Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
The tandem of aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and vice presidential bet Sara Duterte has vowed to expedite the country's adoption of nuclear power, if and when they get elected in May. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday, March 7, welcomed the signing of the Executive Order (EO) no. 164 which would establish a nuclear energy program for the Philippines. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) "Nuclear power is envisioned to bring down the cost of electricity and to...
Senatorial candidate and human rights defender Chel Diokno on Monday, March 7, thumbed down the Duterte administration's planned use of nuclear energy to boost the country's thinning energy resources. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) The human rights lawyer...
The camp of aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has welcomed President Duterte's signing of Executive Order (EO) No.164 to allow the use of nuclear power as an alternative source of energy for the country. A nuclear power plant in Belgium (Frederic Paulussen/ Unsplash) In commending...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio says that she proposed the use of nuclear energy 12 years prior to President Duterte’s signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 164 favoring a Philippine nuclear energy program. Vice presidential...
As he prays that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia will not get worse, President Duterte reiterated that the Philippines is neutral in the dispute in Eastern Europe but said reality will push the country to pick a side someday. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo would be open for discussions on tapping nuclear energy but it will not be among her priorities if elected. (Photo courtesy of VPLR Media Bureau) Instead, she will prioritize the crafting of roadmap to fulfill the country's commitment to the COP26 of...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Thursday that "a possible deal" on a new Iranian nuclear accord is close but several sticking points have prevented an agreement and time is running out. Negotiators meeting in Vienna to try and salvage the 2015 nuclear deal, which is meant to...
KYIV, Ukraine -- The fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant has been extinguished, Ukrainian emergency services said Friday, after Kyiv blamed Russian military shelling for the blaze. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of resorting to "nuclear terror" and wanting to...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian troops attacked Europe's largest nuclear plant on Friday, starting a fire at the Ukrainian facility, with the country's leader accusing Moscow of "nuclear terror". Local authorities reported no immediate radiation rise was detected and "essential" equipment was unaffected...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to disclose the results of the Philipine nuclear program study first before adopting any nuclear energy program for the country. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said transparency “is the most...
