By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay Last February 17 to 23, more than 4 million Texans, including 1.4 million in the Houston area, suffered a massive electrical grid failure in the face of a historically brutal snowstorm with temperature averaging minus 20 degrees Centigrade. This was the worst power crisis in a decade. An estimated 34,000
March 1, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay In the February 22 headline of Daily Guardian, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas said he was mulling to issue an executive order (EO) mandating the “no vaccination, no work” policy. In other words, without a vaccination certificate, whether one is from the province or from the city, he or she
February 24, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay There are also advantages that we are the laggard and a slowpoke in getting the vaccine, for we can observe and learn from what is actually happening in other countries whose vaccination drive is in full swing. As it is now, surveys shows that less than half of Filipinos are
February 22, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay In 1935, the American Forest journal ran an advertisement for Dupont, one of the earliest companies in the world to manufacture dynamite. The ad ran like this: “Crooked streams are a menace to life and crops in the areas bordering their banks. The twisting and turning of the channel retards
February 15, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay According to a study conducted in England, people who were previously been infected with coronavirus and who are themselves protected by antibodies could still carry the virus and infect others. The study called “SARS-Cov-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) and conducted between June 18 to November 24 last year, also
February 8, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay Last January 28 the Sangguniang Panlalawigan held a Joint Committee hearing on the ongoing construction of the PHP12-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose II Dam (JRMP II) which is now about 40% completed. The Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management headed by Hon. Rolly Distura and the Committee on Infrastructure and
February 1, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay Since the United Nations mandate in 1948 to provide a homeland for the Jewish people in diaspora around the world in “Palestine”, the new nation now called Israel have never found peace with its Arab neighbors. The enmity between the Jews and the Arabs is biblical (Genesis chapter 32) and
January 25, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay The Holy Grail, a legendary Christian relic, is supposed to be the goblet (a sort of a long-stemmed drinking glass), used by Jesus Christ Himself during the Last Supper. Legend further says that Joseph of Arimathea used the same goblet to collect His blood flowing from Christ’s side during the
January 18, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay As the human race advances, so do tactics of war and the latest very useful war asset is the DRONE. Military drones normally look like small light weight airplane with no cockpit and windows. It varies in length from 2 feet to 20 feet. Drones are powered by lithium batteries
January 11, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay Beginning February last year, all of us were struck by the most devastating experience in memory – the COVID-19 pandemic. From the government down to the last family in the nation, everyone was overwhelmed by the crisis brought about by the coronavirus. In fact, the flavor of the year
January 4, 2021
By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay The Philippines is now exactly one year on COVID-19 pandemic situation. As the pandemic wears on, there is news from other parts of the world that there are people claiming the virus has infected them twice! Experts are now trying to determine whether these reports are indeed legitimate re-infections or long-term effects of the
December 28, 2020
By Engr. Edgar Manaay As per December 15 World Health Organization data, the United States (population of 331 million as of 2020) has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world at 16.51 million; 5% of the population and also the highest mortality at 303,000; 0.09% of the population. Compared to a backward
December 21, 2020