Monday, September 16, 2013

Philippines:

Cleanergy Educational Center Opens at MakBan Geothermal Plant (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Aboitiz Foundation already allocates about half of its annual budget for projects that enhance the public education system, and individual companies under the Aboitiz group have their own programs which have education as the primary thrust.

AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), for one, has opened to the public late last month its P50-million Cleanergy Center—an educational facility located within the MakBan geothermal power plant compound in Barangay Bitin, Bay, Laguna.

Erramon I. Aboitiz, president and CEO of APRI’s parent firm Aboitiz Power Corp. (APC), said during the inauguration ceremony in Laguna, that the educational facility is expected to increase Filipinos’ awareness on the importance of renewable energy, especially geothermal energy, and encourage them to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.

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