Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine government intends to remove the floating barriers installed by China in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag...
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron on Monday, Sept. 25, expressed concern over China’s move to install a floating barrier in the southeast portion of Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc), blocking the access of Filipino fishermen. (Photo from PCG spokesman Commodore Jay...
In a bid to achieve a more sustainable source of milk and beef, a Dutch couple created a floating micro-dairy farm rising and falling along tides in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Photo from Floating Farm The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, flooding, and drought continues...
Aboitiz Power Corporation broke new ground on its 49-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) installation in the country, as it has pioneered this venture on a distinctive floating platform at its project site in Maco, Davao de Oro. Therma Marine Inc. (TMI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz...
China has denied reports that its coast guard forcibly took from the Philippine Navy an unidentified object off the Pag-asa Island. In a statement on Monday night, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said China’s coast guard took the object, which turned out to be the wreckage of a rocket launched by...
An “unidentified floating object” was seen drifting about 800 yards off Pagasa Island in Palawan on Sunday morning, Nov. 20, which was apparently seized by the China Coast Guard (CCG). Courtesy of Coast Guard Station Kalayaan The Western Command (WESCOM) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, food supply chains were disrupted due to border restrictions. The disruption worsened the food insecurity in Mexico City, a thriving metropolitan home to around 9.2 million people. The food supply problem pushed the people to reflect on how their...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has given operators of floating cottages in Cordova, Mactan Island 10 days to stop their operations. Garcia issued the ultimatum when she and Cordova Mayor Cesar Suan met owners of the floating cottages Wednesday, August 17, to discuss measures after high...
The climate change-induced global sea level rise is continuously leaving a grave impact on agriculture and communities. This results in the loss of farmlands and devastation of coastal lands due to high salinity. A Japan-based architectural start-up called N-ark is a company that tackles climate...
Photo shows a floating dairy farm in the port of Rotterdam, a possible future solution to rising waters and climate change. (Photo by John THYS / AFP) ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Among the cranes and containers of the port of Rotterdam is a surreal sight: a herd of cows peacefully feeding on board...
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Among the cranes and containers of the port of Rotterdam is a surreal sight: a herd of cows peacefully feeding on board what calls itself the world's first floating farm. The three-storey glass and steel platform aims to show the "future of breeding." (AFP) In the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking to introduce floating fish cage farming among farmers and fisherfolk in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) During his weekly report on Friday, Aug. 27, DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
