The court's action was prompted by a petition filed by a group of Narra residents and NGOs calling for a temporary restraining order on the 15-MW plant to be put up by DMCI Powers Inc. in Narra.
Governor Jose Alvarez on Saturday said that he can, and will, “override” Narra mayor Gerandy Danao’s decision if the latter denies the issuance of a business permit...
Malacañang said it is keen on the use of “clean” coal technology, even as it pushed for the operation of a coal-fired power plant in Narra.
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NARRA, Palawan -- Amidst pressure from opposing sides on the planned construction of a coal-fired power generation facility here, the town’s newly-elected mayor said Wednesday he will await the outcome of a public consultation process he had initiated among his constituents and will decide on his course of action.
Residents and indigenous peoples (IP) communities in Narra town rejected Friday the 15-megawatt coal-fired power plant project of DMCI Power Corp., asserting it will have long-term damaging impacts to their environment.
Bishop Socrates Mesiona of the apostolic vicariate of Puerto Princesa has expressed "deep concern" over the plan to put up a coal-fired power generating facility in Palawan, saying it will harm the environment in the country's "last ecological frontier".
