SBMA: Trees won't be cut for hotel-casino project

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines - The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will not allow the cutting of trees to make way for a multi-million hotel-casino project here, officials said on Wednesday.

SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said the agency has told project proponent Grand Utopia, Inc. that the trees should be saved and incorporated in the development plan, which will be subject to SBMA review.

"We won't stand for the cutting of trees. Definitely, we won't allow it," Arreza said in a statement sent to media organizations.

He said a news report saying that the project would destroy some 300 trees in the two-hectare site is speculative.

The report quoted architect Jun Palafox, who said that he was initially tapped to design the project but backed out when he found out that the management "intended to cut the trees."

Arreza said, however, that he did not know why the deal between Palafox and Grand Utopia fell through.

"But the trees are still there, because all that the developer has done at this time was to fence in the area and inventory the number of trees preparatory to balling, which was the procedure we have recommended," Arreza said.

"It's pure speculation that 300 trees will be destroyed because, in fact, Grand Utopia has already applied for a permit to ball the trees," he added.

Arreza said the area, which previously contained a mini-golf course built during the US Navy days, has been classified under SBMA zoning regulations as a commercial area.

"It's true that because of the density of the trees at the mini-golf course, our Ecology Center has classified that part of the site as an urban jungle. But it's still within the commercial zone where development is allowed," he explained.

"This is why the recommendation from Ecology was to incorporate the trees in the development plan, or if that won't be possible, to ball the trees and transfer them to a new location," Arreza said.

The SBMA Ecology Center said that several mature trees affected by development projects in the Subic Bay Freeport have been successfully transferred.

Technicians at the Center said balling is "relatively a simple procedure" although the recovery stage for relocated trees "would be the hard part."

"But we've been doing it," they added.

The Center also said the SBMA has required developers to provide replacements on a ratio ranging from 10 to 50 saplings for each affected tree. On top of this, developers pay a considerable amount for the maintenance of saplings.

Arreza said the Grand Utopia project, which will be known as the Ocean 9 Casino and Hotel Resort, is considered to be a critical infrastructure in Subic's bid to attract more foreign tourists to the growing number of holiday destinations in this free port.

The hotel will be located near Subic's Alava Pier, which is being developed by another firm as a passenger terminal for cruise ships.

The casino-hotel resort is expected to employ more than 5,000 workers once operational. The project is scheduled for completion within two years. - GMANews.TV
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ESMO, environment sanitation

2008 R - 182 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAYOR JAMES GORDON, JR. TO ENTER INTO A MOA WITH THE SBMA FOR THE USE OF THE OLONGAPO CITY SANITARY LANDFILL

2008 R - 182 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAYOR JAMES GORDON, JR. TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) WITH THE SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY FOR THE USE OF THE OLONGAPO CITY SANITARY LANDFILL AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES

10 January 2007

2007 O-02 - APPROPRIATING PHP244,580.00 TO THE ITEM REPAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION and MANAGEMENT OFFICE

2007 O-02 - AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY PESOS (PHP244,580.00) TO THE ITEM REPAIR & MAINTENANCE – MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE MAINTENANCE & OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION & MANAGEMENT OFFICE

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subic bay lighthouse vista marina sewer outlet

Uploaded by intergapo on Sep 16, 2008
this is a report on the subic bay vista marina sewer outlet, sbma authorities has to act pronto on this one or people can get sick from this anomaly

Do we understand it correctly that it was the property developer and not TLMR who made this sewer system? That is interesting since it was Palafox (the self proclaimed environmental champion) whom property developer Moonbay Marina commisioned to design this area.

The question now is.... if he really cares for the environment... how come his project dumps sewer into SubicBay?

This project to me puts his credibility in question...
SBN READERS' COMMENTS

I am living in Europe and I am in Olongapo frequently. I would like to know if anything happened since the first message about this was coming up here? Did the police come there or did any other authority do something about it?

