Chamber calls for opening of Bataan nuclear plant

THE COUNTRY’S oldest business group is calling on the Duterte administration to open the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, citing the need to cut power costs and make sure there is enough energy supply to support industrialization and economic growth.

In a statement, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands called on the government to “immediately adopt nuclear power as an alternative energy source following the precarious energy problem faced by the Philippines and the alarming high costs of energy to business and industry.”