You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!


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Saturday, June 4, 2022

Calling on the next administration to take urgent action on climate change

by Manila Bulletin

In less than a month, a new administration will take the reins of the country. We would know by then the direction of the next president’s agenda, which will shape the future of this nation. As of the moment, there are still no announcements with regards to the environment team that will lead the various agencies related to the use and upkeep of our country’s natural resources. This is something that is much awaited especially by the scientific community.

A few days ago, members of the academe, the scientific community, and concerned citizens called on the next administration to “prioritize and take urgent action on the climate emergency.”

“With the impacts of climate change affecting more and more Filipinos year on year, the group is hoping for the climate emergency agenda to be part of the next administration’s priority programs,” according to a statement also released by The Climate Reality Project Philippines, a group of climate advocates who share a vision of a better reality for the country and the world.

The call, first posted last April 24, 2022, two weeks ahead of this year’s election, makes a case for the integration of a climate emergency agenda alongside national plans and priorities in anticipation of how a harsher and less predictable climate will exacerbate existing problems in poverty, food security, economic recovery, and disaster mitigation, among others.

As one of the countries with the richest forest biodiversity in the world and where the majority of the population live along coasts, it is important for the next administration to ensure that biodiversity conservation be strengthened, and management of coastal resources must be sustainable.

Incidentally, tomorrow, June 5, is World Environment Day. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), it has been held annually on June 5 since 1973. This is the “largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions across the world.” The slogan used for this event annually is #OnlyOneEarth.

In a statement from UNEP, the slogan stresses that we have “only one earth.” “In the universe are billions of galaxies; in our galaxy are billions are planets; but there is only one earth, so let’s take care of it.” It also lists down the “triple planetary emergencies” that we are currently facing and what must be addressed immediately: “First, the climate is heating up too quickly for people and nature to adapt; second, habitat loss and other pressures mean an estimated one million species are threatened with extinction; and last, pollution continues to poison our air, land, and water.”

To address these concerns, the UNEP advised governments all over the world that the “way out of this dilemma is to transform economies and societies to make them inclusive, fair, and more connected with nature.” It stressed: “We must shift from harming the planet to healing it.”

Amid the dire news on our planet, there are solutions and technology that exist to address various climate-related challenges. One of the most urgent, according to climate experts, is to keep global warming below 1.5-degree Celcius. “Time is running out and nature is in emergency mode. We must halve annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Without action, exposure to air pollution beyond safe guidelines will increase by 50 percent within the decade and plastic waste flowing into aquatic ecosystems will nearly triple by 2040. We need urgent action to address these pressing issues, making ‘Only One Earth’ and its focus on living sustainably in harmony with nature, as pertinent as ever.”

The next administration, then, must be prudent and practical to study the entire spectrum of climate change in the context of experts and reliable data. Whoever will implement the president’s environment agenda must ensure to get the support and cooperation of individuals and civil society who are green advocates, awareness raisers, and sustainability supporters.

The UNEP has said that “the more we raise our voices, emphasize what needs to be done, and point out who is responsible, the faster change will come.” This is what is needed in the days to come. As long as green advocates raise their voices to be heard by the next administration, the green agenda will not be forgotten or left on the sidelines.

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Inday Sara Tasks Davao City Administrator to Go After Erring Officials

 (philstar.com)

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In this June 20, 2016 photo, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, takes oath as Davao City Mayor. Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte, Facebook
DAVAO CITY — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio wants clean officials and employees working in the city government.
 
Duterte-Carpio has appointed acting City Administrator Atty. Tristan Dwight Domingo to file administrative or judicial charges on government workers involved in irregularities.
 
She signed the order that delegated some of her functions and duties to Domingo as mandated by the Republic Act No. 7160 or the 1991 Local Government Code.
 
Domingo will have the power to file charges "against any official or employee of the city who may have committed an offense in the performance of his officials duties, and functions."
 
The mayor has instructed Domingo to ensure that all employees and officials under the city's executive department are doing their jobs.
 
"And if they are not, Domingo's task is to run after them," Duterte-Carpio challenged.
 
The acting city administrator was also told to supervise and manage the affairs of the executive offices of the local government. He will also sign documents on behalf of the city mayor.
 
“Considering the magnitude of the functions and duties of the City Mayor and the need to provide appropriate action to any/or all matters that require urgent as well as quick pro-active response, there is a need to delegate some of the inherent powers, functions, and duties of the City Mayor to the Acting City Administrator,” Sara stated in the executive order.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Infancy

Re-post of Editorial "Mindanao Daily Mirror" from February 15, 2012 with friendly permission by publisher and editor-in-chief Marietta Siongco.


"In ten days the country will celebrate the 26th anniversary of the first People Power uprising in EDSA, the one that booted out a dictator and restored democracy to a people deprived of freedom for two decades. The Marcos administration ha been characterized by corruption and brutality, and by the time the conjugal dictatorship was toppled it had brought the country nearly to its knees. It was from this humiliating position that the Philippines has had to rise up, and it has been a slow ascent - and in many ways it has not even been achieved yet.
For here we are, more than a quarter of a century and five presidents later, and we are still marked by bad government. One would think that 26 years wold have been enough for the country to recover; after all, it took less time for us to rise up from the ashes  of World War II to become a force to reckon with in Asia. But what we see all around us are evidences of failure on the part of the government  and the people to capitalize on the gains of People Power; instead, we are still struggling to get by, and our government is still marked by corruption. Just look at who is being fried at the Senate now: our very own Supreme Court chief justice, accused of various acts that allegedly disqualify him from further serving in his post.
One could say, however, that the impeachment process is proof that things are changing under the current administration, that at last something is being done to correct a bad system. We truly want to believe that, but forgive usfor not holding our breath. We must remember that we went through an impeachment once before, one which the senator-judges failed to bring to completion but was  preempted by a second People Power uprising. It is as we. as a people, are not willing to respect our own system and therefore take matters into our own heads.
What it all boils down to is this: 26 years after the first EDSA revolt, we are still in our infancy, unable and unwilling to follow the legal processes and insisting on taking shortcuts. And when we stop and think about it, that tis the definition of corruption."