SBN READER said...

I think if you investigated further you would find that ALL establishments along waterfront road plus others dump raw sewerage into the bay - ALL



i hope the sewer outlet has been fixed already... please keep us posted.

Aphrodyteness
took a 1 day vacation here and really I got overwhelmed the people were very nice like in the hotel where we stay "Vista Marina" in particular, nice spots near the shore, the pool etc. I didn't see any dump?! people are very discipline no garbage beside the beach it's not a white sand beach but for watersporting it's really nice to go.

applebabe222
hey too much exaggerations, I don't think this place is not a great place to stay as you mention...are you a foreigner well you are not welcome in the Philippines anymore. I

applebabe222
i would love to see a live debate between intergapo and sabyog.

subic0bserver
very few people with the guts to expose the truth about subic bay, i can perfectly understand when black propaganda hits this gentleman.

subic0bserver
ur english is bad... hehehehehe...

sabyog
This is now a serious health and environment issue that must be addressed right away. TLMR helps in beach clean up in its surrounding area on its own and are strong advocate for clean and healthy environment

selmajea
The Lighthouse Marina Resort (TLRM) takes this issue with grave concern and has raised it with the developer and proper authorities. By the way, this is not supposed to be a sewer system and was installed by the property developer. TLMR is a lessee in the area and is not ina ny way connected into the drainage system. Accordingly it is supposed to be a storm drain. TLMR opposes in the first place the installation of the drainage into the beach and the bay albeit supposed to drain only rainwater.

selmajea

2008 R - 131 - EXPRESSING THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF OLONGAPO’S OBJECTION TO COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS AS AN ENERGY SOURCE AND URGING THE PROPONENT TO ...

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF OLONGAPO, HELD ON AUGUST 27, 2008 AT THE CITY HALL.

PRESENT:

Hon. Cynthia G. Cajudo - - - - - - - - - - City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
Hon. Gina Gulanes-Perez - - - - - - - - - - City Councilor
Hon. John Carlos G. Delos Reyes- - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Edwin J. Piano- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Angelito W. Baloy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Anselmo A. Aquino - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Elena C. Dabu- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Jonathan G. Manalo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Cheenee F. Hoya - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SK Federation President
Hon. Carlito A. Baloy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - President, Liga ng mga Barangay

ABSENT:

None.

RESOLUTION NO. 131
(Series of 2008)

A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF OLONGAPO’S OBJECTION TO COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS AS AN ENERGY SOURCE AND URGING THE PROPONENT TO CONSIDER SAFER ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR SUBIC BAY

WHEREAS, Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. a joint venture between Aboitiz Energy and a Taiwanese company is proposing to put up 2 X 150megawatt coal-fired power plant in Sitio Naglatore, Barangay Cawag, Subic, Zambales;

WHEREAS, the presence of a coal-fired power plant in Subic Bay would generate negative perception and impact on the clean, pristine image of the natural environment - the idyllic mountain ranges, clear waters and the affable people which are the core selling points of Olongapo City, Subic Bay Freeport Zone and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan;

WHEREAS, the proponents of the coal-power plant assures relatively low emission and the lowest environmental impact possible. Even so, it does not discount the fact that harmful emissions will definitely affect lives and the livelihood of communities in the next 50 years. There must be no tolerable and acceptable levels of pollution so as not to compromise the health and welfare of the environment and the communities:

WHEREAS, the use of coal and other fossil fuels contribute to global-warming, pollution and environmental degradation. As a matter of fact, China is suffering from the ill effects of years of using coal as fuel for energy, with an estimated four hundred thousand (400,0000) premature deaths every year and increasingly worsening air quality. China is now switching to renewable, green source of energy. In the United States, there are even scientific studies showing that high mercury emission levels from coal-fired power plants have direct links to autism and mental retardation;

WHEREAS, although a cheap source of energy, the long term effect of coal-fired power plants on our community will prove costly, triggering massive respiratory infections and diseases, promising to add to the present economic burdens of escalating prices of basic goods, commodities and fuel;

