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The British Embassy engaged participants from around 25 government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCCs) to discuss the opportunities presented by initiating the transition towards a low-carbon economy.
Carrying the theme Bigger Strides, Smaller Footprints, the RP-UK Friendship Day reception trumpeted that economic growth and the reduction of carbon footprints can be compatible and not at all contradictory.
The Philippines may experience more calamities in the coming years, according to a new map illustrating the global consequences of failing to keep climate change to under 2 degrees Celsius.
The United Kingdom is now the world's leading international financial centre according to the World Economic Forum Financial Development Report.
The British government has announced through its Department for International Development (DfID) that it is giving £500,000 to the Philippines as part of the disaster recovery effort following Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana).
