The Philippine government will prioritize looking for investments in digital transformation and clean energy. In an economic briefing in Dubai, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that digital transformation will improve public service delivery and reduce the cost of doing business in the...
Energy companies are calling on relevant government agencies to prevent "double counting" once carbon trading for renewable energy (RE) and other clean energy technologies are implemented in the country. “We just need to be careful about double counting because we shouldn’t double count,”...
Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office Members of Department of Public Services collected 380 sacks of garbage during their clean-up activity in Manila Bay on Friday, Aug. 11. "Patuloy pa rin ang paglilinis ng ating mga kawani sa Department of Public Services ng ating mga estero...
Clean-up operations were being conducted in the vicinity waters of San Ricardo, Southern Leyte after an oil spill was spotted there, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Monday, July 10. *(Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) * The oil spill was sighted at the port in Barangay Benit, San Ricardo...
An expert and "Balik Scientist" from the Department of Science and Technology has recommended the reduction of the area of the fish ban from the current 15 kilometers radius to 5 kilometers in Oriental Mindoro. This was according to Dr. Hernando P. Bacosa, a National Research Council of the...
The local government of Manila invited the residents to join the "Manila Citywide Clean Up Drive" on Thursday, June 15. "Everyone is encouraged to clean alongside their community for a more peaceful and healthy environment for the future," the Manila Public Information Office said. It noted that the...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said it might take 30 more days before the government can finish the last phase of the cleaning operations on the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. *Oriental Mindoro oil spill (File photo: Bongbong Marcos/Twitter)* Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil...
One of the top beauty and makeup brands in the country, BYS Cosmetics continues to challenge itself by being the game changer. This time, with its sustainable makeup collection, Be Free, that comes in sustainable packaging with formulas that are free from harsh ingredients. Consisting of 16 vegan...
CocoFlexSorb, a bio-based polyurethane foam from the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) is slated to become an innovative addition to the country's oil response. DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. holds up a crude oil-soaked CocoFlexSorb – a foam technology...
Aid supplies from South Korea arrived in Manila on Wednesday for the ongoing efforts to clean up the tanker oil spill that started from the waters off Mindoro Oriental. According to the Korean Embassy in the Philippines, about 20 tons of sorbent pads and snares, 1,000 meters of solid flotation...
South Korea is now joining the Philippines in the clean up of the oil spill that has spread across different provinces from Oriental Mindoro. According to the South Korean Embassy in Manila, members of the Korean Coast Guard will be sent to the country to assist its Filipino counterpart. They will...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Wednesday there was no need for the government to create a task force that would oversee the clean up of the oil spill that has spread from a sunken ship in the waters off Oriental Mindoro. Marcos said the Philippine Coast Guard was already leading...