Bataan Nuclear News Today

THE Supreme Court has lowered from P1 billion to P100 million  the temperate damages that it earlier ordered  the estate of businessman Herminio Disini to pay the government for taking advantage of his  influence with then President Ferdinand Marcos  to broker the awarding of the US$2.2.-billion mothballed Bataan Nuclear  Power Plant to Westinghouse Electrical Corporation. In…

Sign on to Letter to US Congress Full statement and sign on: tinyurl.com/haltUSPHdeal While thousands gathered in San Francisco to protest the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presence at its meetings, United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signed a new Section 123 Nuclear Agreement with the Philippine Energy Secretary…

BETTER ROADS. The Department of Public Works and Highways-Bataan First District Engineering Office has completed two road improvement projects in Morong town, Bataan province. The projects will provide safer, faster, and easier travel to motorists and commuters. (Photo courtesy of DPWH-Bataan 1st District Engineering Office) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed two road improvement projects in Morong town in Bataan province to ensure t...

Part 1 The State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last July 25, 2022 was impressive both in substance and the way it was delivered. I was especially glad that it was succinct and concrete, avoiding the ramblings and adlibs (not

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to face some tortuous crossroads as he navigates through the first year of his presidency. To our mind, these are 10 of the top concerns: * Targeting only a 6.5% GDP growth rate amidst a raging 4% inflation wil

Uncertainty and cynicism loom over the Philippine economy amid Marcos’ win.

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo) MANILA - The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday said President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's policy of pursuing safe and reliable nuclear energy would promote the country's national and economic security and also make it more energy-independent. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda made the statement as he expressed strong support for Duterte's policy commitment towards nuclear energy as embodied in Executive Order No. 164, which was made publi...

The urgent quest for new power sources amid a grim outlook for imported fuels gives Executive ground to push—at the last minute—nuclear energy, sparking even more debates.

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo) MANILA - The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday said President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's policy of pursuing safe and reliable nuclear energy would promote the country's national and economic security and also make it more energy-independent. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda made the statement as he expressed strong support for Duterte's policy commitment towards nuclear energy as embodied in Executive Order No. 164, which was made publi...

WITH only a few months left before the end of his term, President Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) No. 164, which “commits” the introduction of nuclear power in the country’s energy option to meet the rising local power demands by 2040. This, as the government scrambles to ensure energy security…