‘When Is Now?’ is a platform of stories, poems, photography, and other art forms that aim to spread awareness on climate crisis and demand climate justice Young Climate Reality Leaders shared their experiences in engaging with various communities and critical decision-makers as part of climate...
For better or for worse, online shopping and social media usage have skyrocketed since the pandemic started. Aggravated by social isolation and the monotony it brings, what used to be viewed as a luxury is now the norm—purchasing products and goods, from the most basic to the most frivolous, are...
How can Filipino farmers deal with global fertilizer shock and climate change, and continue to feed us? Last week, the European Union’s earth observation program Copernicus released new data that 2021 was the fifth warmest year on record, with the last seven years as the hottest years while...
Known for its quality concoctions of espresso-based drinks, the country’s most Instagrammable Cafe, Coffee Project, has come up with a new, chic and hot item to welcome 2022! The Mini Project by Coffee Project Coffee Project elevates to a higher notch the coffee drinking experience in the country...
Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corp. (SPNEC) is considering a stock rights offering and form joint ventures as part of plans to develop 10 gigawatt (GW) of solar projects. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the development plans will be firmed up once its asset-for-share...
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...
