Unsilenced Eastern

• The planned wind farm in Calbayog’s protected forest has sparked outcry. Critics question the DENR’s swift approval, alleging a lucrative “user fee” motivates the agency more than environmental protection or local consent.

• Calbayog residents and advocates question a wind project’s approved ECC, fearing it will destroy the protected Pan-as Hayiban landscape. They criticize the DENR for favoring the corporation and demand leaders who prioritize environmental resilience over corporate interests.

• Residents and officials in Calbayog clash over a wind turbine project inside the protected Pan-as Hayiban Landscape, fearing irreversible environmental damage to its watershed and forests.

• A wind energy project in a protected landscape in Samar is facing outcry after officials fast-tracked it with a state permit, silencing public debate over its threat to watersheds and biodiversity.