Credit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:50:06 +0000
Greater push for renewables among tight supply, higher rates THE Philippines will likely face tight electric supplies and higher energy prices for much of 2020, but a greater focus on renewable energy and the expected arrival of other new generating capacity are likely to dramatically improve conditions in the next few years. In a January […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:49:28 +0000
AS in most countries, mining activities in the Philippines are regarded by most people with attitudes ranging from skepticism to outright hostility. Unfortunately, there is some justification for that; years of poorly-regulated mining in remote areas has scarred both the land and communities. Infamous incidents such as 1996 Marcopper mine disaster in Marinduque, and instances […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:48:59 +0000
FOR the past five years, all mining contractors in the Philippines have been required by law to obtain the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 Certification, ensuring that mining and mining-related operations in the Philippines are carried out according to national and international standards. Former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon J.P. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:48:29 +0000
MINING in a small-scale form has existed in the Philippines for thousands of years, and gold was an important commodity for the native inhabitants in pre-Spanish times. Tribes in the Philippines traded with what is now China, India, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was not until 1864, however, that the first true large-scale mine, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:07:19 +0000
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces 48 out of 80 passed the Certified Plant Mechanic Licensure Examination given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Lucena this February 2020. The members of the Board of Mechanical Engineering who gave the licensure examinations are Engr. Leandro A. Conti, Chairman; Engr. Jerico T. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:01:24 +0000
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,334 out of 3,469 passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Lucena this February 2020. The members of the Board of Mechanical Engineering who gave the licensure examinations are Engr. Leandro A. Conti, Chairman; Engr. Jerico T. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:09:18 +0000
Medical Letter (2020) No. 66 Notification on the Printing and Distribution of the Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for Pneumonia Patients Infected by the New-Type Coronavirus (Trial Version 3) The health commissions and TCM administration departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities under separate state planning and Xinjiang Production […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:53:38 +0000
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 846 out of 1,324 passed the Master Plumber Licensure Examination given by the Board for Master Plumbers in Manila, Baguio and Iloilo this February 2020. The members of the Board for Master Plumbers who gave the licensure examination are Engr. Valentino M. Mangila, Chairman; Engr. Pedrito D. Camilet, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Xinhua| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:53:59 +0000
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — A new hospital built in just ten days in a Chinese city hit hardest by the novel coronavirus outbreak will soon start operation. Approved by Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping, 1,400 medical staff from the armed forces are tasked with treating patients in the 1,000-bed Huoshenshan Hospital […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Xinhua| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:52:17 +0000
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — China’s National Health Commission Sunday called for efforts to step up epidemic prevention and control in public areas and transportation vehicles. To curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the commission has issued guidelines on epidemic control in public areas and public transportation facilities, as well as for different population […]
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