Pinoy ecofloor tile inventor

Filipino in Taiwan turns paper cups into 'eco plastic tiles'

Plastic film on surface of paper cups can be put to good use

By Huang Tzu-ti, Staff writer

Taiwan News

10 August 2019

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A Chinese Filipino who lives in Taiwan has come up with a smart solution to the non-recyclable plastic layer in paper boxes and cups – turning it into eco floor tiles.

Eco-plastic tiles inventor Tsai Sheng-lun (蔡昇倫)(right)(CNA photo)

Formerly a successful architect, Tsai Sheng-lun (蔡昇倫) left his high-paying job 11 years ago to work for the NGO Tzu Chi Foundation in eastern Taiwan's Hualien. He has thus shifted his focus from space planning to the invention of eco-friendly products over the past few years, reported the Central News Agency (CNA).

Acknowledging that the outer material coating many disposable paper cups and boxes plastic and hence not recyclable, Tsai has invested effort into making the most use of the waste, which can easily reach 200 tons a day. It was a task commissioned to him by Master Cheng Yen (證嚴法師), a Buddhist leader and founder of the Foundation, Tsai said.

After two years of research and experiments, the effort paid off. Tsai managed to convert the plastic garbage into floor tiles, with each piece measuring 8 by 20 cm. The tiles can be joined together seamlessly, are surprisingly solid and resistant to impact, and can support up to 40 tons.

The eco tiles, which are made with 1.7 kg of plastic trash per piece, were patented on Thursday (Aug. 8). The innovative technology can also be applied to the disposal of candy wraps and other forms of plastic waste, providing an alternative to ceramic tiles while advancing the cause of environmental protection, reported CNA.

Taiwanese motors in PH

Kymco plans to build P1-B facility in Philippines

By Janina C. Lim, Reporter Business World

10 April 2019

KYMCO Philippines, Inc. is planning to put up a P1-billion facility in the country to boost its current capacity to meet growing demand and to allow future expansion into electric motorcycles.

In a press briefing in Makati City on Wednesday, Kymco Philippines President Allan B. Santiago said the company is looking to build the facility in north or south Luzon, particularly Laguna and Batangas due to their proximity to the Batangas port.

The local unit of Taiwan’s Kwang Yang Co. Motors Ltd. expects to start construction of the facility next year, and targets to operate by 2022 or 2023. The facility will have a monthly production of 6,000 up to 20,000 units.

“After about a decade of operations in the country, we have seen the potential and economic opportunities that the Philippines has to offer, and we believe that it is high time for us to take our presence and commitment to the next level… We are exerting more effort with our plan to bolster our investment in both the Philippine market and Filipino labor,” Mr. Santiago said.

Kymco Phillippines’ current capacity at its 250-hectare plant in Taguig City stands at 5,000 units per month. Monthly sales currently reach more than 1,500 units.

Pinoy Math wizzards in Hanoi

Pinoy students bag 10 medals at int'l math contest

Donna Magsino

GMA News

April 7, 2019 

Eight Filipino junior and senior high school students brought home the bacon after competing at an international math competition held in Vietnam this month, according to the Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines (MTG) on Sunday.

"This is the first international math contest for MTG students this year and we laud them for their achievement," said Dr. Isidro Aguilar, MTG president.

Two of them bagged gold medals: Grade 10 students Bryce Ainsley Sanchez of Grace Christian College and Immanuel Josiah Balete of St. Stephen’s High School.

On the other hand, Grade 8 students Enzo Rafael Chan of Bayanihan Institute-Tarlac and Rickson Caleb Tan of MGC New Life Christian Academy won silver medals.

The bronze medalists were Cassidy Kyler Tan, Grade 8, Davao Christian High School; Noel Stephen Dequito, Grade 8, Xavier School Nuvali; Daryll Carlsten Ko, Grade 10, St. Stephen's High School; and Issam Wang, Grade 10, Manila Science High School.

Two more bronze medals were won by the Filipino students in the team contest.

From April 2 to 6, 2019, around 700 students from China, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam participated in the said math competition organized by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and Hanoi Mathematical Society. — LA, GMA News

Asia's Next Top Model Runner-up

Filipina Adela-Mae Marshall finishes among top 3 in Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 6

By Gianna Llanes
Philippine Canadian Inquirer
24 October 2018

Filipino-British model Adela-Mae Marshall, representing the Philippines in Cycle 6 of Asia’s version of Tyra Bank’s popular reality show America’s Next Top Model, completes her Asia’s Next Top Model journey among the top three finalists. Adela was one of two Filipinas representing the country during the reality show, joined by 19-year-old Jach Manere.

ADELA-MAE MARSHALL. Picture: Asia's Next Top Model/Facebook

After the release of the show’s season finale last Wednesday, October 24, Adela shares with fans how she felt about her performance throughout the show. In an Instagram post, Adela says, “And then there was 1.” She also gives a message to her co-finalists, adding, “Congratulations Dana, you absolutely went #BeyondLimits and I couldn’t be happier for you. Mia, what can I say? We put up a good fight but we are too good at being runners-up. I’m proud of us regardless.”

PHILIPPINES: Adela Mae Marshall and Jachin Manere

For her mentors, Adela sends this message, “To Cindy Sirinya and Yu Tsai, thank you for guiding and molding us throughout the whole competition. Thank you for seeing something in me I couldn’t even see myself and hopefully, this won’t be the last of me you see!”

Adela ends her social media caption with a message to her Filipino fans, saying in the country’s language, “Before, I said ‘Laban Pilipinas’ and even though I didn’t win now, I will continue to try and represent the Philippines in the best way I can.” Her final statement says, “Thank you so much for your support. I’m sorry I couldn’t bring home the title for a back-to-back win,” referring to Cycle 5’s winner Filipina Maureen Wroblewitz, continuing, “I hope I was able to show you that am ‘pusong Pinoy’. I hope I was able to represent the Philippines well.”

Ultimately, the MAIN title was won by Team Thailand, this time represented by Dana Slosar, who will be receiving her own Subaru XV, a cover and spread on Harper’s Bazaar Thailand, an avatar in the show’s mobile game, and a modeling contract with Storm Model management in London.