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==Public opposition==
In July 2012, DMCI Power signed a power supply agreement with the [[Palawan Electric Cooperative]], with the intent of building a 15 MW coal plant in Narra, in the province of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan Palawan]. The [[Palawan Alliance for Clean Energy]], as well as the [[Katala Foundation]], opposed the plant, along with local activists; the Katala Foundation argued that building the plant near a local marine protected area posed a risk for the critically endangered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Cockatoo Philippine Cockatoo]. The Mayor of Narra, Lucy Demaala, also opposed the issuing of a permit for the plant.<ref name=Rappler>[http://www.rappler.com/nation/40309-palawan-unesco-coal-plant "Palawan may lose UNESCO citation over planned coal plant,"], ''Rappler,'', Oct. 1, 2013.</ref>
In June 2013, the municipal council of Narra voted for a resolution opposing construction of the plant. Council member Joel Bito-onon, author of the resolution, told the news media: "We will have electricity but that also means our youth will die due to the smoke from the plant. It will also affect the sources of livelihood of Narra residents. What’s more important, life or electricity?"<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/article/64359/palawan-town-council-nixes-dmci-proposed-coal-plant-near-cockatoo-sanctuary Palawan Town Council Nixes DMCI-Proposed Coal Plant Near Cockatoo Sanctuary], InterAksyon/News5, June 18, 2013.</ref>
