Bangladesh's nuke plant is not going to steal PH investments

Ben Kritz

OVER the years of listening to Philippine nuclear energy fanboys trying desperately to convince themselves and the public that adopting nuclear power somehow makes sense for this country, there have been some ridiculous assertions made. The one that hit the news over the weekend, however, is absolutely the best one so far. And by “best,” I mean “so hilarious I almost suffocated from laughing so hard.”

At the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City last Friday, Gayle Certeza, the lead convenor of the nuclear energy fan club Alpas Pilipinas, lamented the high cost of electricity in the Philippines.