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Department of Energy proposes electric cooperatives to build own generating plants

The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to temporarily enhance the lifeline subsidy mechanics and enable electric cooperatives (EC) to build up their own generating facilities to cut the cost of energy, and the suspending of the Biofuels Act of 2006 to ameliorate rising fuel costs. Undersecretary of the Department of Energy Benito Ranque stated […]

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Researchers urge China to disrupt and destroy Starlink internet satellites

Chinese researchers are reportedly encouraging China to find ways on how they can disrupt the operations of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet. A paper from China’s Modern Defence Technology journal explained why Starlink is such a major threat to the country. Based on a report by South China Morning Post, the paper was allegedly written by researchers with […]

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DOST introduces farmers to smart agri farming

Exciting news ahead for farmers in the Philippines. The Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon (DOST-3) has announced a smart agriculture farming system in San Luis, Aurora. In collaboration with the Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT), DOST-3 has come up with a typhoon-resilient vertical indoor high-value crop production area. This will allow farmers and […]

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NTC orders Smart, Globe, and DITO to warn Filipinos against fake job text scams

The telecommunications companies in the Philippines have been reminded by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to warn the masses with regard to fake job text scams. NTC reminded that the cooperation of telcos is needed to strengthen the agency’s information drive against the spread of text scams. Globe, Smart and DITO have been mandated to […]

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DOST starts training PH IT professionals and scientists in blockchain technology

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has begun a concerted effort to encourage the country’s scientists and technologists to study blockchain technology and its potential for use in the Philippines. According to Enrico Paringit of the DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), the blockchain technology seminar program is […]