Kim Nguyen/Pexels On June 29 at the Pandesal Forum of Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City, various fishermen and environmentalist groups gathered to express their opposition to the controversial plan by the Japanese government which involves the impending dumping of 1.3 million tons of Fukushima...
Listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation plans to kick off study next year on co-firing ammonia with coal-fed power plants, as a way to pare the carbon intensity of these environment-assaulting power generating assets. “We’re looking at having that [feasibility] study perhaps starting next year....
(Unsplash) Professor Clarita Carlos has expressed fears over the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in several Facebook posts. Carlos, who currently serves as House Speaker Martin Romualdez's chief policy adviser on security and defense concerns, went straight to the point in her post...
There is a much-debated notion in the scientific community, called the "golden spike" or simply the starting point of the "Anthropocene epoch", a period in which humanity started to impact the planet as a force of its own, signaling drastic change across Earth. DOST-PNRI’s Dr. Angel Bautista VII...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is keen on tapping nuclear energy to beef up the country's power supply and avert a possible power crisis. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. answers questions from the media on board a flight back to Manila after attending the 42nd ASEAN Summit in...
Aside from looking for potential supplier for the planned nuclear power plant in the Philippines, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said the government is also eyeing potential manufacturing of nuclear power reactors in the country. It could be recalled that President Ferdinand R....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 5 questioned Malacañang’s move to pursue private sector investments from the United States that would bring about nuclear energy projects in the Philippines. Hontiveros reiterated her belief that nuclear energy would be a horrific answer to the...
Some senators agree in principle that nuclear energy is a potential solution to the Philippine’s perrenial power problem but stressed there is a need to raise public awareness and ensure public safety. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said the proposed construction and operation of a...
Amid the country’s power crisis, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is eyeing “cutting-edge” micro nuclear fuel technology developed by a United States-based firm that brings safe, clean, and cost-effective electricity to consumers. Meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez believes President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would be able to advance his energy security plan--which include tapping nuclear energy in the Philippines--during...
The Philippine government’s potential deal with a US-based nuclear power firm would definitely help address its power crisis as the drought season continues to hound the country because of the El-Niño phenomenon, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday, May 3. Tolentino issued the statement...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) endorsed ABAC Philippines’ two key initiatives aimed at boosting sustainable development efforts in the region and beyond. During the second ABAC meeting in Brunei Darussalam from 27-30 April, Aboitiz's Chief Reputation...
