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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 »

Legarda defends excise tax on coal under reform bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 10:55 AM

Senator Loren Legarda on Monday defended lawmakers' decision to impose an excise duty on coal under a tax reform bill that President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign into law this week. Read more »

Income tax bababa; presyo ng petrolyo, kotse, tataas sa reporma sa buwis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 07:57 PM

Bababa man ang income tax, tataas naman ang buwis sa juice, softdrinks, produktong petrolyo, at mga bagong sasakyan kapag tuluyang naisabatas ang Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill. Read more »

AER: TRAIN bill a ‘mixed bag of nuts’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 02:18 PM

Non-government organization Action for Economic Reforms (AER) on Friday said the ratified Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill opens room for leakages and will worsen some existing problems despite its promise of generating revenues to drive the administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program.    Read more »

Tantiyang dagdag-singil sa kuryente dahil sa coal excise tax, iba-iba

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 03:46 PM

Nagkakaiba ang estima ng ilang mambabatas sa magiging epekto ng coal excise tax sa singil sa kuryente. May nagsasabing maaaring maging mabigat; may nagsasabi ring walang malaking epekto ito sa mga konsumer. Read more »

Pinal na bersiyon ng TRAIN bill, palihim na binago?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:17 PM

Ilang kongresista sa Kamara ang nagsabing hindi sila binigyan ng kopya ng TRAIN na kanilang niraratipika. Read more »

Semirara unfazed by coal excise tax hike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 01:49 PM

Semirara Mining and Power Corp., the country's largest coal producer, on Thursday said it is unfazed by the decision of the bicameral conference committee to increase excise taxes on coal. Read more »