Environment
NASA flies aircraft at low-altitude over Manila for air quality study
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday said the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is flying a DC-8 aircraft at low-altitude over urban Manila to study air quality in the Philippines and other Asian nations.
Maynilad building fences, non-load-bearing structures from septic waste
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. is converting biosolids, which are by-products of the septage treatment process, into lightweight, cement-like materials called bio-bricks as substitute for ordinary hollow blocks.
One Meralco Foundation plants 125,000 mangroves in Siargao
One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the social development arm of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), celebrates this year’s World Wetlands Day by planting and nurturing 125,000 native mangroves in Del Carmen in Siargao Islands, Surigao Del Norte.
First automated materials recovery facility launched in Cebu
Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (PWS) has inaugurated the country’s first automated materials recovery facility (MRF) in Cebu that uses state-of-the-art equipment for waste segregation and storage.
Ayala Land, Areit secure EDGE certifications on 8 office buildings
Ayala Land Inc. real estate investment trust Areit Inc. has received so-called EDGE certification on eight of its office buildings comprising 354,000 square meters, making their combined offices the largest certified portfolio in the Philippines.
