbelt zones. Check it out here: https://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/issuances/memo_circulars/dilg-memocircular-202577_9dd72e7bf5.pdf

A rainy afternoon from Quezon City! And welcome to the channel @marialb @cc @Viy!

@here Just sharing here our cluster's newsletter, which came out yesterday:

https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/kasalikasan-new-denr-secretary-raphael-lotilla/

And good news: the Department of the Interior and Local Government issued guidelines on establishing greenbelt zones in coastal communities. Will we see more greenbelt zones in the coming years following this DILG memo?

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dilg-order-coastal-towns-create-greenbelt-zones/

Happening Now: Board Members of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage are currently deliberating on the operationalization of the Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM), focusing on criteria for funding, access structures, and institutional setup. This marks a critical step in ensuring the Fund becomes accessible and responsive to the needs of vulnerable communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Thanks for the update, Charles! :) Who are the representatives from govt and civil society present in the meeting?

Same question @Charles Zander Deluna! Curious who's speaking for the Philippines there

@Iya Gozum @Jee Geronimo - Rappler for the Philippine Government, it’s sir Mark Dennis Joven. For CSOs there are several Filipinos here. I’m one of the representatives as active observer for children and youth (YOUNGO). But we have here colleagues from Oxfam Pilipinas, Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, Aksyon Klima, Asian Farmer’s Association and other PH orgs.

Nice! We interviewed Mr. Joven last yr, after the Philippines got host duties of L&D fund board https://www.rappler.com/philippines/interview-mark-dennis-joven-loss-damage-fund/

Interesting. How was it? That's probably the first time he met envi CSOs since he took office, right?

HAPPENING NOW: Senator Loren Legarda speaks at a high-level meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers on Monday, July 14.

Leaders of developing and climate vulnerable nations come together to discuss legislative cooperation in “transforming climate risks into sustainable economic opportunities.” | via @Iya Gozum