First in PH: Makati named Global Winner in One Planet City Challenge

Makati cited for climate initiatives

​MAKATI City was named the first city in the Philippines and Southeast Asia to receive a citation in the developing countries category of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) 2026, Mayor Nancy Binay announced Thursday.​The recognition was conferred during the OPCC awards night on June 30 at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference in Germany, where WWF honored the top-performing cities among more than 380 particip…

First in PH: Makati named Global Winner in One Planet City Challenge

Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Thursday, July 9, announced that the city has been named a Global Winner in the developing countries category of the 2026 edition of the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC).The One Planet City Challenge is the world's largest and longest-running climate challenge for cities. It is hosted by the WWF and recognizes cities that are leading the way toward a safe, climate-resilient futu…