• Despite local opposition, a P20-billion wind project in Calbayog’s protected area proceeds, merely relocating turbines. This highlights the tension between energy needs and environmental laws.
• The perennial opposition to wind turbines in the Calbayog Pan-as Hayiban Protected Landscape continues, with a new renewable energy corporation now facing the same firm resistance from the local environmental foundation.
• The Tacloban city government is implementing immediate and long-term measures to solve persistent flooding in Barangay 110. A temporary earth ditch provides relief while a topographic survey is conducted to design a permanent, effective drainage system.
• Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan seeks to remove local environmental officials for “deceptive” wind farm permits, insisting the project continue despite community opposition and admitted procedural flaws.
• The Calbayog City Council’s decision to modify its endorsement of the Gemini Wind Power Project has been met with public approval, but a legally binding order is required to actually halt operations in the protected area.
Pan-as Hayiban: Random Thoughts on the GWEC Wind Turbine Project at the CPHPL 
Renewed Tension in Calbayog: The Wind Farm Debate in Protected Landscape 
Turbines or Trees? Calbayog Faces a Critical Choice