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Hijacking linked to overnight Derry security alert The Mitsubishi Outlander was found burnt out in the Racecourse Road area of Derry. Seamus McKinney 11 January, 2021 17:24 POLICE believe the hijacking of a car by four masked men in Derry may be linked to a security alert in the city. In a significant increase in paramilitary-style activity, the latest incident came after two shootings in the city within two days. A police spokesman said the hijacking and burning of a Mitsubishi Outlander vehicle in the Cornshell Fields area of Shantallow came sh...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The launch of the research initiative titled “Climate Change and Food Security Analysis” was supported by the Climate Change Commission (CCC), various government agencies, experts from different industries, advocates for climate resilience, and members of the academe to launch in a virtual event held recently.   The report revealed that aside from conflict, climate change is one of the main drivers of global hunger.      It also noted that more than 80 percent of the world’s most food-insecure people are being hit by extreme weather events, such as droug...

QUEZON CITY, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The Climate Change Commission (CCC) recently conducted a virtual PSF Clinic attended by planning and investment officer of 61 local government units from across the country who trained on accessing the People’s Survival Fund (PSF). Speakers during the PSF Clinic included Dr. Antonio L. Fernandez, Senior Technical Expert of CCC, Dr. Felino P. Lansigan, Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Environmental Science at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños and member of the National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE), and Ms. Jean Paula Regulano, Development Man...

CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The Climate Change Commission (CCC) today joined various government agencies, experts from different industries, advocates for climate resilience, and members of the academe to launch, “Climate Change and Food Security Analysis,” a research initiative created by the World Food Programme (WFP) to determine the impacts of climate change to food security, nutrition and livelihood in the Philippines and to identify the appropriate solutions. The virtual event featured Mr. Mats Persson, officer-in-charge and Deputy Country Director, World Food Programme; Mr. St...

(Photo By Zaldy Comanda / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “There is no denying that climate change and its severe impacts on the environment and our lives and well-being are already here. We can no longer keep this to our back burner as this issue cuts across the present challenges that hound us today. The far-reaching consequences of climate change disrupt our daily lives and stunt our development,” ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) Executive Director Theresa Mundita Lim said at a virtual event titled “Biodiversity and Building Resilience to Impacts of Climate Change in ASEAN” that w...