HIGH TECH MOBILE STORAGE -- The high tech container MCF-8 for the transport and safe deep freeze cd storage for COVID-19 vaccines was launched in the Philippines by Deutsche Motorgeräte, Inc. on Nov. 26, 2021. In photo taken during the launch are: (from left) Fred Hui, from the Philippine Chamber...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) power unit SMC Global Power Holdings Corp’s Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technologies will stabilize power supply nationwide; it also ushers the next stage for renewable power in the country. Even as power companies work to avert a looming power crisis in the...
The Quezon City government inaugurated on Sunday, Nov. 7, the new storage facility that will maintain the temperature and extend the shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines and other medicines in the city. Mayor Joy Belmonte, who led the inauguration in Barangay Paligsahan, said the facility is a valuable...
The government will be implementing “on time delivery” of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that require “ultra-low temperature” storage facilities, a special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Saturday, Oct. 30. The Philippines received 973,440 doses of...
A Japanese agricultural council is aiming to grant farmers in Benguet a solar-powered cold storage facility that will preserve local produce and eventually eliminatie post-harvest losses. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) But Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said...
The Marikina City local government assured the public on Wednesday, July 28, that COVID-19 vaccines stored in the city are safe and secured amid the continuous onslaught of monsoon rains and flooding in various parts of the city and Metro Manila. (Photo from Mayor Marcy Teodoro's Facebook) “Iyong...
Cold storage is set to sustain its popularity among investment sectors in Philippine property market and is expected to grow by 10 percent this year as demand for vaccines, foods, and import goods will drive activity in cold chain logistics, according to a leading real estate services company and...
President Duterte reminded local government units (LGUs) to prepare their cold storage facilities while waiting for the arrival of additional coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supply. President Rodrigo Duterte deliver a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24,...
The government is prepared to use all assets, including military aircraft, to bring the coronavirus vaccines to far-flung places in the country. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte...
A modular on-site and solar-powered cold storage system from India could be the solution to the lingering post-harvest woes of farmers in the Philippines. (Photo by Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Friday, June 25, bared that the agency has teamed up...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched the Philippines’ first solar-powered on-farm cold storage demo unit in collaboration with Filipino firm Next Agri Corporation Philippines and Indian firm Ecozen Solutions Private Ltd. On Friday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration...
Royale Cold Storage (RCS), one of the biggest cold storage facilities in the Philippines, is expanding its site network to further increase capacity and broaden its service menu as it ramps up digitalization of its operations. RCS CEO Ferdinand “Joey” Tongson said the company hopes to...