REUTERS BRIGHTON, England — Thousands of Britons took to the sea and rivers on Saturday to demand an end to sewage pollution by water companies, highlighting a topic that is likely to be an issue at the next general election. A national “paddle-out” at 12 locations across the United Kingdom, […]
Where do we go from the power rut?
JUNIOR FERREIRA-UNSPLASH The Philippines is a very small power market by ASEAN standards, with market demand peaking at 15 gigawatts (GW) compared to Thailand’s with 30 GW and Indonesia with 45 GW. This small market is also very fragmented with three major grids, the Luzon grid (12.3 GW as of […]
Learning from Batanes’ public health systems
DANIELE D ANDRETI-UNSPLASH Long before the Universal Health Care Act (Republic Act 11223) was signed into law in 2019, the province of Batanes had already internalized the concept of universal healthcare. Batanes, despite its geographic isolation and limited resources, serves as a good case study for the effectiveness of primary […]
Building back biodiversity
BETH MACDONALD -UNSPLASH THIS YEAR’s International Day for Biodiversity is a strong call for all of us to walk the talk when it comes to protecting our biodiversity areas. It’s theme, “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity,” holds meaning as it prompts us to rejuvenate our passion, commitment, and […]
Kanya-kanya, tayo-tayo, atbp.
DUY PHAM-UNSPLASH What would Felipe Landa Jocano say? He would deign to meet with me, a lowly neophyte professor (a “lecturer,” as non-tenured or part-time professors were called then) at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) College of Business Administration. Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Professor Emeritus, taught at UP […]
Canary Wharf joins forces with the Felix Project to tackle food poverty
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Canary Wharf Group and The Felix Project, a food redistribution charity have agreed a long-term partnership that will see them join forces to tackle food poverty in London. The two organisations aim to deliver long term social impact while prioritising sustainability as they tackle this urgent issue, […]
100 jobs under threat at Grimsby-based smart home tech firm myenergi
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Almost 100 jobs are thought to be under threat at smart home energy technology manufacturer myenergi. The Grimsby firm, named one of the UK’s fastest growing companies less than a year ago, has said that new orders of its staple Zappi electric vehicle charger and allied devices […]
New RMT walkout means three new train strikes in four days
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> RMT members are to stage a fresh strike on 2 June in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. The strike will see 20,000 train managers, caterers and station staff all walk off the job. There will be three rail strikes within four days with […]
Marcos OK’s 5-yr extension of incentives program for local car production
PHILIPPIINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has approved the proposed five-year extension of an automotive incentives program currently participated in by two manufacturers, according to the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC). The extension of the six-year Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program will “continue to provide incentives […]
UK tech entrepreneur warns of impact of fake review ‘epidemic’
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> The CEO and co-founder of UK fraud detection platform, Pasabi, has addressed delegates at the Marketplace Risk Management Conference alongside key speakers from Uber, Google and eBay. The event, which took place in San Francisco this week, saw tech entrepreneur Chris Downie of Pasabi address attendees about the […]