At a time when countries still can’t reach a consensus on transitioning away from fossil fuels, it’s the communities that are eager to see a fossil-free future.In this episode of the The Green Report, Rappler’s Liveable Cities editor Jee Geronimo talks to environment and climate reporter Iya Gozum, researcher-writer Shay Du, and Community Growth and Development specialist Aidan Bernales about how the Philippines’ just energy transition is shaping up in communities most affected by it.

A minute before 10 pm on September 30, a deadly magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bogo City in Cebu.

The tremor, felt even in nearby provinces, left at least 79 dead, hundreds injured, and thousands internally displaced. Rappler reporters John Sitchon and Bea Cupin were in the field during the first few days of the disaster.

In this episode, Rappler environment reporter Iya Gozum talks with Sitchon and Cupin about their coverage, the grief and trauma following what locals call “the tragedy,” and the long road to Cebu’s recovery.

https://www.rappler.com/environment/disasters/the-green-report-cebu-earthquake-road-recovery/

Did you ever dream of going to space when you were a kid?

Kristine Jane Atienza is a nutritionist-dietitian who’s campaigning to be part of Blue Origin’s New Shepard mission through the Space Exploration and Research Agency. The mission is sending six “ordinary” citizens to space in 2026.

In this episode, environment editor Jee Geronimo and multimedia reporter Iya Gozum talks to Atienza about her crusade to become the first Filipino in space.

https://www.rappler.com/science/earth-space/the-green-report-first-filipino-space-soon/