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Candidates frustrate audience at Ateneo forum

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines—All presidential candidates except the three who have consistently topped the surveys were at the presidential forum at the Ateneo de Davao University here on Tuesday, and they disappointed sectoral representatives on their stance on such Mindanao issues as the peace process, mining, agriculture. Present during the forum were Senators Richard Gordon... »

GMA abandons special powers but to pursue new deals

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By Aytch S. de la Cruz 03/09/2010 Realizing the futility of convincing legislators to attend a special session in Congress amid the election flurry, President Arroyo said yesterday she is abandoning efforts to secure emergency powers to address the power crisis in Mindanao. Arroyo, however, said she is mandating Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to... »

Aboitiz ‘09 profit grew by 559%

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Most Read Business San Miguel bags huge Luzon toll road project Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao power grids on red alert SMC bags $1.5-B railway project linking QC to Bulacan Aboitiz '09 profit grew by 559% Fil-Estate resurgence Money advice for new graduates Meralco plans to go back into power generation ExxonMobil finds gas in Dabakan-1... »

‘Why is there sudden power lack in South?’

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MANILA, Philippines—Reeling from the power shortage in Mindanao, rural electric cooperatives suspect that 'some sectors might be manipulating events to cause an artificial crisis' on the island. »

GMA may use special powers to address energy crisis

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03/02/2010 Chances are high that President Arroyo would adopt the proposal of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to use special powers in addressing the worsening power shortage, especially in Mindanao, deputy presidential spokesman Gary Olivar yesterday said. “Secretary Reyes has clearly explained his recommendation for emergency powers in Mindanao so that the President under the... »

Diesel plant shuts down amid Mindanao power shortage

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ILIGAN CITY—Some of the reasons for a shortage of electricity in Mindanao have nothing to do with falling water levels, but rising costs. While the island reels from outages largely blamed on the decline in water levels in sources of hydroelectricity, the National Power Corp. ordered... »

El Niño to worsen Mindanao power crisis

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MANILA, Philippines--The El Niño weather disturbance is expected to worsen the already critical power supply in Mindanao as water levels in the hydropower plant complexes on the island continue to recede, according to an industry official. 'The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has said the... »

House OK’s bill creating Mindanao Dev’t Authority

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02/14/2010 The House of Representatives has ratified a bicameral conference committee report creating the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Speaker Prospero Nograles, one of the authors of the measure, said once President Arroyo signs the bill, it will promote, coordinate and facilitate the active and extensive participation of all sectors to effect socio-economic development in... »

DOE chief moves to address power supply woes in Visayas, Mindanao

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ENERGY SECRETARY ANGELO T. REYES IS set to meet with key power stakeholders in Visayas and Mindanao to address power generation issues in these areas, which have been experiencing rotating brownouts. »

Estrada a no-show; handlers say PDI ‘biased’

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MANILA, Philippines—Was it a case of conflicting schedules or a snub? Explaining his absence at an Inquirer-sponsored debate of presidential candidates at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, deposed President Joseph 'Erap' Estrada said he had to meet a delegation of political leaders from Mindanao Monday morning »

Country’s power reserves continue to drop

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By Marie A. Surbano 02/07/2010 There is a grim possibility that rotating brownouts will continue to occur as the country’s power reserves continue to drop »

Gov’t draws up ad campaign for Mindanao peace talks

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MANILA, Philippines—The government has tapped the Apo Hiking Society to promote a public dialogue on the peace agreement that it hopes to hammer out with secessionist rebels in Mindanao by June. No, the trio of Jim Paredes, Danny Javier and Boboy Garrovillo won't be singing a new tune, or mounting a concert for peace.... »

Southern Mindanao crops to survive dry spell—DA

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Southern Mindanao's major rice-producing areas are safe, at least for now, from the effects of the El Niño, which the government's weather agency expects to be felt early this year. Frisco Malabanan, director of the Department of Agriculture's GMA Rice Program, told reporters here on... »

8 killed in Philippines plane crash

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Al Jacinto | Arab News ZAMBOANGA CITY: An ageing Philippine Air Force Nomad aircraft crashed in Cotabato City in the southern region of Mindanao on Thursday, killing all eight people onboard including a senior military commander, officials have said.... »