Researchers from the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) are warning that unchecked ecotourism and overfishing are threatening the cetacean biodiversity of the famous and richly diverse Tañon Strait. A narrow passage of water between Cebu and Negros islands, Tañon Strait is renowned worldwide for its rich marine life. It is home to […]
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Yanmar Power Technology Co Ltd (YPT), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has successfully commercialized a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system to decarbonize the maritime industry. The company plans to propose installing this system into various ships, including passenger ships, work ships, and cargo ships operating in coastal areas where hydrogen refueling is relatively accessible. The
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The New Manila International Airport (NMIA) project, set to be the country’s largest international airport with four runways, is being built not on reclaimed land, but on existing low-lying land that, historically, are vulnerable to heavy flooding and had been converted to commercial fishponds. San Miguel Corp (SMC) president and CEO Ramon S. Ang said
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On Aug. 8, Isuzu Philippines Corp (IPC) and the Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School of Arts & Trade (JZGMSAT) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) renewing its partnership for quality education and knowledge-sharing. Led by its president Tetsuya Fujita and executive vice president Shojiro Sakoda, IPC turned over a new 4-post lifter with wheel aligner,
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It’s not too late to solve Bulacan’s perennial problem with flooding, and San Miguel Corp (SMC) president and CEO Ramon S. Ang has a solution: An extensive cleanup of polluted river systems and waterways in and around the province, which he vowed SMC itself would implement using its own resources at no cost to the
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The innovative potential of youth, combined with the power of technology, proved to be a dynamic force on the road to developing a culture of innovation during the 6th imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate competition’s final presentation and awarding ceremony last June 28 at Crimson Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI)
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The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announced 29 new qualifiers to the DOST-SEI Bangon Marawi Program in Science and Technology Human Resource Development (STHRD), a scholarship program granted to qualified second year students enrolled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses who were affected by the armed conflict or were displaced
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AP Moller-Maersk has recently ordered six mid-sized container vessels—all powered by dual-fuel engines operating on green methanol. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build the six 9,000 TEU vessels, which will be delivered in 2026 and 2027. The first methanol-enabled vessel, a 2,100 TEU feeder vessel, will be delivered in a couple of months. “With this order,
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Swiss marine power company WinGD is on track to deliver its first X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines by the first quarter of 2025, with the first X-DF-A-powered vessels in service from 2026. The confirmation, which follows combustion tests at WinGD research facilities in December 2022, is backed by concrete orders and recent rapid progress in developing
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In celebration of its 26th anniversary, Isuzu Philippines Corp (IPC) signed a partnership last Aug. 7 with Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) for the latter’s Bahay Alalay Temporary Accommodation Program at the PCMC Compound in Quezon City. Bahay Alalay will serve as a decent shelter for watchers and recurring outpatient children needing periodic pediatric services.
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