Spike is raised by main-character Ducky's family, since his family was lost at the time of his birth, and possibly deceased. He is most well known for his laconic behavior only having uttered a couple of words throughout the series' run, and for his large appetite.
He is a Stegosaurus, which is referred to as a " Spiketail" in the films and TV series. Gentle Giant Spike, as he is called on the official site, and referred to as by fans ) is the tritagonist in The Land Before Time and a minor character in the Land Before Time sequels and television series. Given the country’s high level of debt, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has indicated he is open to imposing this by 2025.Spike (a.k.a. The Department of Finance has been looking into the implementation of a carbon tax since 2021. Since then, the spike in global energy prices has resulted in increased demand for the Philippines to shift to nuclear power.Ĭurrently, the only nuclear power station in the Philippines is the inactive Bataan power plant built by the current president’s father. Despite a renewed push to redevelop the plant, President Marcos may need to pass amendments to existing legislation which would allow the government to invest in nuclear power. Marcos ran on a platform that pushed for the development of renewable energy, but we will now need to see if he can sidestep the legal impediments to restarting the nuclear plant in the near term. 164 was signed by former President Rodrigo Duterte back in February this year. Prior to the Ukraine war, the Philippines approved nuclear energy as a potential source of power after Executive Order No. For now, it looks as though the current administration will resort to subsidies to calm public unrest during Marcos’s first month in office.
So far, the Department of Budget and Management has allocated PHP6.1 billion for the different types of subsidies this year. On top of cash subsidies, President Ferdinand Marcos has extended a free bus service in the capital of Manila implemented by the Department of Transportation until the end of the year. Instead, the national government has opted to provide cash subsidies to lower-income households, farmers and public transportation to soften the impact. The Philippines recently called for a moratorium on new coal plant construction although four base load plants remain in the pipeline. Despite these aspirational targets, the Philippines remains heavily dependent on non-renewable sources of power for its electricity grid. The share of renewable sources used in total energy generation has dropped from a high of 34.1% in 2012 and is now at around 22%, with coal being the primary source of energy at roughly 60% of the total.ĭespite the high price environment for energy as a result of the Ukraine war, the volume of Philippine fuel and coal imports increased in 2022. This suggests that at least initially, the national government has yet to turn to alternative modes of power generation or transportation in response to the fallout from the Ukraine war. Part of the strategy to lower emissions in the Philippines is centred on shifting to renewable energy in the power sector. The Philippines is currently implementing the National Renewable Energy Program under the Renewable Energy Act, which aims to push renewable capacity from 4.8 GW to 15.3 GW by 2030. Under this programme, The Department of Energy aims to increase geothermal capacity by 75%, hydroelectric power capacity by 160%, add 277 MW of biomass power capacity, increase wind power generation to 2.3 MW, and build 284 MW of solar power.