Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. on Sunday, February 18, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to guarantee there is continuous support for the country’s farmers as experts warn of a massive drought in the next few weeks. Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. meeting with farm leaders in...
Power supply in the country will be shored up by 3,309 megawatts this year from new generating facilities; plus 334 megawatts that shall be drawn from battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to the Department of Energy. As culled from the department’s data, bulk of the capacity additions...
Five Philippine properties bagged the Green Hotel Standard accolade at the 2024 ASEAN Tourism Awards in Vientiane, Laos, held from Jan. 22 to 27. Club Paradise Palawan, Bohol Beach Club, Seda Nuvali, Pearl Farm Beach Resort, and The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay emerged as winners, helping...
Alternergy Holdings Corp. has teamed up with Shanghai-based Envision Energy to acquire next generation wind turbine generators (WTG) for two wind power projects in Luzon. In a statement, Alternergy said that, following a rigorous tender process and thorough due diligence, Envision will be supplying...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) opened the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) Demonstration Farm on December 15 at Barangay Sapang Maragul, Tarlac City. TTM aims to boost the Philippines’ agricultural production, marketing capabilities, and food...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Renzo Daniel Dela Cruz, 28, is the owner of Enzo Sheep Farm, located in Angat, Bulacan. He said that his father, who is a goat farmer, mentored him to know and understand sheep farming. Before 2012, Renzo said that they ventured into goat farming first, but they decided to stick...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways-La Union First District Engineering Office has completed two significant projects worth P58 million in this province. THE Baroro River flood mitigation project in Barangay Santa Rosa, San Juan, La Union. (Photo via...
Described as the company’s critical milestone, the Alabat and Tanay wind projects of the Alternergy Tanay Wind Corp. (ATWC) received certificates of award (COA) from the Department of Energy (DOE) for being the winning bids under the Green Energy Auction 2 (GEA-2). In a disclosure to the...
Altenergy Holdings Corp., a renewable power pioneer, has chosen K2 Management (K2M), an energy transition project management and engineering consultancy firm with headquarters in Denmark, to develop and construct two wind projects in the Philippines. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
BY BENJAMIN SARONDO Nicolai Kniazeff, 31, from Amadeo, Cavite, established Jenna’s Honey Bee Farm in 2020 as a source of income and to support the needs of his younger sister, who, for medical reasons, cannot drink water without honey. READ: Family comes first: Former aircraft mechanic...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO There is a saying that family comes first. This is the belief of Nicolai Kniazeff, 31, from Amadeo, Cavite who was laid off as an aircraft mechanic before establishing Jenna’s Honey Bee Farm in 2020 as a source of income and to support the needs of his younger sister,...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked P20 billion worth of term loan facility that will be used mainly to bankroll ongoing renewable energy (RE) projects as well as for general corporate purposes. According to the company, the debt facility has 10-year repayment term, but the lender-banks have not...
