(Mongabay) Balintang, PHILIPPINES — “Seaweeds are important to me because they give me joy when we plant them,” says Melinda Gimotea, as she crouches down among the pile of seaweed seedlings under her stilt house on the southwestern coast of… Continue Reading
(Bulatlat) Upper Katablangan in Conner, Kalinga enjoys 20 years of nearly uninterrupted power supply from the community’s micro-hydro project this year. This remote community located 20 kilometers from its nearest neighboring barangay could be reached with an eight-hour trek up… Continue Reading
(Interaksyon) MANILA— The Philippines is open to new talks with China on oil and gas exploration, the Southeast Asian country’s foreign affairs chief said on Wednesday. A deal with China or any other country on joint oil and gas exploration,… Continue Reading
(Bulatlat) MANILA – Farmers can feed the nation if only the government will prioritize agriculture and food production. In a forum titled “Economic Briefing on the Food Crisis,” Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas chairperson emeritus Rafael Mariano called on Marcos Jr.… Continue Reading
(Manila Bulletin) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday acknowledged the suggestion of former Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao to jointly yet legally explore oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea, although it deferred the conduct… Continue Reading
(Daily Tribune) Jordan Clarkson knows the sky’s the limit for his Gilas Pilipinas teammate Kai Sotto. Seeing Sotto’s development after two games in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, Clarkson advised the 7-foot-3 Filipino youngster to continue making strides on… Continue Reading
(The Manila Times) CHINA, the world’s biggest producer of hydro power and solar panels, wants closer renewable energy cooperation with the Philippines, a visiting ranking Chinese official said on Sunday. Liu Jianchao, minister of the International Department of the Central… Continue Reading
(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad on Sunday said there are still no reports of Filipinos affected by deadly flooding in Pakistan that hit around 33 million people. “As of 27 August, no reports of affected… Continue Reading
