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Read more about the article (PART 2/2)The Paradox: Can electric cars deliver on clean air when the grid runs on coal?
TAXI CHARGING HUB. This taxi is plugged in at the Maligayan electric vehicle charging station on July 22, 2026. The station fills with taxis as early as 4 a.m. for charging. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Lucelle Bonzo)

(PART 2/2)The Paradox: Can electric cars deliver on clean air when the grid runs on coal?

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- The environmental case for electric vehicles rests on a premise that is straightforward in theory but complicated in practice: an electric car is only as clean…

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Read more about the article Groups vow to block Aboitiz plan on coal plant expansion

Groups vow to block Aboitiz plan on coal plant expansion

A power company here wants the “favorable endorsement” of the Davao City Council as it plans to increase the generating capacity of its coal-fired power plant but members of civil society vowed to block this plan saying they were not convinced of the environmental protection and safeguard to health.

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Read more about the article Envi planners discuss ‘green sustainable communities’ but misses out on coal

Envi planners discuss ‘green sustainable communities’ but misses out on coal

Some 100 “environment planners” all over the country held a two-day conference here since Friday to discuss ways to create “green and sustainable communities” vis-à-vis urban development in Mindanao.

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