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                    [ArticleID] => 1432747
                    [Title] => Mayor, et al face raps over abattoir deal
                    [Summary] => 

Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña and 12 others are facing criminal and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for at least three alleged infractions.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1533049 [AuthorName] => Mylen P. Manto and Michael Vencynth H. Braga/JMO [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1336147 [Title] => Multi-million power plant criticized [Summary] =>

While a P41-million, 340-megawatt coal-fired power plant to be built in Toledo City is seen to help Cebu's power woe, an environmental advocate is criticizing it as reason why the province should be called as "coal capital" of the country.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1332753 [Title] => PRA exec defends new coal-fired power plant [Summary] =>

An official of the Philippine Retailers Association defended the construction of another coal-fired power plant in Cebu following criticisms from environmental activists.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1330946 [Title] => Lawyer criticizes new power plant [Summary] =>

The co-founder of Philippine Earth Justice Center  said that with the construction of another coal-fired power plant, this will make Cebu the “coal capital” of the country.”

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 641637 [Title] => Group to sue Gwen over power plant controversy [Summary] =>

The Cebu Alliance for Governance on Health and the Environment (CAGHE), a newly formed alliance of doctors, lawyers, and religious leaders will be filing a case against Governor Gwendolyn Garcia in relation to the controversial Balili coal-fired power plant.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1728627 [AuthorName] => Ryan Christopher J. Sorote [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 620788 [Title] => Aquino administration warned: Power rate hike to affect tourism [Summary] =>

The tourism sector in Cebu has warned that the impending power rate increase would have a huge negative effect on the popularity of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 576125 [Title] => Automated poll di hingpit malampuson [Summary] =>

Ang People’s Movement for Change (Pagbabago Cebu) kauban sa Workers’ Electoral Watch, ug Cebu Alliance to Reform Election sa ilang gipahigayong pag-monitor sa miaging eleksyon ug dokumentasyon, nakabantay sa mga iregularidad ug gihulagway nilang pagpanikas.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1573671 [AuthorName] => Ni Georgette Solitario [SectionName] => Banat Balita [SectionUrl] => balita [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 531827 [Title] => Power plant seen to "double" risk [Summary] =>

Will the operation of the 200-megawatt power plant of the Korean Electric Power Corporation – Salcon Power Corporation deliver twice the blow on the health of residents of Naga town?

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347924 [Title] => Firms asked to junk 'destructive' plants Firms asked to junk 'destructive' plants [Summary] => An environmental group in Cebu was relieved over the pullout of Mirant Global Corporation from its Visayas operations sometime last April but the group urged new companies to reject Mirant's expansion plans of coal-fired power plants before.

Cebu Alliance for Renewable Energy said those companies that are taking over Mirant's operations should drop the plans for expansion of power plants that are hazardous to the environment and people's health.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 337134 [Title] => Statement - Wrong way [Summary] => The Visayas wide power interruption recently, did not only disrupt our daily organized activities but also the way how we and the government deal with disaster-induced energy crisis. First, it highlighted the efficient capacity of energy agencies to blame parties instead of immediately addressing the restoration of energy in the province.

Second, it also showed how they concoct a myopic and dislocated solution to address the problem; such as creating more power generation to secure our supply independence.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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