The coal-fired Quezon Power Plant in Mauban, Quezon, the Philippines. The 511-megawatt power plant was commissioned in 2000 and is owned and operated by Quezon Power Limited Co. Photo: Acersteel

Coal power plants flourish in the Philippines despite “climate emergency” – “It is unfortunate that another coal plant has been inaugurated in the country”

By Leilani Chavez 28 October 2019 MANILA (Mongabay) – In 1996, when a community in the Philippine municipality of Pagbilao agreed to house a coal power plant a few hours’ drive from Manila, the residents had high hopes. The fishing town saw in the dominating edifice full-time jobs and food on the table, says Warren […]

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