(Eagle News Service) — Even the upcoming ASEAN integration has climate change implications since increased economic activity, including the transport of goods and services across and from the ASEAN region, will lead to increasing carbon footprints, according to the president of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM). PRRM president Isagani Serrano, who guested in NET 25’s ASEAN in Focus on Nov. 19, is also a noted environmental advocate. He is a co-convenor of Social Watch-Philippines, […]
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Are Philippine rural communities prepared for the ASEAN integration?
Narrowing the development gap in ASEAN refers to reducing various forms of disparities among and within member states where some pockets of underdevelopment persist. And it is in the rural areas, where this underdevelopment is usually found. In preparing for the ASEAN integration in 2015, the rural communities thus also play a vital role in the region. In this Nov. 18, 2014 interview in ASEAN in Focus, the President of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction […]





