The Department of Health (DOH) has assured that Northern and Central Luzon are equipped with medicines, vaccines, and health commodities as Typhoon “Paolo” made landfall in Isabela on Friday, Oct. 3, and forced residents to seek shelter in evacuation centers. “Nakahanda na ang DOH Northern...
Japan government donation turn over ceremony on Nov. 25, 2022 at the Lung Center of the Philippines. (Photo courtesy: DOH Official Facebook Page) The Philippines has received cold chain and medical equipment from the Japanese government to aid the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. A...
ORCA Cold Chain Solutions, a local cold storage firm, is planning an initial public offering worth up to P1.5 billion prior to listing at the Philippine Stock Exchange’s Small, Medium and Emerging Board. Based on the prospectus provided by the company, it is planning to offer a total 1.48 billion...
Close to 40 vehicles intended to transport coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were donated by the South Korean government to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the Korean Embassy in the Philippines) A total of 34 cold chain transportation vehicles and four service vans from the Korean...
Close to P400-million grant intended for the purchase of cold chain transport and equipment for vaccines will be provided by the Japanese government to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines) According to Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa...
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...
The Manila city government received two cold chain equipment for vaccines from the Japanese government on Monday, Nov. 15. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and City Health Officer Dr. Arnold Pangan led the turnover ceremony at the Manila City Hall. The...
EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT The pandemic has caught everyone offguard and sent most governments, even the most advanced of economies, scrambling for solutions. But while the world literally stood still, there must be a way to ensure that life goes on. This is what we call preservation. One...
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced the signing of a Y687 million (about P308 million) grant aid to the Philippines for the provision of cold chain transport and ancillaries to facilitate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines...
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...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is batting for the creation of policies that favor the use of “low carbon, energy efficient” cold chain systems in a bid to totally get rid of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) use. How ozone-depleting substances affect the atmosphere....
At least seven industry groups in the Philippines are calling for the liberalization of agriculture sector to secure food supplies. The groups, led by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham) and Cold Chain Association of the Philippines, Inc. (CCAP), said they...
