Meeting the China Challenge: We Must Be Bolder

An outdoor screen shows a live news coverage of Chinas President Xi Jinping delivering a speech during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, along a street in Beijing on March 13, 2023.

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Published on 16/07/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Opinion, Politics
Tags: COVID-19, China, Officials, Power, capital, economy, government

For Most Filipinos, 'People Power' Revolt Now Just a Distant Memory

Thirty-three years is a long time to keep a legacy alive. In the case of the popular "People Power" revolt in 1986 that ousted a brutal regime in the Philippines, the interlude has made it a cause for disappointment and a reminder of everything that has gone wrong in the country since then.

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Published on 08/01/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: History, Politics
Tags: EDSA, Marcos, Power

Is It Time for the Philippines’ Air Traffic Control to Be Privatized?

When Manila’s airspace went dark on New Year’s Day and left some 65,000 people stranded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, talks of privatizing the airport and critical services like air traffic control quickly circulated.

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Published on 07/01/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Politics, Travel
Tags: Power, System, Traffic, airport, government

Review Nuclear Power Strategies, Govt Urged

Rep. Mark Cojuangco and Alpas Pilipinas urged the executive branch to act on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s desire to reexamine strategies for building nuclear power plants in the Philippines. The President said this in the light of the impending power crisis caused by the high and still-rising prices of coal and gas.

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Published on 26/09/2022 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Politics, Technology
Tags: Power, electricity

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 on 21/07/2021 by puertoparrot
Categories: History, News and Events, Politics
Tags: American, China, Chinese, Foreign, Pacific, Power, Taiwan, international

Meralco Rates Lower by P0.0623/kwh in Sept. Billing

Consumers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will benefit from a slight reduction of P0.0623 per kilowatt hour (kwh) in this September billing — summing up five straight months of tariff downtrends for this year.

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Published on 09/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, News and Events, People
Tags: Power, electricity

The Philippines is Likely to Resort to Nuclear Power as Energy Demand Increases

Nuclear power will offer an effective solution to meet the country’s rising power demand over the coming decade, particularly as coal-fired power—which Philippines has largely turned to—comes under increasing environmental oppositions

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Published on 08/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Technology
Tags: Power, electricity, government, research

Manila’s Search for Energy Security

The Philippines has seen its needs for electricity steadily increase over the years just as the government wants to bring electricity to all the country’s 107 million residents by 2022. At the same time, the country wants to wean itself off coal-fired power plants, which have been a mainstay of domestic electricity generation.

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Published on 21/06/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Environment, News and Events, Technology
Tags: Energy, Power, electricity

Think Hard, and Think Again

Much welcome is the news that the Armed Forces, after prodding from senators, is open to reconsidering the deal that allows a China-backed telco to install communication equipment and facilities in Philippine military camps. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he’s taken note of the senators’ concerns and will look again into the agreement.

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Published on 20/11/2019 by puertoparrot
Categories: News and Events, Opinion, Technology
Tags: China, Chinese, National, Philippines, Power, country, technology

A Sojourner's View: Mindanao Histories and Studies

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 September) — A recent initiative to aggressively push for the inclusion of Mindanao’s identities, cultures, politics, languages, folkways, tales, as well as traditional conflict resolution systems, trading practices, family relations and, finally the concept of peace and development into the Philippines’ formal and non-formal educational engagements has just taken off with a proposed roadmap.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by puertoparrot
Categories: Communities, History, Lifestyle, People
Tags: American, Davao, History, History, Lumad, Manila, Mindanao, Power, colonial, indigenous, story, story

[ANALYSIS] Just How Bad Was Corruption During the Marcos Years?

Marcos does have a legitimate Guinness World Record to his name: “Greatest Robbery of a Government” to the tune of $5 billion to $10 billion. This record has yet to be beaten. Yet so many myths about the Marcoses still abound.

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Published on 19/09/2019 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, History, Politics
Tags: Central, Imelda, Marcos, Martial Art, Power

30 Years Ago: Coup D'etat and People Power

February 22, 1986 has gone down in Philippine history as the day the revolution began, when then- Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Philippine Constabulary chief of staff Fidel V. Ramos publicly withdrew their support for President Ferdinand Marcos.

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Published on 14/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, History, Stories
Tags: Power, people

'imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion' Philippine Recipes and Photos

This tasty tropical menu features a variety of classic Philippine dishes, including Grilled Chicken Skewers with Lime Coconut Dipping Sauce, Lumpia Wraps, Beef and Chorizo Empanadas, Asadong Manok (Piquant Chicken Stew), and Iced Melon in Coconut Milk.

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Published on 05/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Mythology, Power, Recipes