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Climate Change Commission Secretary Robert Borje Meets Asian Forest Cooperation Organization Executive Director Ricardo Calderon, April 26, 2022
Highlighting the importance of forests in green development and the global climate fight, Climate Change Commission Secretary Robert E. A. Borje meets Asian Forest Cooperation Organization Executive Director Ricardo Calderon at the organization’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, April 26, 2022. Secretary Borje reiterated the importance of partnerships to unlock resources for vulnerable developing nations like the Philippines. Secretary Borje cited the value of further strengthening cooperation with international organisations such as AFoCo to build not only capacities but create lasting impacts on climate change mitigation and protecting biodiversity through forest management. During the meeting, AFoCO through the Executive Director committed to work closely with the CCC on advancing forest management and capacity building projects in the Philippines. AFoCO is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization that promotes cooperation towards achieving the shared Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and regional and global forestry objectives. Secretary Borje was joined in the meeting by Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega. KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
Farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon in Palawan and Marinduque received a total of PhP952.660 million in financial assistance, services, loan assistance, and subsidies from the government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved on Monday key changes to the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project and other modifications to major infrastructure projects.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inaugurated the largest water reservoir project in Iloilo. The inauguration of the water reservoir project, the largest outside Luzon, took place more than 40 years after the completion of its first stage in 1982, during the time of the President’s father, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the inauguration of the Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose (MHSJ) 500 Kilovolt (kV) transmission lines in Bataan.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. brought PhP205.58 million in financial assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon in the province of Pampanga on Friday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. handed over Friday PhP147.6 million to the province of Aurora to help farmers and fisherfolk recover from the effects of El Niño phenomenon that hit the country.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday handed over PhP26.87 million in financial assistance to the local governments of Cavite and Rizal to help farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon.
Aid extended by the Office of the President (OP) and other government agencies to Batangas reached over P170 million. The figure includes the P100,000 aid distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to needy Filipinos in the province.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday witnessed the presentation of the signed Concession Agreement (CA) for the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) extension project. The project is expected to reduce travel time between Rosario and San Juan in La Union from 90 minutes to 40 minutes.
