Construction works for the long-awaited Philippine National Railways (PNR) Bicol, also known as the South Long Haul Project, are set to start within the first quarter of 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS (PNR) "Yung construction works mag-uumpisa po...
Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, Inc. (SP)m is planning to inject its solar portfolio with over 10,000 MW of developments into listed Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) in exchange for P39-billion worth of shares. In a statement, SP said it is open to swap its assets for...
Imagine living your life with no lights, no phones, and no internet connection. As tragic as it may sound, this is the reality of about 1.6 million Filipino households and around 12,000 sitios (small communities) in the country with no access to electricity. These unelectrified communities are part...
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has recommended the filing of graft charges against former Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Pipol Konek Project in 2018....
Being in nature, reconnecting with the wisdom of the land, and eating healthy food, fresh from the farm—what more can you ask for? I was able to experience these when I spent a month in the Stanford Hall Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in Leicestershire, United Kingdom—living off the...
Typhoon Frank, which struck our municipality in Iloilo in 2008, still lives vividly in my mind. I remember how the night before the flood, my sisters and I, one of whom is a differently abled person, were nonchalant about what was happening outside. The blackout did not bother us because that meant...
The Pasay City government distributed P3,000 worth of grocery items to 89 beneficiaries of the “Dagdag Puhunan Livelihood Project” to help them start their own sari-sari (variety) store or any chosen business. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the 89 beneficiaries of “Dagdag Puhunan Livelihood...
Melissa de Leon Joseph and family Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) still rank as one of the top 10 leading causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality in the Philippines, according to a Philippine Heart Center Journal. Its incidence of 5-10/1,000 live births is high among children with congenital...
At least 300 minors will ‘cheat’ possible death and as a bonus, will be able to play, study and spend birthdays like ordinary normal children after expenses for their surgery were assured by the 1PACMAN Partylist on Thursday, Dec. 16. A two-year-old girl with CHD thanks to Deputy Speaker Romero...
The Gokongwei family’s investment in Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. is resulting in synergies between the Gokongwei’s retail business and the restaurant chain. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Shakey’s announced plans to reopen Project Pie at Shopwise Hypermarket...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched its salt production and iodization project in Batanes. (Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash) The DOST-II through the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Batanes launched the project in the island province’s...
Writing and reflecting on each Conference of the Parties (COP) since Paris has always been such an exercise of awareness. It is always a struggle of balancing personal frustrations and beliefs with how the process is going, while also recognizing the many complexities of multi-country negotiations...
