Hi Namalanta Kombo here with some very exciting news.

Dear Daughter is back for a new series.

I'm putting together a handbook to life for daughters everywhere,

full of stories and advice to help navigate life.

That's Dear Daughter from the BBC World Service.

Find it wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.

From the BBC World Service, this is the documentary, the home of original storytelling.

I'm Hannah Gellbart, the host of What in the World, a daily podcast that explains what in the world is going on.

In this bonus episode we're looking at what types of energy power the Philippines

and if solar has the potential to provide a clean cheap alternative.

I'm on the top story of a car park in the middle of Manila.

It's part of a shopping mall which has multiple buildings and the

mall below me is blasting out air conditioning from every shop, every restaurant with thousands

of lights as well as elevators and escalators going up and down

but up here in the sun it is the middle of the day and it's baking hot and above me are row

upon row of solar panels. They are helping to generate energy

that goes back into the grid to help power buildings like them all below.

Now solar is one type of renewable energy that lots of

countries are embracing as they try to reduce the effects of climate change.

It's particularly appealing here as the Philippines relies heavily on imported coal and it has some of the most

expensive energy in all of Southeast Asia. In a minute you're going to hear from three people

talking about the potential of solar energy but first what do people in the

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