Last June 19, during the 5th episode of the online series “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Pathways” on the topic “Growing Your Own Food Part 2”, House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda featured urban farming and home gardening tips and advice from experts and advocates. She also urged schools and …
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School’s definitely out until a vaccine for the novel Coronavirus becomes readily available, so declared Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during one of his late-night briefings to the nation a few weeks ago. For the country’s science and technology department, however, that doesn’t mean the learning should stop. Before the CoViD-19 outbreak forced the Philippine government …
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CoViD-19 crisis or not, one of the critical goals of the aviation industry has been environmental sustainability. Truth be told, the aviation industry is one of the few businesses to have established agreed-upon carbon-emission-reduction standards for both equipment and operators internationally. Three goals were declared through representative organizations in 2009 to mitigate the industry’s effect …
Even if it was already expected that nationwide lockdowns would greatly impact aviation emissions, nobody had foreseen the magnitude of the reduction. Yes, the pandemic has created an enormous drawback in the airline industry. Never-before-seen situations around the world, wherein thousands of planes have been grounded for months, can only mean a devastating effect on …
In the absence of public transport during this extended period of community quarantines to prevent the further spread of the deadly novel Coronavirus, much of the country’s workforce who still need to travel from their homes to their workplaces need their cars now more than ever. Private vehicles, however, still require a great degree of …
San Miguel Corp (SMC), the Philippines’ largest corporation, and the Department of Agriculture have expanded the network of “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” rolling farmers’ stores at Petron gas stations in Metro Manila, a further boost to the agricultural industry reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, while providing consumers easier access to fresh …
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Who said we can no longer enjoy motorsport during the pandemic? While we understand the importance of social distancing and avoidance of mass gatherings from physical events, that doesn’t mean there are no other ways to hold an exciting race event. Lately, car manufacturers have started adopting the “new normal” in organizing events, and have …
Virtual motorsport the greenest way to go in the ‘new normal’ Read More »
Not even the current pandemic can stop Nissan Motor Co Ltd from laying the groundwork for the company’s four-year plan to achieve sustainable growth, financial stability, and profitability by the end of the fiscal year 2023. Part of this long-term plan is to take a decisive action involving business transformations aimed to streamline unprofitable operations …
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Starting this week, TessDrive.com presents a global news summary of the latest developments in environment-friendly, sustainable transport and travel. Since the CoViD-19 pandemic overtook the world, we knew it would only be a matter of time when industries around the world would begin to bear the inevitable negative impact—sales and opportunities lost. For the automotive …
The Philippines, like most countries, has been under a prolonged state of community quarantine that aimed to prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus Disease-19 (CoViD-19) pandemic. Now, after more than two months in quarantine and a halt in nearly all business operations, the Philippine economy is gradually humming back to life. Under the government’s …
So, ECQ has made you bike to work; keep these in mind Read More »
