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From 2006 to 2013, the Philippines experienced a total of 75 disasters that cost the agricultural sector $3.8 billion in loss and damages. [1] Typhoon Haiyan alone cost the Philippines' agricultural sector an estimated US$724 million after causing 1.1 million tonnes of crop loss and destroying 600,000 ha of farmland. [31]
March 10 – The Supreme Court denies Now Telecom's claims for operational frequencies from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), effectively preventing its bid to become the Philippines' third major telecommunications network after the court concurs with the NTC's requirements for Now to enter the market.
Climate change adaptation in the Philippines is being incorporated into development plans and policies that specifically target national and local climate vulnerabilities. [1] As a developing country and an archipelago, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to a variety of climatic threats like intensifying tropical cyclones, drastic ...
The former bases are now profitable tourist sites in the Philippines, such as the Subic Naval Bay in Subic and the Clark Air Base in Clark, Pampanga, which is a legacy of the anti-nuclear movement. [59] The movement continues to face challenges as attempts have been made to open the abandoned Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
The human right to water is therefore fundamental to a healthy and dignified life. It is a prerequisite for the realization of all other rights". [ 8 ] For this reason, access to safe drinking water and access to sanitation have been recognized as fundamental human rights and thus constitute a legal obligation for governments. [ 9 ]
The Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly and still commonly referred to as the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), is a program made by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) of the Philippines in 2017, with the goal of making the country's public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020.
The Philippines on Tuesday vowed not to back down against a Chinese move to block its fishermen from a hotly contested area of the South China Sea, as Beijing warned against provocations after ...
Such unsupportable growth would suggest that the cause of overurbanization is urbanization happening too rapidly for a city's level of economic development. [3] Dyckman would call this the "pre-takeoff period." [12] However, several scholars have questioned the validity of the connection between urbanization and industrialization. [3] [11]