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Billionaire Tan Considers Philippine Air Exit

2013-06-11 06:02:52| Beverages - Topix.net

Philippine billionaire Lucio Tan has been approached by a group of investors to sell his controlling stake in PAL Holdings Inc. and Philippine Airlines Inc. as he prepares to exit the aviation business after two decades.

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Philippine Cuisine

2013-05-20 21:35:20| PortlandOnline

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Philippine government must scale up action to combat climate change, campaigners urge

2013-04-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Business Mirror: Climate campaigners hailed the government on Thursday for its exemplary effort in combating the effects of climate change and making communities ready to face its impacts. But theres still a lot to be done, said Renato Redentor Constantino, executive director of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (iCSC). Constantino, former climate campaigner for Greenpeace Southeast Asia (Greenpeace SEA), said the Aquino administration is on the right track when it allocated P13 billion...

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Proposed coal plant threatens Critically Endangered Philippine cockatoo

2013-04-02 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: The population of Philippine cockatoos on Rasa Island is booming. With the help of conservationists the population has gone from 25 individuals in 1998 to 250 today, representing a quarter of the world's total population (approximately 1,000 birds). More importantly, it is the only population that appears to be thriving. But conservationists say a 15-megawatt coal power plant by DMCI Power Corporation could change all this. "The proposed power plant has the potential to advance as the single-most...

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