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The Philippines: Digital Transparency and Storytelling to Build Trust
The Philippines: Digital Transparency and Storytelling to Build Trust
The Philippines is moving forward with a strong commitment to strengthening transparency and citizen engagement by empowering both government communicators and young people with the digital skills necessary to navigate today’s fast-changing information landscape. Recent initiatives reflect a shared vision of ensuring that communication in the country is not only more accessible and efficient but also grounded in truth, accountability and responsibility.
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Published at 2025-09-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Society, Technology
Tags: companies, inventors, technology
This Startup is Turning Air into Water
This Startup is Turning Air into Water
Every day, the atmosphere carries vast amounts of moisture, even in dry-looking environments. Akvo’s Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs) are designed to tap into this humidity and turn it into potable water. Founded by Navkaran Singh Bagga, Akvo Atmospheric Water Systems is a Kolkata-based startup creating clean drinking water from air. With over 100 million litres generated across 15 countries, it offers a sustainable alternative to groundwater, pipelines, and plastic bottles.
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Published at 2025-09-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Environment, Technology
Tags: Water, freshwater, inventors
Cruise Tourism Brings Benefits to Communities in the Northern Ph
Cruise Tourism Brings Benefits to Communities in the Northern Ph
The arrival of international cruise ships at ports in the Northern Philippines’ Ilocos Region is significantly boosting the importance of cruise tourism in the country. Other places the ship visited in the Philippines include Puerto Princesa in Palawan and Boracay Island in Caticlan.
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Published at 2025-02-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Society, Travel
Tags: Tourism, cruise, passengers
Embattled Masungi Georeserve Park Faces Threat from Wind Farm Project
Embattled Masungi Georeserve Park Faces Threat from Wind Farm Project
Lawmakers have filed resolutions to investigate reported drilling operations within the Masungi geopark, which has faced numerous threats. Despite the energy firm saying it holds the necessary permits, conservationists say some indigenous groups living in the area have no idea of the wind project
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Published at 2024-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Environment, Fauna and flora, Technology
Tags: National Park, Natural Park, Nature, environment, windenergy
Why It’s More Fun in the Philippines Startup Scene
Why It’s More Fun in the Philippines Startup Scene
Googling “the Philippines startup scene” in 2023 turns up very different results. Some platforms proclaim that the country’s “Golden Era of Startups” has arrived. Tech in Asia is particularly excited about the market, and we have a three-part documentary about its startup scene. The country is also next on the roster of destinations for our monthly Founders’ Meetup.
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Published at 2023-08-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Culture, Technology
Tags: inventors, startup, technology
NAIA Traffic Hits 22 Million in 6 Months
NAIA Traffic Hits 22 Million in 6 Months
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) served more than 22 million passengers in the first half of the year on the sustained recovery of air travel in the pandemic aftermath. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) reported that NAIA traffic surged by 78 percent to 22.22 million in the first semester of the year from 12.49 million in the same period last year.
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Published at 2023-07-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Recreation, Travel
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High Inflation Seen Driving Credit Card Use
High Inflation Seen Driving Credit Card Use
Higher inflation in the Philippines has driven more people to use their credit cards to pay for their needs and wants, a personal finance professional said. “Because of the high inflation rate, the purchasing power of people’s money has been decreased already. And because of that, people go to credit cards for their spending habit”.
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Published at 2023-07-11 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, News and Events
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Global Gender Gap Index Reports Progress in the Philippines
Global Gender Gap Index Reports Progress in the Philippines
This year’s Global gender gap index shows that Thailand has significantly improved on gender equality in the category of educational attainment. The country is ranked 61st, which is up from 92nd last year. With this improvement, the country’s overall position is now 74th. The same report shows, that the Philippines has become better at addressing gender equality, ranking 16th place among 146 countries, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023.
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Published at 2023-06-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, People, Society
Tags: Education, Workers