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Lessons in humidity: The fight for power in rural Philippines. (Action).
The humidity makes my shirt stick like flypaper. It's high noon in the dead of summer, where even the water buffalo seeks shade from the heat of the sun. After one hour on the plane from Manila, and five on the bus across the island of Leyte, I finally arrive in the town of Bay-bay in my native Philippines. My good friend at the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) based in Manila urged me to visit their Leyte chapter and witness first-hand how the effort of local townspeople is slowing down the pace of globalization. So I've come to meet those who choose to preserve their pristine forests over the construction of steel towers for electrical lines, and to ensure that their ...
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...state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) to increase by less than 10 centavos...s (Meralco) consumers next month. Napocor will bill Meralco of the new rates this...its decision. The ERC ruling directed Napocor to remit to the Power Sector Assets and...
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...said. Facing PAGC investigation are Napocor President Rolando Quilala, Transco President Asisclo Gonzaga, Napocor Corporate Secretary Alberto Pancog...Osmena, the BROT contract entered by Napocor and Transco with Argentine firm IMPSA...
Source: HighBeam Research, Lessons in humidity: The fight for power in rural Philippines....