Makilala Hiraya while recovering at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, DavaoOn June 8, a Philippine eagle was rescued from being mobbed by a flock of crows in Brgy. Kisante in Makilala, North Cotabato, near Mt. Apo Natural Park where Energy Development Corporation (EDC) operates. No serious injuries were found on the bird except for a few abrasions on the wing and tail feathers. The eagle, a female, was estimated to be around three to four years of age.

Lopez Group chairman emeritus Oscar M. Lopez as guest of honor and keynote speaker at the 15th anniversary in 2014THROUGHOUT its two decades of existence, the Lopez Group Comptrollers’ Circle has seen and weathered it all—the evolving leadership due to retirement and employee movement, the changing fortunes of the Lopez Group businesses and even the ups and downs of the Philippine economy.

EDC president Richard Tantoco (2nd from left) with (l-r) DENR Asec. Ricardo Calderon, UPLB College of Agriculture professor Dr. Susan Aquino-Ong, UP IB director Ian Kendrich Fontanilla, UP Diliman College of Science dean Giovanni Tapang and UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources professor emeritus Edwino Fernando during the unveiling of ‘Wildlife Treasures’“No kind is left behind in EDC’s mission to build a clean energy future. EDC powers and protects people and planet, striking the right balance between energy, biodiversity, and community.”

With EDC’s clean, reliable renewable energy in its Leyte and Negros facilitiesAs the Philippines continues to move toward attaining energy security amid worsening climate-related challenges, the islands of Negros and Leyte are making the case for communities fully powered by renewable energy (RE).