Singapore-based renewable energy and carbon developer Alcom has launched the first biochar production facility in the Philippines and registered the associated carbon credits for sale, according to their announcement on Tuesday. The Nueva Ecija rice husk biochar...
Japanese company JGC Holdings Corporation has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract from the Philippines’ Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for a geothermal power generation project planned in Mahanagdong District, Ormoc...
PLDT and its wholly-owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary, Smart, are working closely with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to bolster the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure against cyberattacks. During the Philippine Air Force’s...
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has just launched the Aquatic Animal Health Services (AAHS). The service aims to help aquaculture farms prevent and control diseases that can affect the survival and growth rate of aquatic animals and impact harvests. SFA has engaged...
French multinational energy management and automation solutions provider, Schneider Electric, has announced plans to expand its logistics hub in the Philippines’ Cavite province. The estimated cost of the expansion project is PHP 86.3 million (USD 1.49 million)....
The Department of Budget and Management said a total of PHP 176.4 billion (USD 3.1 billion) from the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) proposed 2024 allocation amounting to PHP 214.3 billion (USD 3.8 billion) would go to its Public Sector Infrastructure budget,...
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a Kyoto-based manufacturer of ceramic-based electronic components, has announced that it has finalized plans further to inject PHP 4.4 billion (USD 78.2 million) to expand its manufacturing facility in Tanauan City, Batangas province,...
The industrial park and real estate logistics developer and operator arm of Ayala Corporation, AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corporation (ALLHC), is placing a significant bet on its cold storage facilities as it seeks to increase its capacity by at least four times its...
Paris Baguette Philippines Inc. today announced the signing of the master franchise agreement with Berjaya Food (International) Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of Berjaya Food Berhad (BFood) and Middle Trade Inc., and Paris Baguette Singapore to introduce the South Korean...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the Republic Act (RA) No. 11959, also known as the “Regional Specialty Centers Act,” as part of the administration’s efforts to establish and institutionalize healthcare centers in the region, ensuring accessible and...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tarlac provincial government to develop a 47-hectare technology hub in New Clark City. Under the MOU, the allotted land for the technology hub inside the new...
Japanese chemicals company Mitsui Chemicals recently launched a new plant to produce its high-performance polyolefin elastomer (POE) product Tafmer at its Singapore-based wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers (MELS). As part of Mitsui Chemicals’ VISION 2030...
