Nat Re pushes sustainable efforts in celebration of ASEAN month

MAKATI CITY – The National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re) conducted a second run of its dish gardening workshop on August 29, 2025, as it pushes for sustainability in celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) month.

 

A total of 63 Nat Re officers and employees joined the second leg of the dish gardening workshop, where new employees designed their terracotta pots and planted their own miniature ecosystems. Meanwhile, employees who have participated in the first leg of the workshop were provided with soil to top up their dish gardens.

During the workshop, Nat Re’s President and CEO, Mr. Allan Santos, delivered a talk on the impact of climate change and the role insurance plays in its mitigation.

 

Mr. Santos emphasized that the first line of defense against the impact of climate change is mitigation, followed by climate adaptation, where we devise measures to protect a community or ecosystem from climate change and help them live in a changed environment.

“The third line of defense is strengthening resilience, or our ability to recover from disasters… And this is where insurance solutions can play an important role,” Mr. Santos added.

The workshop was conducted in support of the Office of the President’s Memorandum Circular No. 92, which encourages stronger participation and involvement in the observance of the ASEAN Month.