Sustainable Structures

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

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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Students on their way to rebuilding Marawi via STEM

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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Leading truck maker partners with PH children’s hospital

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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UP professor urges new scientists to shape Philippines’ future

In the face of a future yet to be written, beset by Promethean technologies and an Apolakian climate, one of the country’s foremost Filipino writers calls on a new generation of Filipino scientists to stay grounded—and stand their ground. “Ihahabilin ko ito nang may pakiusap: Huwag sanang magbago ang isip ninyo. Kailangan ng bansa natin

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