Philippines places 158^th out of 180 in environmental sustainability ranking

The Philippines placed 158th out of 180 countries in the 2022 edition of the biennial (EPI). The index ranked countries on their progress toward improving environmental health, protecting ecosystem vitality, and mitigating climate change. The Philippines got an overall EPI score of 28.9 points out of a possible 100, fifth lowest among select East and Southeast Asian countries. Its overall performance also fell below the global and Asia-Pacific median EPI scores of 42 and 35.1, respectively.