WHEREAS, part of the requirements in the issuance of an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) is the social acceptance of a proposed project by the affected stakeholders of the community;

WHEREAS, the City Government of Olongapo and its people are not against progress and development in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and Zambales but emphasizes the need for an environment and people-friendly, pollution-free, renewable energy solution to sustain both social and economic developments;

WHEREAS, after diligent analysis of the presentation of the proponent vis-à-vis the concerns and studies of various environmental groups, health experts, socio-civic organizations, business entities, marine scientists and tourism stakeholders, the City Government believes that the grim environmental and economic impact of a coal-fired power plant in Subic Bay is long-lasting, far outweighing its perceived and unproven benefits to our local economy which ironically relies heavily on tourism;

WHEREAS, the City Government of Olongapo through the City Council spearheads the movement and joins the collective opposition and conscientious objections of cause-oriented groups business and peoples’ organizations, the academe, the religious community and the entire citizenry in declaring resoundingly: “NO TO COAL, YES TO RENEWABLE, SUSTAINABLE, GREEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR SUBIC BAY!”

NOW, THEREFORE, with the unanimous accord of the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present;

RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled expresses, as it hereby expresses the City Government of Olongapo’s objection to coal-fired power plants as an energy source and urging the proponent to consider safer alternative sources of energy for Subic Bay.

Let a copy of this resolution be furnished to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Board of Directors Chairman Feliciano G. Salonga, Administrator Armand C. Arreza, Honorable Edralino P. Cajudo, Honorable Antonio Rex S. Chan, Honorable Ricardo L. Coscolluela, Honorable Angelita DJ. Cruz, Honorable Teodoro D. del Rosario, Hon. Ma. Angela S. Garcia, Honorable James G. Lorenzana, Honorable Jesus Vicente Magsaysay II, Honorable Leila Linao-Muñoz, Honorable, Ma. Victoria P. Pineda, Honorable Eddie U. Tamondong, Honorable Jennifer Khonghun-Ting, Honorable Secretary Lito Atienza of the DENR, Mr. Miguel Aboitiz of Aboitiz Energy, the Municipal Council of Subic, Zambales and the various socio-civic organizations of Olongapo, Zambales and Bataan for their information and record.

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, August 27, 2008.


CYNTHIA G. CAJUDO
City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer


GINA GULANES-PEREZ JOHN CARLOS G. DELOS REYES
City Councilor City Councilor

RODEL S. CEREZO SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA
City Councilor City Councilor

EDWIN J. PIANO ANGELITO W. BALOY
City Councilor City Councilor
AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR ANSELMO A. AQUINO
City Councilor City Councilor


ELENA C. DABU JONATHAN G. MANALO
City Councilor City Councilor


CARLITO A. BALOY CHEENEE F. HOYA
President, Liga ng mga Barangay SK Federation President


ATTEST:

ELFLIDA S. SALMON
Council Secretary


APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE CITY MAYOR ON______________________.


JAMES GORDON, JR.
City Mayor

ATTEST:

DELFIN A. JUICO, JR.
Secretary to the City Mayor

THE HAZARDOUS Masinloc Coal-Fired Power Plant

Masinloc Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant is located in a 137 hectare lot in the Mango Capital town of Masinloc, province of Zambales, about 250kms northwest of Manila. It faces the South China Sea in the west and the Lawis River in the north, the National Highway No. 3 at the east and lying along coastline of Oyon Bay in the south.

Background

The toxic-emitting, 600-megawatt Sixteenth Power Masinloc Thermal Power Project (MTTP) in Zambales, Philippines started operating in 1998. The two-unit plant uses imported high-quality bituminous coal, which produces 385,000 tons of ash per year and releases massive amounts of carbon dioxide that is toxic to both human health and the environment.

