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Dead dugong found

Photo courtesy of WWF Philippines
Posted at Sep 07 12:46 PM

Experts check the rains of a female dugong (Dugong dudgeon) found dead in the waters of Barangay Dalayawan, Araceli, Palawan on Thursday.  Read more »

DENR urged to cancel coal projects

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 07:42 PM

Members of coal-affected communities, electric consumers, climate justice and environmental groups stage a picket-rally in front of the DENR headquarters on Thursday. Read more »

San Miguel confirms 10-year renewable energy plan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 01:31 PM

Power unit SMC Global Power Holdings Corp will set up the projects in the next 10 years, San Miguel told the stock exchange, confirming a newspaper report. Read more »

Falling solar power costs a 'game-changer,' First Gen boss says

Cathy Yang and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 05:19 PM

Solar power's share in First Gen's portfolio will increase as costs of producing it go down, the head of the country's largest clean energy company said Friday. Read more »

IFC issues Philippines' first 'green bonds' worth $90M

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 03:06 PM

The triple-A bonds will have a 15-year maturity, said the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. Read more »

IFC urges modern cities to go green

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 12:31 PM

Building green infrastructure will help develop inclusive, livable and sustainable modern cities for the next generation, the International Finance Corp said. 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 »

AC Energy on track to build capacity to 2,000 megawatts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 04:19 PM

Ayala Corp's energy subsidiary said Wednesday it was on track to reach its target to build capacity to 2,000 megawatts by 2020. Read more »

Climate activism

350.org/Handout
Posted at May 04 03:44 PM

Police officers block climate activists protesting in front of the Asian Development Bank headquarters during the 51st ADB annual Board of Governors meeting on Friday.  Read more »

Philippine company banks on green energy to fight global climate change

BN
Updated as of Apr 25 04:23 PM

A local power-generating company has focused on growing its resources to further its goal of providing clean energy to Filipinos. Read more »

Aboitiz group launches rooftop solar venture

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 04:15 PM

Aboitiz Power Corp said Monday it launched a new solar power business geared towards rooftops as it expanded its renewable energy business. Read more »

Bank financing is key to wider solar-power adoption for homes, vendor says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 12:19 AM

More Filipinos will be able to install solar-power systems in their homes if banks gave these purchases similar financing terms used for buying cars.  Read more »

Energy Development Corp secures $90-million funding from IFC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 12:54 PM

Energy Development Corp said Friday it signed a $90-million financing agreement with the International Finance Corp to help fund portions of its capital expenditures this year. Read more »

PH yet to fully tap solar, wind power, energy developer says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 11:24 PM

MANILA - The Philippines has yet to fully tap the potential of wind and solar energy and is way behind other countries in using these renewable power sources, an official of an international renewable energy developer said on Thursday.   Read more »

'Solar energy can lower power bills'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 01:26 AM

Solar power does not need to be subsidized because the technology behind it is mature enough to compete with other power generation technologies, the top official of a solar power company told ANC.  Read more »

Ayala unit acquires controlling stake in US solar firm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 12:10 PM

Ayala Corp on Monday said its unit bought a controlling stake in a California-based solar power firm, as it continued to expand its renewable energy business. Read more »

EDC is only Philippine firm in Carbon Clean 200

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 08:12 AM

The Lopez Group's Energy Development Corp said Tuesday it was listed among the world's 200 biggest publicly-listed companies that earn significantly from renewable energy.  Read more »

Ayala energy unit plans 300-MW solar projects in Vietnam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 01:58 PM

Ayala Corp said Wednesday its energy unit will build solar power projects in Vietnam under a partnership agreement with Hanoi-based BIM Group. Read more »

Ayala Corp restructures energy business

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 02:46 PM

Ayala Corp said Friday it was restructuring its energy business to create one platform for renewables and another for thermal power. Read more »

The Pililia Windmills

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:52 PM

Tourists pose for pictures at the windmills of Pililia in the province of Rizal on Saturday. Read more »