PH, South Korea sign MOU for air quality project

The Philippines and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the Clean Air for Sustainable ASEAN (CASA) Cooperation Project.

This two-year project, running from 2025 to 2026, aims to enhance air quality management systems in ASEAN Member States.

The initiative is funded by the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund and is a collaboration between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and Seoul National University.

Through advanced equipment and capacity-building programs, the CASA Project seeks to empower participating nations with better data and monitoring systems.

Assistant Secretary Jacqueline A. Caancan stated that this partnership will lay the groundwork for evidence-based policies and foster stronger resilience against environmental challenges.

Topics in this story

Explore more stories about these topics.

🤖

This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.

News Sources

See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.