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Category: Earth Files

Our coverage of environment and climate change issues, including “cold” cases of environment disasters. Earth Files is supported by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, which aims to empower journalists from developing countries to cover the environment more effectively.

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Lessons from 3 disasters (e-book)

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    Categories Earth Files FACT CHECK News SONA 2017 Promise Tracker

    SONA 2017 PROMISE TRACKER: Environment

    By Maria Feona Imperial  |  Jul 19, 2018 8:38 PM

    SONA 2017 promises on the environment

    Duterte, environment, SONA promise tracker

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    Categories Earth Files News

    Emergency assistance for workers as Boracay cleanup gets underway

    By Imelda V. Abano  |  Apr 28, 2018 7:43 AM

    Duterte declared a state of calamity in Boracay on April 26, Day One of the six-month closure of the popular tourist destination.

    Boracay, environment

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    Categories Earth Files Editor's Pick News

    PHOTOS: Students, teachers help in massive cleanup of classrooms in storm-hit Biliran

    By DANIEL ABUNALES  |  Jan 05, 2018 5:43 AM

    The damage, however, was too extensive in some areas.

    Biliran, disaster, Urduja

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    Categories Earth Files News

    VIDEO: Biliran after Urduja

    By Jeffrey Jaculbe  |  Dec 28, 2017 4:57 PM

    Retrieval operations in some areas where landslides occurred are still ongoing as 14 people remain missing.

    disaster, Disaster Preparedness, disaster risk reduction

  • Categories Earth Files News

    First-ever nationwide climate change and disaster risk forum mum on PWD rights

    By Maria Feona Imperial  |  Dec 11, 2017 5:51 PM

    The sector, considered the world’s biggest minority, was only mentioned in passing.

    Climate Change, Disability

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    Categories Earth Files News PWD Files

    Evacuation centers, relief goods not PWD-inclusive

    By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL and YVETTE MORALES  |  Sep 28, 2017 12:32 PM

    Some of the PWDs would rather stay with relatives or generous neighbors due to inaccessible shelters

    disaster, Disaster Preparedness, disaster risk reduction, PWD, PWDs

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    Categories Earth Files Editor's Pick News PWD Files

    PWDs left behind in Marikina’s disaster preparedness efforts

    By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL and YVETTE B. MORALES  |  Sep 27, 2017 4:09 PM

    For a disaster resilience model, Marikina City falls behind the ideal in preparing people with disabilities (PWDs) for disasters.

    Disaster Preparedness, disaster risk reduction, Marikina, PWD, PWDs

  • Categories Earth Files News

    Education and folk beliefs lessen vulnerability to disasters

    By COOPER RESABAL  |  Dec 04, 2016 12:01 PM

    Small groups formed various tableaus portraying a family or local community grappling with social or natural environmental hazards or issues.

    Disaster Preparedness, disaster risk reduction, oscar lizardo

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