The 24-million-hectare Benham Rise undersea plateau east of Luzon has potential methane hydrates that could be a possible source of energy for the Philippines. This assessment was made yesterday by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate economics affair committee, as he conducts this morning a hearing on a proposal by Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara to create a Benham Rise Development Authority (BRDA). Gatchalian said the Philippines has at present explorations and research partnership with different countries.

Casayuran, M. B. (2017, March 29). Benham Rise potential source of energy. Manila Bulletin, p. 5.