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Elementary schools in upland and coastal Zamboanga del Norte to improve education through clean energy soon
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Six elementary schools in Sibuco District in Zamboanga del Norte, 77 kilometers from Zamboanga City, will soon have access to electricity sourced from clean energy source. (read more)
US-funded ICT, WASH projects launched
Hundreds of students at the Marilog Central Elementary School will now enjoy the benefits of information and communications technology as the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program inaugurated its solar-powered computer laboratory on July 16. (read more)
Remote areas to harness solar power
DAVAO CITY - More students from different schools that are hardly reached by modern technology in Mindanao will soon embrace change as the United States government-funded development agency eyes to build more solar powered-computer laboratories and water systems after it successfully turned over their first project in a remote community recently. (read more)
Remote village gets solar-powered IT lab
DAVAO CITY - Students and teachers in a remote school here will embrace the benefits of information and communications technology (ICT) powered by solar technology for the first time as USAID's Alliance for Mindnao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program turned over a new computer laboratory in Marilog District. (read more)
Celso commends AMORE for introducing PV systems
Mayor Celso Lobregat commended the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program and its partners for introducing the so-called solar photovoltaic systems as alternative sources of energy. (read more)
Business expo promotes partnerships for solar lighting to rural households in Mindanao
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Residents of the city and nearby island provinces will have a chance to see alternative lighting systems and products as the Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Business Exposition organized by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program opens today at the scenic Paseo del Mar (read more)
Davao consumers tap solar energy for power
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – The Sikat solar-powered car may be the most flamboyant example of how solar energy can be harnessed for practical uses. However, there are more practical uses for solar energy than one can imagine, and they are on the rise, right here in this city (read more)
Davao rural school teachers learn ICT
Since October 2009, Elizalde Paracueles has been serving as a mobile teacher for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in Marilog District, a job that does not confine him to a particular school, unlike most of his colleague (read more)
IT educ upgrade thru solar power
Almost 20 teachers from the Marilog Central Elementary School attended the Intel Teach Program: Getting Started Course at the Finster Hall of the Ateneo de Davao University (read more)
Let there be light (in remote areas)
It's hard to think that at this day and age, a huge number of households in far-flung provinces in the country still do not have access to electricity. For people living in these areas, having a daily supply of power to light their houses at night has, so far, remained largely a dream (read more)
Sunpower lights up Filipino homes and schools in Mindanao
SunPower Corporation has pledged to back up the third phase of the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy program, which aims to push more renewable energy development, education and training in the Philippine island (read more)
Sunpower Foundation Supports Rural Electrification and Educational Opportunities in the Philippines
On the Philippine island of Mindanao today, the SunPower Foundation, a non-profit organization funded by SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), announced its commitment to support the third phase of the Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy (AMORE III), a program to support renewable energy development, education and training in the region (read more)
Zambo Norte upland households to benefit from safe water projects
More then 300 households living in the far-flung villages of Zamboanga del Norte will soon benefit from safe water projects according to Rotary Club of Dipolog President Edna Capili-Chan (read more)
Over 300 Zanorte upland households to have access to safe potable water
“Water is life.” Rotary Club (RC) of Dipolog President Edna “Beng” Capili-Chan recently made such pronouncement in highlighting the RC Dipolog’s recent project which would benefit over 300 households in two mountain villages in Zamboanga del Norte (read more)
RCDD's gift to Davao on World Water Day
MARCH 22 is World Water Day as declared by the United Nations. This is to increase global awareness on the worldwide water crisis. There is an estimated one billion people today who still do not have access to drinking water (read more)