Effect of Thailand Floods on Car Production
Thailand’s auto production in November 2011 hit a record low of 23,695 units for the past 151 months as a result of continuing mega floods, according to Surapong Paisitpatnapong, spokesman of the Automotive Industry Club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). Not since mid-1999 -– more than 12 years ago — has Thailand’s automotive [...]
Japan’s 2011 Exports Decrease
Japan’s exports fell 4.5 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the second straight month of decline, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said in a preliminary report on Wednesday. According to the ministry’s data, the trade deficit widened to 684.7 billion yen (8.79 billion U.S. dollars) from 273.8 billion yen in October, above consensus [...]
Power Plant Sites in Naga and Toledo, Cebu Release Coal Ash
Lawyers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 told a Cebu environment court the latest tests on coal ash conducted by the environment agency showed the level of chemicals found in samples from various power plant sites in Naga and Toledo are below government standards. “The public defendants reiterate that considering that [...]
Philippine House of Representatives Review
By Lilybeth G. Ison MANILA (PNA Feature) — With just 45 session days covering July to December this year, members of the House of Representatives have filed more than 4,697 measures consisting of 3,916 bills, 781 resolutions, eight concurrent resolutions, and 13 joint resolutions. Of this number, the Lower Chamber has approved 20 bills on [...]
Joint Statement of the 22nd APEC Ministerial Meeting
Following is the full text of the Joint Statement of the 22nd APEC Ministerial Meeting held from November 10 and 11 in Yokohama, Japan, one of the documents to be considered for the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting on November 13 and 14. President Benigno Aquino III joins the Leaders Meeting, his first. ”1. We, the [...]
Davao Scandal: Eggplant Scandal in Davao
ENVIRONMENT groups slammed University of the Philippines-Mindanao’s plan to continue with the field testing of the genetically modified Bt eggplant in the face of opposition from the City Council, host barangay and organic farmers. Lawyer Lee Aruelo, Third World Network associate and member of the Go Organic Mindanao, said that UP Mindanao’s insistence on pushing [...]