When the Water Falls, What Happens to Them?
• For Calbayog tour guide Jimmy Baleros, Tarangban Falls is a livelihood. He worries about how wind turbine projects and forest changes could affect those who depend on it.
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• For Calbayog tour guide Jimmy Baleros, Tarangban Falls is a livelihood. He worries about how wind turbine projects and forest changes could affect those who depend on it.
• Calbayog City was reduced to a mere “witness” in a green energy deal hosting most infrastructure, sparking concerns over local autonomy and the true development costs.
• Mayor Uy warns developers of a 37-turbine wind project in Calbayog City, vowing to halt operations if any local life is endangered during construction, citing safety and equity concerns.
• 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.
The Price of a Spectator Seat: Calbayog’s Sovereignty in the Shadow of Wind Turbines 
Mayor Vows Stoppage of Calbayog Wind Project if a Single Life is Lost 
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