The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with local firm Samal Solar Renewable Energy Corp., has commissioned a 41.920-megawatt (MW) solar power project in Bataan, marking a significant step toward boosting the country’s renewable energy capacity.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under the Department of Agriculture (DA) has mobilized a coordinated response to the growing presence of an alien fish species in Laguna de Bay, which has significant ecological and policy implications.
Sustainability group Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) has raised strong objections to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) draft circular proposing the integration of nuclear energy into the national power mix, particularly the exemption of the country’s first nuclear power plant from the Competitive Selection Process (CSP).
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has broken ground on a landmark P500-million farm-to-market road (FMR) project in Polangui, Albay, marking a stride toward improving rural infrastructure and economic connectivity for thousands of local farmers.