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The amount of municipal waste in the Philippines reaches up to 14.6 million tons annually, according to a report by the World Bank in 2025. Many projects have been proposed to solve the country's waste management dilemma, is thermal waste-to-energy a solution?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr."s announcement during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the Philippines will launch a rocket next year may sound like a giant leap, but the planned mission is intended to mark the country"s first step toward developing its own space launch capability.
Following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran early this year, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz--a key maritime chokepoint for global oil shipments--heightening concerns over potential disruptions to oil supplies.