AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate & Weather: Pagasa says the southwest monsoon has ended, but the ITCZ will keep bringing moderate to heavy rain over Palawan and across Mindanao into Tuesday, with flash-flood and landslide risk. Disaster Economics: Philippine lawmakers push an investigation into Super El Niño impacts after agriculture damage hits P6.87B, while local officials in Romblon and Quezon plan drought-tolerant crops and coordination for farmers and fisherfolk. Education & STEM: On World Teachers’ Day, Cambodia and the Philippines spotlight teacher support and incentives, and Malaysia rolls out a program sending 300 scientists into 300 schools to boost STEM interest. Science Breakthrough: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to optogenetics pioneers Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for light-gated control of neurons. Environment & Tech: Malaysia wants drone-operated cloud seeding and rare-earth mapping; the U.S. also released a critical-minerals map showing far more deposits than before. Wildlife & Nature: A grass snake was spotted swimming along the River Dee in Flintshire, underscoring the estuary’s biodiversity value. Energy & Policy: Venu Srinivasan argues EVs shouldn’t be the only emissions fix, backing a technology-agnostic approach and ethanol blending.
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