Space tech to aid power delivery in remote PH areas
The National Power Corp. (NPC) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to harness space technology for managing and monitoring off-grid power systems across the country.
San Juanico Bridge impairment sparks call for inter-island terminals
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) is urging the government to fast-track investments in inter-island container logistics to relieve the growing supply chain bottlenecks made worse by the ongoing rehabilitation of the San Juanico Bridge.
APECO wins support from former IP critics under new leadership
Long-time critics of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) from Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities now express support for the agency’s renewed direction under president and CEO Gil G. Taway IV, a lawyer, who assumed leadership in October 2023.
Updated Typhoon Bising, habagat damage remain minimal
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has raised its estimate of agricultural damage from Typhoon Bising and the southwest monsoon (habagat) to ₱350,000, up from the initial ₱300,000, according to the agency's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
Driver’s license renewal now online via e-Gov PH
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO), launched the online driver’s license renewal through the e-Gov PH app today, Thursday.
