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COMMENTARY | Strategies for powering progress: The Visayas energy imperative 

As one of the country's major urban centers, Cebu City's demand for energy has surged, driven by a growing population, an expanding industrial sector, and a thriving tourism industry. Beneath its busy streets and growing economy lies the critical challenge of the urgent need for increased power generation capacity. .....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 19th, 2024

TIIC taps Vivant unit for additional solar capacity

Cebu-based manufacturing firm Treasure Island Industrial Corp. has partnered with Corenergy, a subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corp., to boost the solar generation capacity of its packaging division by 729.3 kilowatt peak......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 15th, 2024

12,000-pallet cold storage breaks ground in Panabo

A 12,000-pallet cold storage facility will soon rise on a 63-hectare lot at Anflo Industrial Estate in Panabo City, Davao del Norte......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

COMMENTARY | Strategies for powering progress: The Visayas energy imperative 

As one of the country's major urban centers, Cebu City's demand for energy has surged, driven by a growing population, an expanding industrial sector, and a thriving tourism industry. Beneath its busy streets and growing economy lies the critical challenge of the urgent need for increased power generation capacity. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

Philippine Company Earns Lead Safe PaintCertification

1 March 2024, Quezon City, Philippines. Architectural, marine, automotive, traffic, textile, and industrial paints produced by a 100% Filipino-owned paint company were declared Lead Safe Paint (LSP) following a third-party certification that verifies paints contain less than 90 parts per million (ppm) total lead, the most stringent regulatory limit for lead content in pain.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

Philippine Company Earns Lead Safe PaintCertification

1 March 2024, Quezon City, Philippines. Architectural, marine, automotive, traffic, textile, and industrial paints produced by a 100% Filipino-owned paint company were declared Lead Safe Paint (LSP) following a third-party certification that verifies paints contain less than 90 parts per million (ppm) total lead, the most stringent regulatory limit for lead content in pain.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

Why planned power boost to Cebu Island welcomed and needed

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A business leader in Cebu’s industrial and logistics hub welcomes a firm’s plan to give the island a power boost with its planned expansion and construction of its power facilities. Mark Ynoc, incoming president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), told CDN Digital in a message, why the.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

FPIP unveils Kabuhayan CSR program

Lopez-led economic zone operator First Philippine Industrial Park has lined up various community-oriented initiatives to further improve conditions in the cities of Santo Tomas and Tanauan in Batangas and underscore its gratitude to the cities generously hosting the company’s operations.c.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

The United States vs. itself

While America’s military and economy remain exceptionally strong, its political system is more dysfunctional than that of any other advanced industrial democracy......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

EDITORIAL - Quality nutrition

Extreme heat and the drought aggravated by El Niño have affected not only agricultural crops but also domestic milk production......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Cebu Province declares state of calamity due to El Niño

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government has declared the entire province under a state of calamity. This decision follows the submission of initial reports to the provincial government, detailing the damage and losses to crops and livestock in several areas of the province caused by the ongoing drought from the El Niño phenomenon.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Climate change made April heat in Asia hotter, more likely — scientists

Exceptionally hot weather across Asia triggered health warnings, forced thousands of schools to close down, killed hundreds of people, and damaged crops......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Schools close and crops wither as historic heatwave hits south-east Asia - Extreme heat

Governments across region grappling for response as temperatures soar to unseasonable highs Thousands of schools in the Philippines have stopped in-person classes due to unbearable heat. In Indonesia, prolonged dry weather has caused rice prices to soar. In Thailands waters, temperatures are so high that scientists fear coral could be destroyed. A historic heatwave is being experienced across south-east Asia, according to.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

DA: Agri damage due to El Niño nears P6B

MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing El Niño drought is still causing serious damage to crops and animals nationwide, with losses now exceeding a third of what the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported just a week ago. As of April 30, the DA stated that the extreme heat and lack of rain had caused agricultural damage amounting.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

EDITORIAL — Banning GMOs

Agricultural scientists have been genetically engineering plants for decades, to increase yield, make crops resistant to certain pests or boost certain desirable characteristics. In the 1960s, the International Rice Research Institute or IRRI produced IR8, dubbed “miracle rice” because its high yield was credited for fighting famine in many countries......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

WATCH: Farmers in upland Cebu City give tomatoes for free as plants wilt

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 15,000 kilograms of tomatoes from the upland barangays here will not make it to the markets in Metro Cebu. As the drought continue to devastate farmers and crops in the mountains of Cebu City, farmers in Brgy. Sudlon 2 decided to give the tomatoes for free.   According to.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

2,000 Cebu farmers benefit from NIA’s irrigation system

An areal view of farmers tending their crops. | Photo from NIA-7 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of Cebu farmers benefitted from existing irrigation systems of the NIA or National Irrigation Administration the agency’s regional office said. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama recently declared a “state of calamity” in some mountain barangays in the city.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 4th, 2024

BAI hit over inaction on crop destruction

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), has drawn flak for its alleged inaction on the destruction of crops by cattle in Coron, Palawan......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

El Niño destroys P14 million palay in Negros Occidental

The dry spell brought by the El Niño phenomenon has damaged more than P14 million worth of rice crops in Negros Occidental, officials said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

El Niño destroys Zamboanga del Norte crops worth P700K

Agricultural products worth P717,503 have been damaged in Zamboanga del Norte due to the effects of El Niño, the Department of Agriculture said on Thursday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024