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Nordeco workers seek co-existence, oppose Davao Light takeover

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — In a move to safeguard jobs and public service, organized workers of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) are pushing for a peaceful co-existence arrangement with Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC), rejecting a full takeover as proposed by Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib. The Nordeco Employees Care

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Church, NGOs oppose private takeover of hydro plants

ILIGAN CITY – The leadership of the Catholic Church here has joined nongovernment organizations in sounding the alarm bells about the national government’s plan to hand over operations of the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric power plants. In a position paper obtained by the Inquirer, which was circulated for signatures of support, Bishop Jose Rapadas III,

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38 families relocated to Laguna for NSCR Extension project

MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-eight families affected by the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension project have been relocated to San Pedro, Laguna, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday.  According to the DOTr, the families welcomed their new homes on Tuesday. The DOTr noted that they are the first batch of the

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