The Philippines faces a surge in demand for cooling systems as temperatures climb, yet persistent policy gaps and a heavy reliance on coal threaten to undermine the nation’s energy security and climate targets, according to the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). The country’s power grid, already...
The coal moratorium, a policy meant to suspend new coal-fired power projects, is being weakened by new exemptions from the Department of Energy (DOE), drawing immediate criticism from environmental and industry analysts. The Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) raised concerns Friday,...
Mining operations within the Marikina River Basin should not be blamed for the massive flooding that engulfed some parts of Marikina and Rizal province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, the deadliest and most destructive typhoon to hit the country in 2020. This was indicated in the recent...