Former President Corazon Aquino had shut down the BNPP in 1986 due to safety and corruption issues during the administration of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Aside from demonstrating the earthquake hazard at BNPP, Lagmay’s team documented the “genuine hazards posed by a possible Natib eruption,” Rodolfo said. Lava also underlie the site, including flows that came out of a vent only 5.5 kilometers away from BNPP,” he said. ‘Air of legitimacy’He said Solidum was giving an air of legitimacy to the campaign to activate the BNPP. He urged the government to heed the lessons of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan where investigators concluded that the Tokyo Electric Power Co. had not met basic safety requirements.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 12, 2018 22:30 UTC