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Comelec reopens voter registration in November for 2028 elections
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will reopen local voter registration in November as it prepares for the 2028 national and local elections, while aiming to increase the number of registered overseas voters to 1 million. Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said local re


AFP: Indicators point to China hand in fake Teodoro letter on Ayungin
MANILA, Philippines — Military indicators point to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or its proxies as possibly having a hand in the circulation of a fake letter purportedly signed by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official said on Wednesday. AFP spo


BARMM political parties start coalition talks
COTABATO CITY – The major regional political parties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have held talks to form a majority coalition party that will rule the first elected regional legislature. The BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC) separately met with the United Bangsamoro Just


Comelec ready for SC decision on BSKE – Garcia
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ready to comply with whatever decision the Supreme Court may issue on the law setting the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, Comelec Chair George Garcia said during a media briefing Wednesday. President Ferdinand


LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 1, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – On Day 32 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the court will hold full-day schedule as it moves to speed up proceedings before taking a break for the 2027 national budget deliberations. WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 1, 2026 Highlights: Day 3


PCG drives Chinese research vessel away from position off Batanes
[Updated Oct. 1, 2026, 2:22 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it successfully disrupted the activities of a Chinese research vessel off Batanes on Thursday, compelling it to leave a position it had occupied for days within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).


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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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