Worldwide, coal is a sought-after energy source. It has the largest reserve and is often the cheapest of the fuel options. Now that clean coal technologies are available, the demand for coal has remained steady despite the current stringent standard on environmental concerns. The Philippines is largely a coal consuming country with coal having the highest contribution to the power generation mix at 27% in 2005. But, local demand for coal is not limited to power generation. The cement industry utilized 20% of the country’s coal supply in 2005, 1 % went to other industries such as alcohol, sinter, rubber boots, paper and chemical manufacturing, fertilizer production and smelting process