Feast of the Black Nazarene or the Traslacion on Thursday, January 9, has brought on reminders of how previous parades have left mountains of trash along the route, and a plea from the No To Plastic Campaigners for a more environment-friendly celebration.
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San Miguel, Dow collaborate for 1st recycled plastics Philippine road
Filipino multinational company San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has announced that it has just laid out the first recycled plastics road in the country. SMC, named by Forbes Asia as a Best-Over-A-Billion company in the Asia-Pacific Region, revealed that asphalt using plastics were laid on a 1,500-square meter pilot test site at a new logistics center […]
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San Miguel taps Filipino invention as it shifts to biodegradable packaging
The Philippines’ San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is tapping a Filipino invention of plastic woven packaging as it shifts to biodegradable packaging for its products. The move is a Philippine business milestone as SMC is the first Filipino company to adopt biodegradable plastics that are fully certified by the Department of Science and Technology. The plastic […]
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Palawan’s Puerto Princesa vies to be the Bird Capital of the Philippines
Puerto Princesa City is moving to declare itself as the “Bird Capital of the Philippines”, riding on its popularity as a bird-watching site not only for locals but also for visiting tourists, nature lovers, and environmentalists. The move to claim the Birding Capital tag was reported by Palawan News as announced by Puerto Princesa City […]
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