Three years after it launched its landmark river cleanup and flood mitigation initiative—which has led to the removal of over 3 million metric tons of silt and solid waste from the Pasig, Tullahan, and San Juan Rivers—San Miguel Corp (SMC) is setting its sights on a more ambitious goal: Cleaning up and rehabilitating three major […]
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The national government of the Philippines has paid out an aggregate of P1.2 billion in cash gifts to Filipinos who have reached 100 years of age, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, member of the House committee on appropriations, said recently. “A total of 12,186 Filipinos have already received their P100,000 cash award each since the
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The Philippines should brace for potentially stronger and more destructive typhoons due to climate change, warns new research coming out of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science’s Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (UPD-CS IESM). Doctors Rafaela Jane Delfino and Gerry Bagtasa, together with colleagues from the United Kingdom, found that future Philippine
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Toyota Motor Corp announced on Dec. 18 that it will be participating in the Idemitsu Super Endurance Southeast Asia Trophy 2023, in the Thailand 10-hour Endurance Race, to be held Dec. 22 and 23 at the Chang International Circuit. It will compete using a three-vehicle setup for Rookie Racing, featuring the ORC Rookie GR86 CNF
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Carbon neutrality is just one of Honda’s ultimate goals. Another one is zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050. But, no matter how big that goal is, it’s always the question of how. With the global safety slogan “Safety for Everyone,” Honda’s collision-free society goal is supported by pursuing the
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A recent report released by the New Zealand Hydrogen Aviation Consortium, called “Launching green hydrogen-powered aviation in Aotearoa New Zealand,” demonstrated how the consortium members could work together to remove up to 900,000 tons of carbon emissions every year by 2050 through hydrogen-fueled aircraft flying New Zealand domestic routes. The consortium is a partnership of
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Nanotechnology—the branch of science and engineering devoted to designing, producing, and using structures, devices, and systems by manipulating atoms and molecules at nanoscale, i.e. having one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nanometers (100 millionth of a millimeter) or less—opens the door to innovation across a wide variety of industries, from fashion and
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Best known for its enigmatic dome-like chocolate hills that change color with the seasons; its pristine white-sand beaches, heavenly waterfalls, freshwater springs, rivers, and mangrove orchards that show the sensational and vibrant marine life, Bohol is one of the best places to visit in the Philippines and, as it turns out, one of the best
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A new batch of third year students enrolled in priority science and technology programs are set to enjoy the benefits of being a Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholar as the DOST-Science Education Institute announces 2,669 qualifiers to the 2023 Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS). The new qualifiers come from the 12,566 students who
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World-leading Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp is staying true to its no-one-left-behind mantra when it asserts that “Mobility goes beyond cars; it is about overcoming challenges and making dreams come true.” This is demonstrated with its spunky JUU electric wheelchair. And it comes with some quite interesting specs: Mobility for going up and down staircases,
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