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18/04/2026

Headsup, air quality in QC is 🍊 (unhealthy for sensitive groups).
Check out QC LGU post below or
see IQ Air for PH thru this link: https://www.iqair.com/as/philippines/ncr

Kalidad ng hangin sa Quezon City
April 17 - 18, 2026

QCitizens, pinapayuhan ang lahat ng lalabas ng bahay na magsuot ng face mask.

Base sa pinaka-latest na Air Quality Index (AQI), maraming bahagi ng lungsod ang "UNHEALTHY" at “VERY UNHEALTHY” ang kalidad ng hangin.

Kung di maiiwasan ang pag-alis, lalo na sa mga senior citizens, buntis at may respiratory diseases tulad ng hika, huwag kalimutang magsuot ng face mask.

Patuloy na mino-monitor ng lokal na pamahalaan ang AQI para tiyaking informed at updated ang lahat ng QCitizens sa kalidad ng hangin sa lungsod.

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa AQI, maaaring makipag-ugnayan sa Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department (CCESD) https://www.facebook.com/share/1BnCkmDobZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr.

Para sa health concerns tulad ng hirap sa paghinga, hika, at iba pa, maaaring tumawag sa City Health Department sa Tel. No. (02) 8929-8038.

Maaari ring tumawag sa QC Helpline 122 para sa iba pang agarang aksyon.

23/03/2026

What on earth is "Super El Niño?" When is this happening and WHAT CAN WE DO about it?

A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish.

23/03/2026

Statement:

We applaud the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta for issuing a fatwa that declares forcing women to marry their perpetrator as haram or forbidden under the Shari'ah or Islamic law.

The Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta is the highest religious advisory body and issues fatwas, or religious edicts, that guide the interpretation and application of Islamic teachings in various contexts.

The fatwa affirms the fundamental rights of women and girls and emphasizes that sexual violence must be met with justice: victim-survivors should not be trapped in a cycle of violence and perpetrators should not evade persecution.

It also sets a powerful precedent for upholding dignity and respect, paving the way for a future free from violence and oppression.

Read: https://oxfam.org.ph/forcing-a-woman-to-marry-her-perpetrator-now-forbidden-under-shariah-law/

23/03/2026

Our planet is being pushed to the limits towards a crisis that, as Ms. Yols Rafol Esguerra DRRNetPhils co-convener and PMPI head puts it, "...endangers our life systems, undermines our human rights, and could ultimately cost us our lives."

BREAKING: Planet being pushed beyond limits, all climate indicators “flashing red,” warns UN chief.

The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday.

“The global climate is in a state of emergency. Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as the UN’s World Meteorological Organization published its annual climate overview. | via Agence France-Presse

09/03/2026

Maligayang Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan!

Sa gitna ng mga hamon tulad ng disaster, krisis, at pagbabago ng klima, patuloy na ipinapakita ng mga kababaihan ang kanilang tatag, kakayahang bumangon, at malasakit sa komunidad. Sa panahong may mga tinig pa ring nagtatangkang maliitin ang kakayahan at ambag ng kababaihan, mas nagiging malinaw ang katotohanan: ang kababaihan ay hindi lamang kalahok sa pagbabago. Sila ay mga lider, tagapagtaguyod, at tagapaglikha ng mas makatarungan at matatag na kinabukasan.

Ngayong Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan, patuloy nating kilalanin at suportahan ang mga espasyo kung saan ang kababaihan at batang babae ay may boses, may pagkakataon, at may tunay na kapangyarihang makilahok at manguna sa mga desisyon na humuhubog sa direksyon at pag-unlad ng kanilang mga komunidad.

27/12/2025

🌧️ An analysis of 45 years’ worth of Philippine tropical cyclone (TC) data reveals insights into how storms behave as they approach and make landfall in the country—considered as one of the world’s most cyclone-prone regions.
🔗 Read here: https://science.upd.edu.ph/up-meteorologists-study-how.../

🌧️ Bilang isa sa mga bansang may pinakamaraming bagyo sa mundo, mayroon tayong 45 taon ng datos ng tropical cyclones (TC) o bagyo sa Pilipinas na pwedeng suriin at makakuha ng mahahalagang kaalaman tungkol sa pag-uugali ng mga bagyo habang papalapit at tumama o mag-landfall sa bansa.

🔗 Basahin dito: https://science.upd.edu.ph/pagbabago-sa-lakas-at-galaw-ng-bagyo-bago-tumama-sa-pilipinas-pinag-aralan-ng-mga-up-scientists/

24/10/2025

14/10/2025

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We have now closed the registration for this learning session.
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Dear friends,

We are pleased to share information about our upcoming learning session on Forest Management Through Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) and Sustainable Forest Land Management (SFLM).

🗓️When: October 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Where: Via Zoom Meeting

Representatives from the DENR - Forest Management Bureau (FMB) will discuss the accomplishments, obstacles, and effects of CBFM since its inception in 1995, as well as the prospects and challenges associated with the new SFLM program.

Let us all increase our knowledge and understanding of these two important forest management tools and determine how we can effectively contribute to forest conservation and management.

14/10/2025

13/10/2025

13/10/2025

Today, we celebrate International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. A 2024 US-based report on preparedness suggests that every dollar spent on preparedness could save $13 in economic costs, damage, and cleanup.

Recent weeks have proven that immediate and comprehensive response is integral to saving lives. A reactive approach to disaster could deplete resources and strain manpower, especially during multiple and widespread disaster events.

This year, minimizing risk goes beyond the sheer number and cost of destruction. It is also a critical call to fund preparedness initiatives. During disaster, the poor communities, the vulnerable population are affected disproportionally and putting them first when it comes to disaster risk reduction will lead to more lives and assets saved and protected.

Furthermore, investing in risk reduction means:

• No one left behind. Comprehensive and actionable local disaster risk reduction programming by and for the community.
• Raising awareness through easy-to-understand, reliable community risk profiles (which should include risk mapping) and ensuring sufficient funding for government tools (e.g., Hazard Hunter, Fault Finder) so people can prepare and plan accordingly.
• Ensuring government resources are spent on sustainable and disaster-proof infrastructure that does not add to existing risks.
• Investing in capacity building of communities on disaster risk reduction and providing a system that actively seeks out their participation in decreasing their risks and vulnerabilities.