Category: Sustainable Development
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Transcript of Sen. Pia Cayetano’s Media Interview in Pampanga
August 21, 2024 Sustainable Cities and Communities Q: Ano po ang laman ng mensahe niyo sa mayors mamaya? PSC: Well, on theme naman ako kasi ang theme nila is sustainable cities through creating smart cities. And naging Chairman ako ng Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation, and Futures Thinking for 5 years. So I…
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Senator Pia Cayetano reminds the League of Municipalities of the Philippines on the role of local executives in achieving sustainability
Cebu City (August 7) – Sen. Pia S. Cayetano, the first-everand former Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), Innovation, and Futures Thinking, delivers a powerful message at theMindanao Island Cluster Conference of the League of Municipalities of the Philippineson the role of local executives in achieving sustainability. She has long championed the…
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Questioning the sustainability of polymer banknotes
Senator Pia Cayetano says polymer is non-biodegrable, and BSP’s decision to use it over abaca for the new banknotes has sustainability implications for local abaca farmers.
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Pia bats for sustainability, intergenerational fairness
“It’s high time to rethink the way we manage our communities, transport system, and natural resources, like forests and water.”
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Key gov’t agencies back Sustainable Cities bill
DepEd, DILG, DHSUD express support to Sen. PIa Cayetano’s Sustainable Communities Bill
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Pia to DOT: finalize safety guidelines for tourism sector
“I know the pressure for our tourism sector to open up is there. I offer my support, but we also want to ensure that we keep safety in mind.”
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Pia files resolution to declare ‘SDGs decade of action’
Senate Resolution 308 aims to usher in a decade of collective, ambitious action to deliver the country’s sustainable targets by the year 2030
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Pia to industries: Make eco-friendly alternatives available to consumers
Cayetano said industry manufacturers carry the bigger responsibility of shifting towards more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives for their products.
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Pia welcomes new panel on Sustainable Dev’t Goals
Senator Pia S. Cayetano welcomed the formation of a new standing committee that would oversee the country’s progress in achieving its commitments to the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. The Senate on Tuesday (September 3) adopted Philippine Senate Resolution (PSR) 122 creating the Committee on SDGs, Innovations, and Futures…
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Tax reform passage needed to fund social services -Pia
Improving the government’s delivery of services to Filipino families is the primary goal of reforming the country’s tax measures, Senator Pia S. Cayetano reiterated on Wednesday (August 21). “We’re passing taxation measures not because it is being imposed upon us by any international body. We’re in a position where we are cleaning up our [own]…