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Published July 31, 2021, 8:30 AM The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to explore the utilization of a portion of military reservation areas as economic zones.  AFP Chief of Staff LTGen. Cirilito Sobejana and PEZA Director General Charito B. Plaza signed the MOA Thursday, July 29. The AFP, through its Real Estate Office under BGen. Augusto Gaite, has identified several underutilized lands by the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy across the country for potential developmen...

Systematic Triggering of Large Earthquakes by Karst Water Recharge: Statistical Evidence in Northeastern Italy National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, Udine, Italy It is known that surface water accumulation by natural or anthropic causes like precipitation and reservoir impoundment can trigger earthquakes. The phenomenon is amplified and sped up in karst areas, where fracture systems can store large quantities of water and facilitate its percolation to seismogenic depths, increasing both elastic stress and pore pressure on pre-existent faults. The present work expl...

What You Need To Know About Optimizing Your Chemigation Program Transplants and seedlings have a smaller root zone compared with large more mature plants. So they can take a shorter exposure to chemigation. Photo by Aliashar Montazar Chemigation in drip-irrigated crops allows for the delivery of systemic insecticides through irrigation water directly to the root system. And it does so in precise amounts needed for cost-effective insect control. It also reduces worker exposure to pesticides by eliminating the insecticide applications to plant foliage. Since many Western growers already use dr...