Driverless cars and unmanned vehicles
DRIVERLESS cars are a good idea — at least in theory. But before we start celebrating the arrival of vehicles that can think, drive,...
What is the future of the mushrooms business?, 2
A Call for a National Roadmap
The question now is: Does the government have a roadmap for the mushroom industry?
Right now, mushroom development seems scattered...
What is the future of the mushrooms business?, 1
IT SEEMS that the future of the mushroom business is literally sprouting right before our eyes — yet nobody in government seems to be...
Let’s develop purely solar-powered ferry boats, 2
OUR M/B Dalaray in the Philippines is solar-assisted — battery-electric with solar panels providing auxiliary energy. The next challenge is to go fully solar,...
Let’s develop purely solar-powered ferry boats, 1
NO, I AM not talking about electric vehicles (EVs) that rely on plugging into electric grids — grids that are, ironically, still mostly powered...
Food banks: A solution to food insecurity, 2
LOCAL government units (LGUs) could provide the spaces; the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) could handle beneficiary validation; and the Department of...
Food banks: A solution to food insecurity, 1
IT SEEMS hunger, like poverty, never takes a holiday. Every day, millions of Filipinos go to bed without enough to eat — not because...
Making school chairs from plastic wastes, 2
Suggestions & questions
* Government support needed – While these businesses are doing good, they need “pull” from government — contracts for schools / public...
Making school chairs from plastic wastes, 1
THE WHOLE idea behind a circular economy is simple — keep materials out of dumps, landfills and our oceans, and bring them back into...
Let us use plastic sorting machines, 2
But — and yes, there is a “but” — here are my thoughts and suggestions
* Patent and market – If the machine works as...