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Philippines' Sky Cable adds PPV to online offering
2016-07-22 11:00:25| Digital TV News
Sky Cable is now offering access to pay-per-view offerings online via SKY On Demand, as it also launches premium services on SKYcable and SKYbroadband to give digital-savvy Filipino families a unique experience in the digital evolution.
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Anti-coal activist murdered in the Philippines
2016-07-07 09:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On July 1, two gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed anti-coal activist, Gloria Capitan, inside her karaoke bar in Mariveles, Bataan in the Philippines. Capitan, 57, sustained three gunshot wounds, two in the neck and one in the arm, local media reported. Her eight-year-old grandson reportedly suffered injuries from a stray bullet that grazed his arm. Capitan was a president of Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Mamamayan ng Lucanin, a community-based organization, and she led her community in a series of...
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Coastal Protection Strategy for the Philippines
2016-07-07 06:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dredging Today: Royal HaskoningDHV has presented a Coastal Protection Strategy for reducing flood risks for the City of Tacloban and the Municipality of Palo in the Philippines. The Coastal Protection Strategy is the result of successful 9-month cooperation between the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), their counterpart, the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and a multi-disciplinary team with other experts including Deltares, Arcadis, Wetlands International, Red Cross, Rebel and Van Oord. The strategy...
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There go the coal plants: Philippines energy at a crossroad
2016-06-23 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Renew Economy: "Crash in Ph Mining stocks this morning. There go the coal plants too. Cant look." These were the words tweeted by Manny Pangilinan, the CEO of the Philippines biggest utility Meralco, which heavily invests in coal plants. Pangilinan is one of the top business tycoons in the country and his tweet was in reaction to incoming President Rodrigo Dutertes announcement that environmentalist Gina Lopez had been offered the position of secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
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Philippines' Duterte says to review mining projects
2016-06-21 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would order a comprehensive review of mining projects in the country, warning he would cancel operations that are causing environmental harm. "There will be a comprehensive review of the mining claims of concessions given. And you must endeavor, if you are into it, be sure that you have enough resources" Duterte told a business conference. "For I will require you to go to Canada or Australia, learn how to mine the precious metals...
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