ILOILO CITY — The construction of a 62-megawatt (MW) solar power plant is underway in northern Iloilo province. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin joined executives of Jin Navitas Solaris Inc. (SOLARIS) led by Jainto Ng Jr. during the July 11 groundbreaking of Iloilo’s first...
The Department of Energy (DOE) stated that the Atimonan coal plant project faces significant hurdles in securing re-approval under the coal moratorium exemption. In a briefing, Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin explained that the coal project‘s re-evaluation must meet regulatory requirements,...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz is awaiting the approval of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to establish a new aquaculture feed mill plant. This was after the 19th Congress approved the consolidated bills, which will establish an aquaculture feed mill plant in Panay town. The proposal...
The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) under the College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), is currently celebrating its 50th founding anniversary. Mandated by Presidential Decree 729, IPB is committed to developing new and improved varieties of...
The Institute of Plant Breeding is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the theme “IPB Golden Jubilee: Celebrating Milestones, Innovating Pathways in Plant Breeding” this year with various activities. Among these activities was a Farmers’ Field Day from May 20 to 23 at Pili Drive,...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is warning consumers against buying imported white onions, following the recent seizure of smuggled onions that tested positive for salmonella and heavy metals. "If possible, please don’t buy imported onions because they may be...
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has been tapped by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for agricultural production in the country 's prison and penal farms. The BuCor had earlier said it has 48,783.31 hectares of land nationwide that can be converted to agricultural and aqua-culture sites as...
A legal entanglement concerning intellectual property (IP) related to a reactor design, which South Korea encountered with the American firm Westinghouse Electric Company, continues to impede the targeted feasibility study intended to evaluate the potential for reactivating the mothballed...
Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power generation arm, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), is targeting to commence electricity supply from its 1,200-megawatt Atimonan coal plant by 2029 or 2030, subject to government approval. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Meralco Giga Summit 2025,...
To support the growth of renewable energy (RE) technologies in the country, Ayala-led ACEN Corp. believes that the ideal ratio of battery storage to solar capacity should be between 30 and 40 percent. In an ambush interview last week, Eric Francia, president and chief executive officer of ACEN,...
CEBU CITY – A 150-megawatt solar power plant will soon rise in the northern tip of Cebu province. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia (center) leads the groundbreaking for the 150-megawatt solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu. (Sugbo News) The power facility, which is set to be the biggest in Cebu, will be...
RIVERBANK , oil on canvas, 2025 The lingering warmth of a remembered sunset, the soft echo of waves on a distant shore, the endless green fields under a vast sky - these were the impressions left by Orley Ypon’s “ Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa” at Galerie Joaquin. The exhibit was a journey into...
