Climate proofing futures through social resilience: Learnings from the Metro Manila Resilience Forum 2025

ICLEI SEA invited experts to serve as panelists in a discussion on social resilience, titled “When disasters don’t discriminate, responses must: Inclusive local action for scalable national resilience,” hosted by ICLEI SEA during the 2025 MMRGF. Kristianne Jemi Santos (leftmost), ICLEI SEA Senior Project Officer, moderated the discussion with the following panelists: (L-R) Marion Tinio, […]

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Reclaiming streets for people: Lessons from the SPARK project in the Philippines

This blog originally appears in CityTalk. Owning a car is one of the most typical aspirations for many Filipinos. In fact, a nationwide survey revealed that 77% of the population prefer to have their own vehicle, with vehicle ownership being one of their markers of a comfortable life. The sentiment—though counter-intuitive to the tenets of […]

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READ: Regional Director’s Message for ICLEI SEA’s 21st Anniversary

This letter was originally penned on 22 December 2025. Dear partners and colleagues, Season’s greetings from the ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEA)! For many, a 21st birthday signals a coming of age—when someone moves from their foundational years into full maturity with a clearer sense of purpose.  As 2025 draws to a close, we […]

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ICLEI SEA trains 11 PH cities in climate data reporting, action planning for WWF’s OPC 2025-2026 cycle

ICLEI Southeast Asia (SEA) conducted in-depth training workshops on climate data reporting and local climate action planning with 11 Philippine cities from July to October 2025 as part of its partnership with the World Wide Fund For Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) for the One Planet Cities (OPC) program. Now in its 2025-2026 cycle, the OPC program […]

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Youth Innovators Advance Youth-Led Solutions at Liwliwa Ya Sursuro 2.0 Final Pitching

This article was written by the Cordilleran Youth Center as posted on the 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗧 – Baguio Youth Innovation Hub Facebook page. Seven youth teams presented their community-driven solutions during the Liwliwa Ya Sursuro (LYS) 2.0 Final Pitching and Recognition Day held on November 22 at the Baguio City Hall Multipurpose Hall. The event is part […]

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Active mobility champions celebrate wins, lessons in SPARK project culminating event

Over 70 active mobility champions gathered for the Sparking Active Mobility Actions for Climate-friendly Cities (SPARK) Project culminating event on 26 November 2025. On World Sustainable Transport Day, over 70 representatives from Philippine national government agencies, local governments, and partner organizations and communities gathered for the culminating event of the Sparking Active Mobility Actions for […]

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