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Nueva Vizcaya embraces CCC ‘Act Local’

DT · Oct 19, 2025, 10:34 PM

LOCAL leaders, representatives from national government agencies, and academic partners join the CCC ACT Local program in Nueva Vizcaya, held in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda. — PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF CCC

The Climate Change Commission (CCC) expanded the reach of its Accelerated Climate Action and Transformation for Local Communities (ACT Local) program to Nueva Vizcaya, marking the initiative’s deeper integration with the academe and local institutions.

ACT Local provides technical support to local government units (LGUs) in formulating and updating their Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAPs).

Underscoring the importance of local climate planning, Senator Loren Legarda, CCC’s partner for the program’s expansion, called on local government leaders and academic institutions in the province to ensure that their LCCAPs are updated and implemented in accordance with the Climate Change Act of 2009, as amended.

“All provinces and LGUs, municipalities, and cities must have LCCAPs, because how will we be able to withstand the challenges of natural hazards if we do not know our vulnerabilities and risks?” Legarda said.