The US$441-million project was jointly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Export-Import Bank of Japan and the local executing agency, National Power Corporation (NPC). The Japanese bank reportedly required that NPC attain “100 percent social acceptability” before it agreed to fund the project. The ADB, meanwhile, provided risk insurance.

MTTP was primarily commissioned to provide reliable and inexpensive electricity in Luzon Island, and diversify the country’s energy sources. Though the ADB approved its counterpart loan in October 1990, the project only took off in December 1994. This was due to problems concerning land acquisition, resettlement, and obtaining the much-needed environmental compliance certificate (ECC). An attached technical assistance grant aimed to improve NPC’s environmental monitoring and management capacity.

In 2002, the Bank’s Operations Evaluation Mission (OEM) report rated the project “successful”1saying that MTTP was relevant, highly-efficacious, efficient and sustainable. It also found the design and equipment in conformance with environmental standards while the operation and maintenance were deemed satisfactory. Unsurprisingly, the OEM said the project has had moderate environmental and socioeconomic impacts.

This was in direct contrast to a 2002 report2 by Greenpeace which revealed that fly ash samples taken from the Masinloc Coal Power Plant and two other coal-powered plants were contaminated with a range of toxic and potentially toxic elements including arsenic, chromium, lead and mercury.

In terms of socioeconomic impacts, the project directly affected 198 families or around 1,000 individuals in Barangay Bani. It has also impacted on communities who use the Lawis River (where the plant gets water for cooling). The warm water from the cooling device goes directly into Oyon Bay. The Bank said these people were resettled in 1996, two years before the commissioning of MTTP. What the OEM failed to include in its report was the strong community opposition to the project during the project implementation period as well the militarization of the area.

In 1994, newspaper columnist Father Shay Cullen, who witnessed some of the protests against the project recounted that that NPC was desperate to convince potential funders that the project was socially acceptable. This was while protesters gathered noisily in opposition of the project and members of the clergy led candle lit processions mourning the cutting of trees and forced relocation of residents. NPC claimed they had settled amicably with residents when, in fact, it had to file cases against the landowners and send them threatening letters.

Cullen’s earlier 19923 article reported that the people of Masinloc strenuously objected to the project, stating that their health and that of their children will be sacrificed while their land, sea, and skies will be polluted and poisoned. They started an international letter campaign to then ADB President Kimi Masa Tarumitzu and Bank’s donor governments to stop the project. The entire clergy of Zambales also denounced the project as environmentally unsound.

The Masinloc mayor, who was initially against the project, was invited by then President Fidel Ramos, for a meeting in Malacanang in the mid-‘90s. After his visit to the presidential palace, the mayor changed his position and stopped opposing the plant. Another report4 alleged that the mayor changed his position because he was coerced by the President. Ramos eventually used his emergency powers to build the plant to address the regularly occurring 8-hour to 12-hour blackouts in Luzon.

As of 2002, there was no longer strong community opposition. One of the old community leaders was eventually hired by the plant as its chief security officer. One of the previous youth leaders also now works for the plant.

In 2003, the ADB through the Electric Power Industry Reform Act pushed for the privatization of the Philippine power industry, including the Masinloc Coal-Powered Plant. Tasked to sell the power plant is the privatization agency, Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM). In 2004, the controversial plant was awarded to the winning bidder, YNN Pacific Consortium of Malaysia. The consortium in turn failed to put up the required down payment because it was undercapitalized and had no experience in power industry.

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In November 2005, a German Greenpeace volunteer was hit by a crowbar in the face and beaten up by armed guards of the Masinloc plant after he and other activists forced their way into the compound to stage a protest rally related to climate change. A New Zealander and some Filipinos were also injured when they were hit with stones hurled by the guards. The guards also fired warning shots. NPC denied that a violent scuffle ever occurred as it deplored the “premeditated illegal intrusion of Greenpeace activists.”

In August 2006, PSALM announced that it would re-bid the Masinloc Power Plant following the termination of its asset purchase agreement with YNN Pacific Consortium.

