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Bataan province
Coverage of Bataan province in the Nexus archive.
- In Philippines, solar power becomes ‘practical necessity’ as energy costs soar
Rising electricity costs and frequent blackouts in the Philippines have led businesses like Dream Latte Cafe to adopt solar power as a practical necessity. The cafe, run by Joab Jorge and his mother Ces, has raised prices by 10% to offset higher costs driven by an energy crisis linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in February.