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Retired Navy commodore last to file CoC for Batanes congressional poll
TUGUEGARAO CITY — A retired Philippine Navy official filed on October 16 his certificate of candidacy (CoC) in the special election set on November 28 for the Batanes congressional seat. The post became vacant on September 21 with the death of Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr.  Retired Commodore Edward Ike De S


Solon wants Chinese envoy expelled after embassy’s ‘stop bluffing’ dare
MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña on Saturday called for the expulsion of Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan after the Chinese Embassy dared Philippine lawmakers to declare its envoy persona non grata amid a diplomatic row over his remarks about using force against the Philippine


Pangilinan, Ejercito to Chinese envoy Jing Quan: Go home
MANILA, Philippines — More senators are calling on Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan to go back to Beijing after the Chinese embassy dared Filipino lawmakers to declare its envoy persona non grata amid a diplomatic row over his remarks about using force against the Philippines. Sen. JV Ejercito posted a


China dares PH: Tag our envoy ‘persona non grata’
MANILA, Philippines — The diplomatic row between the Philippines and China over recent remarks by Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan has spread beyond the executive branch as the Chinese Embassy challenged lawmakers to declare him “persona non grata” and accused journalists and politicians of exagge


PCG drives away foreign fishing vessel from Kota Island
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) drove away an unauthorized foreign fishing vessel from the territorial sea of Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, Oct. 18, in its fourth such operation in three weeks, according to PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriela. The PCG


Raffy Tulfo overtakes Padilla in Octa’s 2028 Senate survey
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Raffy Tulfo topped the list of potential senatorial candidates for the 2028 elections, overtaking fellow Sen. Robin Padilla, according to the latest survey by Octa Research. In its noncommissioned “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from September 28 to October 4, 2026, the r


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Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:15:28 +0000

Hydrogen proponents love to paint a rosy picture of the future — one where we simply repurpose existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transport, avoiding the need for costly new infrastructure. This claim is simplistic, misleading, and built on a foundation of wishful thinking rather than engineering realities. This is … [continued]

The post Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Technology News

Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:15:28 +0000

Hydrogen proponents love to paint a rosy picture of the future — one where we simply repurpose existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transport, avoiding the need for costly new infrastructure. This claim is simplistic, misleading, and built on a foundation of wishful thinking rather than engineering realities. This is … [continued]

The post Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Immigration

Canada invests in newcomer health workers to ease labour shortages

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:06:25 +0000

Canada is investing $14.3 million to help internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) enter the workforce faster. With ongoing healthcare shortages, this funding aims to improve credential recognition and boost the number of skilled doctors, nurses, and practitioners across the country.

The post Canada invests in newcomer health workers to ease labour shortages first appeared on Canadian Immigrant.


Top reasons why immigrants prefer Canada over the U.S. : Part 1

Credit to Author: Chitra K. Menon| Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:09:21 +0000

Canada’s immigration policies, universal healthcare, and affordable education make it an attractive choice for newcomers. In Part 1, we explore why immigrants are choosing Canada over the U.S. despite recent policy changes

The post Top reasons why immigrants prefer Canada over the U.S. : Part 1 first appeared on Canadian Immigrant.


Canada announces major changes to Express Entry categories

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:21:52 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the 2025 Express Entry categories on February 27, 2025. The department introduced big changes to category-based draws, introducing a new category, and removing another. See your eligibility for category-based draws The new category announced in 2025 is Education. There are five occupations listed under this new category. […]

The post Canada announces major changes to Express Entry categories first appeared on CIC News.


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