Category: Environment

JERA partnership seen as ‘enabler’ in AboitizPower’s 10-year RE expansion journey

AboitizPower’s renewable energy aspirations are taking a huge leap forward following Japanese firm JERA’s recent acquisition of a 27 percent stake in the Aboitiz led power company for $1.46 billion. The sale was announced on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, and was characterized as a “transaction [that] unlocks significant capital that will be used toward fueling […]

IRISAN ECO-PARK

Ipinasyal ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong ang ilang Baguio media sa dating Irisan dumpsite para ipakita ang transformation nito na ngayon ay isa ng mabango at napakagandang Eco-Park. Bilang pangako sa unang araw ng kanyang pag-oopisina sa dumpsite ay ito rin ang naging una niyang proyekto at makalipas ang isang taon ay may malinis at walang […]

PARA SA KALIKASAN

Nagtanim ng mga Pine tree seedlings ang mga opisyales ng Barangay AZKCO sa Botanical Forest Park bilang paggunita sa Environment Month, para isulong na mapanatili ang mga puno sa kabila ng pagging highly urbanized ng siyudad ng Baguio. Photo by Zaldy Comanda/ABN

Hedcor remains internationally certified amid pandemic restrictions

Hedcor, the run-of-river hydropower arm of AboitizPower, continues to meet international standards following the recommendation of British Standards Group Philippines (BSi) for ISO recertifications this year. Despite lockdowns and restrictions, Hedcor upholds global standards in generating clean and renewable energy efficiently and of utmost quality. Hedcor is recertified for six ISO certifications: Quality Management System, […]

NORTHERN BLOSSOM FLOWER FARM

Ang Northern Blossom Flower Farm sa Atok, Benguet ang nangungunang agri-tourism sites sa Benguet. Umaasa ang provincial government na muling mabuksan ito sa tulong ng isinagawang validation ng Department of Tourism, para siguraduhin na masunod ang minimum public health protocols na ipinapatupad ng AITF. Zaldy Comanda/ABN

Partnerships key to protecting Benguet watershed

Climate change and its impacts are increasingly felt across the globe, and the Philippines, with its exposure to climate-related hazards such as typhoons, floods, and droughts, is in a particularly vulnerable spot. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into even greater relief the need for responses that balance short-term needs and long-term goals by addressing the […]

WORLD ENVIRONMENT MONTH

Municipal and barangay officials and government employees of Bokod took part in a tree planting activity in communal forest reservations and along the highway in observation of the World Environment Month and Arbor Day this month of June. The Bokod local government led by Mayor Thomas Wales Jr. spearheaded on June 4, 2021 the tree […]

La Union Sustains Living Shorelines; Deploys Artificial Reefs

In its bid to promote ecological integrity and clean and healthy environment through the La Union #KalikasanNaman campaign, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) SCUBA Diving Team assisted in the successful deployment of  70 units of Artificial Reef (AR) on April 22 to 28, 2021  in the coastal Municipalities of Balaoan, Bacnotan and San […]

UP-UP AND AWAY

Local residents of Mankayan try the newest adventure tourism attraction in the municipality paragliding at the scenic caldera of mountains surrounding Lepanto Mines and landing at the tailing dam four. Launch on March 11 at the 108th Founding Anniversary of the mining town. Municipal Mayor Franzel Ayong said it is part of their livelihood program […]

BAGONG ATRAKSYON

Ipinapakita ng may-aring si Pio Velasco, ang tinatapos na construction ng bagong atraksyon, ang Igorot Stone Kingdom na lumalarawan sa mga makatotohanang kasaysayan ng mga tao, lugar at events sa Cordillera, na matatagpuan sa gilid ng bundok sa Long-long Road, Pinsao Proper, Baguio City. Photo by Zaldy Comanda/ABN “Igorot Stone Kingdom, bagong atraksyon sa Baguio.” […]

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