Sustainable Structures

What you build is for the future, and Mother Nature will be its only permanent resident

74 cadets complete training for MRT-7 operations

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 […]

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Former dumpsite now a skills development center for 2,500 Tondo families

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

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TMP Tech hosts Asean-Korea automotive training

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

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2 firms collaborate to permanently store CO2 in subsea reservoirs

Norway-based companies Höegh LNG and Aker BP recently entered a strategic partnership to develop a comprehensive carbon transport and storage (CCS) offer for industrial CO2 emitters in Northern Europe. The agreement combines the companies’ respective strengths, expertise, and technologies to establish a strong value chain for CCS on the Norwegian continental shelf, including gathering, transporting,

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SMC trains 115 young engineers for MRT-7 project

San Miguel Corp (SMC) has selected 115 promising engineering graduates from various universities in the country to undergo extensive training for the commercial operation of its cutting-edge Mass Rail Transit (MRT-7) project in 2025.  The move is part of the company’s commitment to empowering the youth and harnessing local talent for its nation-building initiatives.  “MRT-7

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DOST to boost Laguna bamboo industry

Bamboo growers, manufacturers, artisans and traders in Laguna can expect better days up ahead as the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is working on a project that would strengthen the province’s bamboo industry. With a budget of P2.1 million, the project has so far mapped out the industry and

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Tañon Strait dolphins in peril

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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New Manila int’l airport not built on reclaimed land, SMC claims

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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