Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo said she is open to discussions on the possibilities of utilizing nuclear energy in the country but affirmed that the focus remains towards moving away from fossil fuel dependence. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) "It's (nuclear energy)...
Filipino chemist Dr. Angel T. Bautista VII has been recognized by the Japanese government for his research on a project seeking to assess the radioactive contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident to the Philippines by looking at Iodine-129 content in coral cores along...
Anticipating that the Philippines may face “crucial energy crisis” in the next few months, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) appealed Monday, Dec. 6, to President Duterte to sign an executive order seeking to tap nuclear energy as...
The offer of South Korea to rehabilitate the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) still stands, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) said Monday, Dec. 6. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As the world’s economic powers gathered in Rome for the G-20 Summit, Iran announced that it would resume nuclear talks in Vienna before the end of this month. Tehran’s announcement is a welcome development as it is a significant step...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Nov. 5, that the Visayas’ first Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Laboratory will open its doors to the public by mid-December 2022. (Photo by Testalize.me on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Monday November 1 said turning to safe atomic power could be a viable option considering the rising prices of oil and gas in the global market, coupled with the volatile output of some renewable energy sources....
The Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership must be favorable to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the Philippines is a founding member. (Photos from Unsplash/ Malacañang) This was the gist of President Duterte's message on...
President Duterte has told his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that arrangements such as the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership “must complement and not complicate" working methods for cooperation. President...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A US nuclear submarine was damaged after hitting an unidentified object while operating underwater in Asia, the US Navy said Thursday. The US Navy Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine struck an object while submerged on Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in...
Malacañang still has no official position on the AUKUS security pact, but President Duterte has expressed concern on one of the agreement's implications in the Southeast Asian region. President Rodrigo Duterte tries to get his point across during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and recent US submarine contract with Australia could trigger a ''nuclear arms race'' in the region. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows a close-up of construction...
