The present manuscript represents the proceedings of a public forum, “Why We Need Nuclear Energy,” that was held on January 25, 2019, at the Institute of Biology Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman. The forum was co-organized by the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC), the UP CIDS Strategic Studies Program (SSP), and the Department of Political Science, the University of the Philippines Diliman.