Weeks of habagat rains and recurring flooding in parts of Metro Manila have renewed attention on efforts to strengthen the capital’s defenses against rising floodwaters, including the Japan-backed Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project, which is now 53-percent complete. Read more »
The Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP), now in Phase 4, covers a major flood-prone corridor stretching from the Sierra Madre to Manila Bay. Over two decades in the making, it remains one of the government’s key flood mitigation initiatives. Read more »
The Philippines ranked 7th among the countries most affected by extreme weather events in 2024, according to the Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 by Germanwatch, a development and environmental group based in Germany. Read more »
Metro Manila’s worsening floods aren’t just the result of heavy rains — they’re the result of years of neglect. Read more »
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to plant three million new trees across the Marikina River Basin over the next three years as part of an intensified reforestation push. Read more »
SM Prime Holdings (SM Prime), a pioneer in sustainability initiatives in the Philippines, has long been committed to environmental stewardship and building resilient structures. Read more »
