A European Union assisted project aiming to provide the Philippines with low carbon energy sustainability was launched last 28 October 2019 in Xavier Ateneo.
Dubbed the Access to Sustainable Energy in the Philippines – Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs), the project is being implemented by Ateneo de Manila University (through the Ateneo School of Government), the Manila Observatory, ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments), the University of San Carlos and Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo).