Sustainable Structures

In addition to the 29 community-based laboratories located in each health center and three main laboratories, Taguig City is now offering 24/7 diagnostic laboratory services for emergency patients. Located in its Super Health Center in Barangay North Signal, the laboratory is equipped with complete manpower—medical technologists, nurses, doctors, and a laboratory staff—to ensure that it […]

The latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform found that 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023—an 8% increase yearly. The year also saw methanol go mainstream, with a sharp increase in orders (138), putting it neck and neck with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at 130. Additionally, 2023 marked a

The COP28 UAE, which took place at Expo City Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023, concluded with a historic agreement by 198 Parties to deliver a new era of climate action. Recently, the Parties agreed on a landmark text named “The UAE Consensus” that sets out an ambitious climate agenda to keep 1.5°C

In the 1990s, Dr. Neila Cortes-Maramba of UP Manila led a team of scientists investigating 10 medicinal plants in the Philippines. Two of these plants exhibited promising results—one for cough and the other for urinary tract infections. The team patented Vitex negundo (Lagundi) and Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) in syrup and tablet forms, granting them exclusive rights to these medicines.

The seventh season of Indie-Siyensya Film Festival concluded with a celebration of science, technology, and the arts, with films exploring such topics as seaweed farming claiming top prizes last Dec. 12 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City.  The science filmmaking competition, which started in 2016, is pioneered by the Department of Science and

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, held from November 30 to December 12, 2023, concluded with a resounding call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference took place in what is already known to be the hottest year ever recorded in human history, as impacts of the climate crisis wreaked unprecedented havoc on human

In its bid towards carbon neutrality, the leading mobility company and automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Philippines Corp (TMP) has signed a retail supply contract (RSC) with a local supplier to provide green-backed electricity for its manufacturing operations. Such a move allows TMP to achieve 100% renewable energy (RE) ratio by supplying approximately 90% of the

Since 2013, in the aftermath of typhoons Sendong and Yolanda, San Miguel Corp (SMC) has been at the forefront of building resilient housing communities nationwide. Partnering with several organizations, including Gawad Kalinga and Habitat for Humanity, SMC has invested P3.05 billion in the last decade to build or help provide new homes for families impacted

In its mission to strengthen its electrification efforts through the Blue Switch program, Nissan Philippines has partnered with realme Philippines to provide a day of fun activities for the children of Make-A-Wish Foundation Philippines. The event was the second leg of realme Philippines’ Holiday-themed CSR caravan. A group of children from the foundation visited Art

A member of Congress is worried that the lack of rainfall due to intensifying El Niño weather conditions might disrupt the operations of hydropower facilities and undermine Luzon’s already tight supply of electricity in the months ahead. “We would urge the House committee on energy to look into the potential adverse impact of prolonged below