In BBM Vlog no.202, Marcos discusses a certain N-word that could help the Philippines achieve dreams of moving away from fossil fuels and even become a major player in the RE sector. No, it’s not “nuclear”, as in nuclear power. Rather, it’s “nickel”.
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order.
“Ang isa pang teknolohiyang ating paglalaanan ng pansin ay ang mga tinatawag na large-scale battery storage. Ang nagiging problema dati sa solar ar wind power ay ang intermittence of production. Ibig sabihin, hindi laging umiihip ang hangin at hindi naman laging may araw ,” Marcos noted. “Napakalaki ng potential din na maging bahagi ang Pilipinas sa global battery manufacturing industry dahil ang isa sa pinakaimportanteng metal na kailangan sa sa baterya ns mayaman ang Pilipinas ay yung nickel ,” the Ilocano candidate said.