Dangerous Bulusan. Mount Bulusan appears beautiful even with steam coming of its crater, but volcanologists reiterated on Saturday that it remains dangerous and people should stay out.
May 3, 2015 — THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology advised municipal leaders of the towns of Juban and Irosin in Sorsogon to strictly enforce the ban on entry into the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone around Bulusan volcano, saying more eruptions could follow Friday’s steam and ash explosion.
FIT. The feed-in-tariff (FIT) certificates of compliance entitles AC Energy’s wind farms in Bangui and Caparispisan to a FIT rate of P8.53 ($0.19) per kilowatt hour (kWh) for a period of 20 years. Photo from Ayala Corporation - Energy and Infrastructure Group
MANILA, Philippines (Apr. 17, 2015) — AC Energy Holdings Inc., the power arm of Ayala Corporation received its certificates of compliance (CoCs) from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for its wind energy projects in Ilocos Norte.
A man looks at a restored portion of the rice terraces in Batad, Banaue which was damaged by typhoon Pepang a few years ago. The paddies are now planted to the native ‘tinnawon’ rice variety, which is being exported to the United States. (Larry P. Fabian)
Baguio City (Apr. 16, 2015) — Mayor Jerry Dalipog admitted that the lack of funds has caused the slow restoration of the Banaue Rice Terraces, a site included by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to its heritage list in 1995.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (Apr. 15, 2015) — The famed Ifugao Rice Terraces, inscribed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), continue to deteriorate at a fast rate.
MANILA, Philippines (Apr. 6, 2015) — As Typhoon Chedeng dissipated into a low-pressure area yesterday, thousands of evacuees affected by the storm returned to their homes because of the improved weather condition, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
