Groups green light changes to coal plant monitoring pact

SUBIC FREEPORT–Members of the multi-partite monitoring team (MMT) approved the amendments to the memorandum of agreement on the proposed coal fire power plant, reflecting the change of capacity from 300MW to 600MW.
The new MOA also included the need for more studies, and a bigger fund for environmental guarantee and monitoring.
The changes were approved by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), local government units (LGU), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
LGU signatories included Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., Subic Mayor Jefferson Khonghun and Brgy. Cawag chairman Arthur Garcia.
NGOs were represented by Chairman Laureano Artagame of the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) and Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce President Danny Piano.
The document was also approved by Olongapo City environment officer Marife Castillo.
RP Energy President Aaron Domingo said that RP Energy’s stakeholders recognize its strict adherence to the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau’s guidelines and its commitment to complying with the law.
The DENR recently issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the expanded project.
“All of these developments strengthen our commitment to adhere to the permitting process and onwards to ensuring that the project’s construction and eventual operation is environmentally-compliant and state-of-the-art,” Domingo said.
RP Energy is a consortium composed of Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MPG), Aboitiz Power Corporation and Taiwan Cogeneration International Corporation (TCIC).
These developments, according to RP Energy, show that it continues to gain support from its key national and local stakeholders.
Larry Artagame, chairman of a farmer and fisherfolks group in the town of Subic, Zambales, believes that residents of project site Barangay Cawag will benefit from the livelihood and employment opportunities not to mention benefits from ongoing corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects of RP Energy.
He adds, “While we’re grateful for the gains to be made, this also means that concerned local community groups need to strictly monitor the plant’s operations to make sure that it abides by the ECC and the MOA.”
This was seconded by Kolehiyo ng Subic administrator Juan Deveraturda who said that, “RP Energy should set the standard for future power plant projects by sticking to the highest environmental benchmarks that it already follows.”
In the end, according to Mr. Domingo, the MOA and the ECC are results and testaments to the cooperation between RP Energy and its stakeholders. “It will take no less than the same amount of cooperation to make the project successful, the environment continuously protected and its benefits far-reaching”.
Earlier, the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA) reiterated the need to support power projects and secure the continuous supply of electricity to maintain the current economic momentum.
PIPPA President Ernie Pantangco urged all relevant sectors to be more circumspect and examine the impact on the economy and people if projects such as RP Energy’s 600-MW power plant are hampered and the increasing demand for power is unmet. ●
–Butch Gunio

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The London Pub is an authentic English styled pub, a cozy place for foreigners and locals to hang out, enjoy good beers, wines, liquor and cocktail and order up some authentic British pub food. True to the Gastropub standard, this frequently visited bar in Pampanga serves up the best food among pubs and bars in Angeles Clark, a few notches above the usual pub grub prevalent in other bars in Manila, Subic, Clark and Angeles Philippines. In addition to many local and imported beers, this upscale Philippines bar and pub offers a respectable wine list with several selections of wine served by the glass.

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Mimosa Drive past Yats Restaurant, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

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