A United Kingdom company is offering the Philippines its power solution to help avoid power disruptions in the country.
The British Embassy in Manila said Aggreko, a developer of power solutions, will be coming in the country next week to make a presentation of its product. The embassy said the company’s expertise could help address the [...]

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday that tropical depression “Bebeng” has intensified into a storm. According to PAGASA, Bebeng is threatening to hit the Bicol region.
Bebeng was spotted 220 kilometers east of Legaspi City with maximum winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center as of 4 p.m. [...]

The Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) earmarked P900 million for the expansion of its coal mining ventures in Zamboanga Sibugay in Western Mindanao. The state-run oil exploration company said that its board of directors has already approved the special budget “to fund the development of existing coal mine” that will enable it to double [...]

A landslide hit a small-scale mining community in the municipality of Pantukan, Compostela Valley on Friday. Reportedly, there were two persons killed, six were injured and 40 others believed to be missing.
According to Liza Mazo, Office of Civil Defense-Region 11 director, the landslide was caused by heavy overnight rains. “It’s been raining hard since last [...]

Another venture that the Ayala group is breaking into is the hydroelectric power generation partnership. The conglomerate, through its wholly owned subsidiary Michigan Power Inc. (MPI) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Sta. Clara Power Corp., an independent power producer specializing in run-of-the-river power plants. Ayala Corp managing director John Eric Francia confirms [...]

About 70 renewable energy service contracts were cancelled by the Department of Energy (DOE) as part of its effort to weed-out “non-performing contracts” and offer them to more serious investors. Energy Undersecretary Jose M. Layug Jr. also said that licenses covering four prospective petroleum blocks were likewise cancelled.
The energy undersecretary said that the  70 companies [...]

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) urged the local government of Batangas City to start drawing up long-term relocation plans for residents near Taal Volcano and issued a warning that the entire volcano island could be “obliterated” in case an eruption occurs.
Philvocs director Renato Solidum said during a meeting with the Disaster Risk [...]

Another powerful earthquake hits Japan anew on Thursday. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded the quake at a magnitude of 7.4 while the US Geological Survey said it was 7.1. The recent quake triggered a tsunami warning for one prefecture and advisories in other prefectures. The National Police Agency said there were no reports of casualties [...]

Filipina singer and actress Geneva Cruz once again has gone naked for a cause. Cruz went nude in the latest ad campaign of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia dubbed, “Go Natural, Go Vegan.”
In the latest ad, Cruz was stripped in her birthday suit and was only clutching an armful of [...]

A total of P49 billion for its capital expenditures (capex) this year is being allocated by the Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV), the bulk of which will be used to fund its proposed coal-powered projects. According to company senior vice president and chief financial officer Stephen G. Paradies, P46 billion of the capex would go [...]

Earth Hour 2011 will be celebrated again for the fifth straight year and the Philippines is one of the countries who has many participants for this annual exercise. For this year, the Earth Hour will be on March 26, 2011, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
During Earth Hour, those who are participating in this advocacy [...]

The country temporarily bans chocolate milk products from Japan after the March 11 earthquake, although it was just a verbal order issued by Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Efren Nuestro. Philippines joins other countries like Russia, Canada, Australia and Singapore, among the list of countries which banned Japanese food imports as radioactive steam wafted [...]

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the closure of a sugar mill in Balayan, Batangas for its violations of Philippine environmental laws. A cease-and-desist order (CDO) has been issued by DENR Secretary Ramon Paje against Batangas Sugar Central Inc. for what he claimed were the company’s repeated violations of the Philippine [...]

Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp., a publicly listed firm, recently signed a contract with SEM-Calaca Power Corp. for the purchase of Trans-Asia of power generated from the Consunji-led Calaca Power Corp. Trans-Asia, in its disclosure submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) said it signed on Wednesday the contract “to purchase generated energy,” which [...]

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that as of yesterday, there were still no reported Filipinos who have been injured or killed in the earthquake that hit Japan last Friday, although the department said that there about 4,500 Filipinos who are believed to have been affected by the disaster.
The DFA in Manila said they [...]

Kalibo, Aklan is all set for the celebration of the Ati-atihan Festival. Observed in the third week of January, Ati-atihan is considered as the mother of all Philippine festivals and fiestas, and this year, the town is all set for a weeklong spectacular show next until its culmination on January 16.
Mayor William S. Lachica of [...]

The boracay is one of the finest travel destination here in the philippines. But now it can turn into a not so good destination because some of the tourist that are going there are not caring about its environment so it is going to be destroyed little by little.
But some private corporation and non-government organization [...]

Nido Petroleum Ltd. sold its first oil from the Tindalo oil field off Palawan. The Australian firm has sold to a buyer in South Korea some 230,000 barrels for crude oil cargo. Joanne Williams, Nido deputy managing director, said the sale was confirmed by the joint venture’s marketing agent, Trafigura Pte Ltd., with the lifting [...]

Solutions Using Renewable Energy (SURE) Eco Philippines Inc., a renewable energy company, is earmarking $90 million for its investments. SURE Eco spokesman Clarence de Guia said the funds will be used for the construction of several biogas-fed power plants. The funding will be a combination of debt and equity. De Guia said they plan to [...]

A new technology that will produce natural and eco-friendly dyes was developed by the Philippine Textile Research and Institute (PTR1) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
The use of natural dyes was nearly forgotten when synthetic dyes were introduced in the market. Fortunately, many people are now becoming more and more conscious, and concern, [...]