Desalination plant constructed in PH’s northernmost military outpost – Philippines A desalination plan system, which could produce 1,500 gallons of potable water everyday, has been constructed in the Philippines’ northernmost outpost, Mavulis Island in Batanes. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led the inauguration of a desalination plant system which he said was completed partnership of the AFP’s Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) and the AFP Savings and Loan Association Incorporated (AFPSLAI). More than P3 million was spent for the desalination plant’s construction. The process involves removing salts from saline water like seawater. (LINK). Desalination plant constructed in PH’s northernmost military outpost – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-05-28T11:49:35+02:00
Filinvest completes $200-M bond offer – Philippines Listed Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) has completed issuing $200 million worth of US dollar-denominated bonds, which its chief said attested to the company’s strong reputation. In a disclosure on Friday, the Gotianun-led conglomerate said the Reg-S 5-year senior unsecured notes had a fixed coupon of 4.125 percent, payable semiannually. The notes issued, it added, was the company’s first since 2013. (LINK). Filinvest completes $200-M bond offer – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-09-12T21:53:12+02:00
AFP starts desalination project construction in Mavulis Island – Philippines The troopers of the naval detachment in the island northernmost island of the country, Mavulis in the Province of Batanes will soon no longer travel 8 hours to get water for drinking in Itbayat Island. This after Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Filemon T Santos Jr PA, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Desalination Plant System Project in the island on July 10. Lt. Jaypee Abuan PN, public affairs officer of the Naval Forces […] AFP starts desalination project construction in Mavulis Island – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-07-19T11:53:15+02:00
Jolo named MinDA priority development area – Philippines THE MINDANAO Development Authority (MinDA) has identified Jolo, the capital of Sulu province, as a priority development area after Taraka town in Lanao del Sur. “We will come up with a comprehensive proposal and present it to the President,” MinDA Chairperson Emmanuel F. Piñol said in a statement Friday. The development program will be similar to the one recently launched in Taraka, which involves the establishment of model learning centers mainly for agricultural livelihood activities. Among the key sectors eyed […] Jolo named MinDA priority development area – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-02-16T20:05:10+01:00
Labella to MCWD board: Look into desalination – Philippines Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has advised the new Metropolitan Cebu Water District Board to study the possibility of desalination as a short-term solution to the water crisis in the city. “Desalination is quite expensive but it is faster to implement,” said Labella. He said it is the first component in implementing a solution to the water problem and “eventually putting up of dams and using service water.” (LINK). Labella to MCWD board: Look into desalination – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-01-13T15:39:15+01:00
PV to address water scarcity – Philippines The government of the Philippines is planning to invest heavily to address water scarcity in remote areas of Mindanao, the archipelago’s second largest island. The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the national Department of the Interior and Local Government will devote $500 million to the Mindanao Rural Water Supply project, an initiative aimed at establishing solar-powered water supply and desalination in all the “barangays” – administrative districts – of Mindanao, including the island provinces of Sulu and Palawan. “Soon, each barangay in […] PV to address water scarcity – PhilippinesDME GmbH2019-11-01T13:42:08+01:00
Desalination project eyed to solve water supply lack – Philippines – Panglao Island The Provincial Development Council (PDC) of Bohol had identified a solution to the twin problems of scarce supply of potable water and high cost of electricity besetting the development of Bohol’s tourism capital, Panglao Island. The PDC, during a meeting last September 8, endorsed the proposed water desalination facility in Dauis, one of the two towns in Panglao Island, which will utilize partly of renewable energy. Boheco-1 is providing power to the area, „but the proposed project [will use] solar panels during daytime operation.“ Dauis planning and development coordinator Oscar Nistal said the lot of the project […] Desalination project eyed to solve water supply lack – Philippines – Panglao IslandDME GmbH2017-09-19T14:23:16+02:00