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T-rex protest

Jimmy Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 03:24 PM

Garbed in T-rex costumes, climate activists criticize the continued use of fossil fuels like coal in the Philippines.  Read more »

Coal spill in La Union

Raffy Lerma, Greenpeace/ Handout
Posted at Jul 25 05:49 PM

Workers clean up the shores of Quirino, Bacnotan in La Union in this photo taken on July 20, 2018, after tons of coal spilled from the nearby cement factory.  Read more »

‘Stop financing coal'

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 07:55 PM

Environmental advocates led by the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) hold a protest action in front of the Sumimoto Mitsui Banking Corporation at the Ayala Triangle Garden in Makati on Thursday. Read more »

Coal comeback spurs new carbon emissions growth, says BP

Ron Bousso, Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 10:00 PM

Global greenhouse gas emissions began rising again last year as the first pick-up in coal burning since 2013 overshadowed a record expansion in renewable energy, a BP report said. Read more »

Big investors urge G7 to step up climate action, shift from coal

Alister Doyle, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 08:37 AM

Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of 7 leaders on Monday to phase out the use of coal in power generation to help limit climate change, despite strong opposition from Washington. Read more »

US coal lobby fights black-lung tax as disease rates surge

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 03:19 AM

The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is at risk of insolvency due to soaring debt and a slashing of coal-company contributions through a tax cut scheduled for the end of the year. Read more »

Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy

Alanah Torralba, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 18 10:29 PM

LAMAO - For Nestor Castro and the other residents of Lamao village, which sits near two coal-fired power plants and an oil refinery, the country’s shift to renewable energy cannot come soon enough. Read more »

Ilang senador, nais suspendihin ang TRAIN law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 12:32 AM

Nais ng ilang senador na suspendihin ang Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion o TRAIN law dahil sa anila'y umiigting na inflation o ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin at serbisyo. Read more »

'No to dirty energy'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 07:31 PM

Members of different civil society groups from Asia criticize the Asian Development Bank's alleged funding and support for what they call "dirty energy," during a press briefing in Pasig City on Wednesday.  Read more »

'Power for people'

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 08:38 PM

Protesters join a Power for People Coalition picket at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) headquarters in Ortigas, on Friday. The group urged ERC Chairperson Agnes Devanadera to reject 7 coal Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) due to their alleged negative impact on the environment and communities.    Read more »

Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017

Nina Chestney, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 06:50 PM

Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a historic high of 32.5 gigatons last year, after three years of being flat, due to higher energy demand and the slowing of energy efficiency improvements, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Read more »

Sual residents protest construction of coal plant

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 12:36 PM

Members of the Save Sual Movement and the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice protested in front of the Office of the Ombudsman against the impending construction of a 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Pangasinan town. Read more »

N. Korea exported coal to South and Japan via Russia, intel says

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 08:05 AM

North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of United Nations sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said. Read more »

Inalis na bawas sa buwis para sa mga anak, pinuna ng ilan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 10:33 PM

Ayon sa isang grupo, lalong mawawalan ng interes ang mga mag-asawa na magkaroon ng mga anak dahil nawala ang sana'y tax exemption ng "dependents" sa bagong income tax. Read more »

ALAMIN: Taas-presyo sa langis, kailan dapat at magkano

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 12:04 AM

Ayon sa Department of Energy, mayroon pang 2017 stock ng mga produktong petrolyo ang mga kompanya ng langis. Dapat muna itong ubusin bago ipataw ang excise tax sa supply ng langis na kukuhanin ngayong 2018. Read more »

Senator wants VAT on local coal in 2nd phase of TRAIN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 09:53 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker said Tuesday he will move to impose Value-Added Tax (VAT) on locally produced coal in the 'second phase' of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill, set to be tackled by Congress next year.  Read more »

Top polluter China unveils nationwide carbon market

Agence France Presse
Posted at Dec 19 09:20 PM

China, the world's biggest polluter, unveiled plans on Tuesday for a national carbon market likely to become the world's largest exchange for emissions credits. Read more »

BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 04:51 PM

The world's biggest miner BHP said Tuesday it would leave the World Coal Association and review its membership of the US Chamber of Commerce to show support for action against climate change. Read more »

Tax reform includes excise duties on local, imported coal: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 09:30 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte will sign on Tuesday a tax reform bill which will impose excise duty on imported and local coal, a lawmaker said. Read more »

Gov't sees P2 billion yield from coal excise tax

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 04:48 PM

The increase in the excise tax on coal will boost revenues to P2 billion next year, the Department of Finance said Monday, as it eased concerns over its impact on power prices. Read more »