In just a span of five months since EO 21 was issued, the number of offshore wind energy service contracts awarded to qualified investors went from 38 to 78. The biggest growth in terms of gigawatts and allocation happened between August to October when the number of rose from 63 to 78 contracts with a total of 61.6 GW.
In a move celebrated as a victory by an Indigenous community that since 2005 has been fighting plans to mine nickel in a protected area, the Philippine Supreme Court issued a verdict mandating the company and government agencies involved in the project to address Indigenous concerns about forest destruction.
Indigenous community fighting a mine in The Philippines wins a milestone legal verdict Read more
Foton Motor in China has been actively promoting its electric vehicle lineup in international markets. Its goal is to increase its annual sales of new energy vehicles to 200,000 units by 2025.
The Philippines’ first electric light trucks officially go on sale Read more
Local activists have hailed the revocation of the permit as a victory in a decades-long campaign against the mine.
Local officials remove permit for controversial Philippine gold mine Read more
After being stripped of her post for vigorously opposing mining in her community, a local official in Palawan has won in landslide victory in the country’s May 9 elections.
Ousted anti-mining mayor heads back to Philippine city hall after landslide win Read more
Prior to the new law, the Philippines had the second lowest age for sexual consent worldwide, next to Nigeria’s age of 11, according to Child Rights Network.
The Philippines raises the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 Read more
Under the new law, culpable parties can face prison terms of up to 12 years for marrying or cohabiting with anyone under the age of 18.
The Philippines bans child marriage Read more
The Japan-based Challenergy’s “Magnus Wind Turbine” features vertical blades spinning around a horizontal axis rather than the long blades spinning from a vertical axis in normal wind turbines.
World’s first wind turbine designed to harness typhoon energy erected in The Philippines Read more
Nissan introduced the LEAF to the Philippines on May 9, officially plugging the country into the electric vehicle era.
Nissan electrifies Philippine car market with the LEAF Read more
Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the Philippines have canceled nearly 45 gigawatts of proposed coal power projects, a figure equal to more than one-quarter of the total installed capacity of Germany.
4 major Asian nations cancel 80% of planned coal power projects Read more
