Sustainable Structures

The House of Representatives of the Philippines has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to establish a new Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) campus in the Municipality of Balangiga. Under House Bill No. 9302, the ESSU will soon have its seventh campus in Balangiga. “We, in Congress, are absolutely determined to further […]

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

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

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

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

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

A total of 74 railway professionals under the cadetship program of San Miguel Corp’s Metro Rail Transit-7 (MRT-7) project recently completed their mandatory training under the Philippine Railways Institute (PRI), a vital step towards ensuring that the soon-to-be-operational mass transit system provides a seamless and enhanced commuting experience for countless Filipinos. The fundamental training course

Marking its 133rd anniversary, San Miguel Corp (SMC), through its San Miguel Foundation (SMF), has unveiled the latest and largest addition to its Better World Community Centers—a 3,700-sqm facility near the former Smokey Mountain landfill that will serve as a learning and skills development center for 2,500 families or roughly 12,500 individuals from the historically

The Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech), a world-class automotive technical training hub in Laguna, is the host institution to implement the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Republic of Korea (Asean-ROK) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Mobility Program. As the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (Tesda) Two Stars

Reforesting damaged forests is crucial for fighting climate change and protecting wildlife. One common way to do this is by planting trees, but this can be expensive and labor-intensive. A cheaper and more effective approach is assisted natural regeneration (ANR), which can involve the use of bird perches to attract fruit-eating birds that can help