Project Impacts

Environmental

Coal is the dirtiest, most carbon intensive of all fossil fuels, emitting 29 percent more carbon per unit of energy than oil and 80 percent more than gas. It is one of the leading contributors to climate change, the single biggest environmental threat facing the planet today. Furthermore, a study conducted by the European Commission in 2003 on different types of power generation bared that coal-fired power plants registered the highest external cost. External costs arise when project impacts such as damages to human health are not fully accounted or compensated for by a power plant like Masinloc.

Ash samples taken from Philippine coal-fired power plants such as Masinloc all revealed the presence of mercury—a deadly neurotoxin, arsenic—a known carcinogen, as well as the hazardous substances lead and chromium.5 Host populations/communities, like those in Masinloc, have been exposed to such health risks. This report runs counter to the Bank’s pronouncements that the environmental impacts of MTPP are well within the limits set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Likewise, bleaching of coral reefs surrounding the coal plant in Masinloc has been reported.

Social

When the NPC developed and implemented a resettlement program in collaboration with the Municipality of Masinloc, the Bank did not have an involuntary resettlement policy yet. This has resulted to several issues that the OEM recommended for immediate resolution.

These were:

(1) lack of drinkable water at the resettlement sites;
(2) lack of job opportunities and reduces incomes for some of the displaced households;
(3) delayed transfer of titles to affected families; and
(4) disputes over compensation of amounts.

A 1999 Balik Kalikasan Online6 reported that the displaced Masinloc farmers benefited much from farming rice and mangoes before, enough to put their children through college. A provincial board member of Zambales was quoted as saying that the fruit yield dropped by 1/3 since the plant began operations. Many also grew a sustainable living from fishing. At present, their fish catch have become few and the bangus (milkfish) have disappeared. One fisherfolk said their catch has dwindled from 50 percent to only 10 percent. Meantime, a Barangay Bani officer said MTPP failed to provide jobs, at the same time damaged Oyon Bay. They no longer have income from seaweeds which have been gradually killed by the hot water coming from the coal-fired plant.

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ADB Safeguard Policy Violations

Environment

In its OEM report, the ADB admitted that coal-fired power generation generally have major environmental impacts in the form of emissions, discharge of cooling water and wastewater, and ash handling. It has emphasized though, that environment protection has been well incorporated in the project design such as various forms of emission control and monitoring that are within the standards prescribed by the DENR. The Masinloc plant reportedly tries to control the emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. It is equipped with electrostatic precipitators or ESPs, which the Bank says has 99.5 percent removal efficiency.

However, fly ash samples analyzed by the Greenpeace Research Laboratory in the UK showed significant levels of mercury, which almost exclusively escapes pollution control devices. The ash from the Masinloc plant contained arsenic, lead, and chromium as well.

Fly ashes pose a potential environmental hazard due to the very large quantities produced, as well as the toxic elements they contain that leach into the immediate environment. Fly ash particles that are extremely small and are not caught by pollution control equipment pose additional dangers since they can be inhaled into the extremities of lung airways and can lead to adverse human health effects. Likewise, these “respirable” particles can even be more poisonous than fly ash as a whole. Treatment processes to reduce the quantities of these harmful elements in the fly ashes will result in the production of additional waste-streams.

Ongoing use of coal combustion for power production will result in future releases of toxic and potentially toxic elements to the environment.

Resettlement and Other Issues

The appendix section of the OEM was even more telling of resettlement problems. A further evaluation of the resettlement program exposed issues like lack of key information on social planning and income restoration, absence of legal basis in the computation of compensation, and unverified environmental impact study (EIS) of the relocation site. Moreover, the resettlement site has been found to be vulnerable to soil erosion and flooding. NPC has also failed to define the responsibilities of its offices and the affected families in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the resettlement program.

