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160MW: Philippines' Biggest Wind Farm Rises
160MW: Philippines' Biggest Wind Farm Rises
Investments in renewable energy in the Philippines just got a boost, with the inauguration of a 160-MW wind farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Friday. ACEN Corp’s 34 wind power generators in the area, built at the cost of Php11.8 billion (about $211-million), is currently the Philippines’ biggest wind farm.
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Published at 2023-05-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Technology
Tags: Ayala, Energy, Foreign, Ilocos, Marcos, windenergy
China Flexes Sea Power with New Foreign Ship Law
China Flexes Sea Power with New Foreign Ship Law
A new Chinese legal requirement demands that multiple classes of foreign vessels traversing waters claimed by Beijing must provide detailed information to state authorities and take aboard Chinese pilots. The new maritime law, which came into legal force today (September 1), threatens to inflame South China Sea disputes pitting China and Southeast Asian nations and stoke already rising tensions with the United States in the contested waters.
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Published at 2021-09-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: News and Events, Politics
Tags: China, Chinese, Foreign, Japan, Taiwan, Traffic, coastal
Wonder where World War III Might Break Out? Try Taiwan
Wonder where World War III Might Break Out? Try Taiwan
A clear and troubling consensus has emerged in the American national security community that the Taiwan Strait is the most likely place for a major war to erupt between the United States and China; that it might start soon, and that such a conflict might quickly escalate into a nuclear confrontation.
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Published at 2021-07-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: History, News and Events, Politics
Tags: American, China, Chinese, Foreign, Pacific, Power, Taiwan, international
Mass Exit of Foreign Nationals to Impact Tourism
Mass Exit of Foreign Nationals to Impact Tourism
Mass departures of foreigners due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until the end of the year and will have a major impact on the state of the country’s tourism, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Monday. Almost 2 million foreign nationals have left the country from January to September 2020, according to data provided by BI.
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Published at 2020-11-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Health, News and Events, Travel
Tags: COVID-19, Chinese, Foreign, Tourism, country
21 Essential Phrases You'll Need in the Philippines
21 Essential Phrases You'll Need in the Philippines
When visiting the Philippines, foreign tourists should consider themselves lucky. That’s because they’re easily understood by local folks, and locals try as much as possible to make foreigners feel welcome. Read these 21 essential Filipino phrases that may come in handy during a friendly visit to the country.
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Published at 2018-02-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Travel
Tags: Foreign, Tourism