Gov’t puts Semirara, 2 other coal areas on auction block

MANILA, Philippines — The government launched on Friday the bidding process for three coal areas, including the prized Semirara Island in Caluya, Antique. Semirara is one of the three predetermined areas (PDAs) covering 18,000 hectares with 207.5 million metric tons of coal reserves. READ: Semirara COO buys up SCC shares The Department of Energy (DOE)