The report also downplayed the case for more compensation which was filed and won by a group of affected families against the MTPP management. NPC has filed for reconsideration, which is now being reviewed by the Philippine Court of Appeals.

With regard to the militarization of the area, a Greenpeace volunteer7 disclosed that soldiers were sent to harass community members even during times like Earth Day. There where times when military personnel even lived in the area, especially upon approval of the plant’s ECC. While community consultation did occur, the proponents glossed over the fact that the community opposed the plant.

Although many residents from Barangay Bani, were employed by NPC during the MTPP construction, promises of employment were unfulfilled when it started operations. Those who applied were deemed unqualified. Only a few from Barangay Bani and Masinloc were employed. The Mayor of Masinloc has had several exchanges of letters with NPC due to the non-priority of his constituents in the hiring of plant employees even for non-technical positions. The latter pointed out that 57 percent of their workers were from Zambales.

The local officials of Masinloc admitted that the Multi-Sectoral Monitoring Team (MMT) was incompetent. The MMT was established to monitor all that were related to the power plant operations. According to the Mayor of Masinloc, no real monitoring can be performed because of lack for funds. He said the coal-fired power plant is already an obsolete technology in the western world. He added that the country must maximize inherent resources like geothermal and natural gas.

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Lessons to Learn

Communities hosting coal plants like in Masinloc have always ended up shouldering the massive costs and impacts created by burning coal for energy. The Masinloc coal-fired power plant has been found to produce fly ash contaminated with a range of toxic and potentially toxic elements. Despite the use of highly efficient pollution control devices such as ESPs, hazardous elements present in fly ash particles and in gaseous forms will be released to the atmosphere along with flue gases. Particles emitted to the environment either directly with flue gases, or a result of inadequate fly ash storage, pose a threat to human and animal health.

This can only be avoided with through the cessation of coal combustion and the implementation of sustainable production technologies such as solar and wind-power generation. Based on a study by U.S. based-National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Philippine wind energy source potential can supply over seven times the current power demand of the country. Similarly, the country’s abundant solar energy possesses one of the highest efficiency ratings in the world.

According to Greenpeace, there is no need to build or expand new coal-fired power capacity in the face of virtually untapped new renewable resources. The Philippine government and funding agencies such as the ADB should conduct a full-scale environmental audit of existing coal plants like Masinloc to determine the extent of risks faced by host communities, municipalities, cities and population centers. They should also ensure that the external costs of coal are fully internalized by proponents and that preferential policy treatment favoring new renewable energy is put in place.

In terms of resettlement issues, the Bank as well as the NPC should adhere to some of the OEM recommendations. That resettlement should be based on a time-bound action plan of documented measures, be founded on a sound legal basis and a cogent assessment of pre-project socio-economic situation. That NPC should provide affected families the following: a water supply system, their long-overdue land titles, and basic market.

On the part of the ADB, it should provide more supervision on resettlement issues during project implementation and conduct monitoring on resettlement after program implementation.

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(Footnotes)

1 ADB. “Project Performance Audit Report on the Sixteenth Power (Masinloc Thermal Power) Project (Loan 1042-PHI) in the Philippines.” Manila: ADB, 2002.
2 Greenpeace. “Hazardous Emissions from Philippine Coal-fired Power Plants: Heavy metal and metalloid contents of fly ash collected from the Sual, Mauban and Masinloc coal-fired power plants in the Philippines.” Greenpeace, 2002.
Cullen, Fr. Shay, SSC. “Kimi Masa Tarumitzu and Masinloc Power.,” Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 1992.
4 Marasigan, Michael.“The Environmentalist Mayor.” Mobile Media, October 11, 2000.
5 Greenpeace Southeast Asia. “Bringing Calamities to communities: Coal-Fired Power Plants and Mirant,” 2005.
6 "Coal Nightmares”, Balik Kalikasan Online, October 1999.
7 Interview with Danny Ocampo, Greenpeace campaigner, November 2004.

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Saturday, February 2, 2008