TALCOBAN CITY, Nov. 27 -- The city government of Calbayog in Samar said it is opposing the installation of wind turbines within the Calbayog Pan-as Hayiban Protected Landscape (CPHPL), citing its negative impact on the city's water supply.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Calbayog City Mayor Raymund Uy said they are not totally opposing the PHP20-billion project of Gemini Wind Energy Corporation (GWEC), the local partner of Singapore-based Vena Energy.

"The plan is to build 37 turbines, and we are just against setting up 13 turbines within our primary watershed area," Uy said.

The city council of Calbayog has already sent a copy of its resolution to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, expressing its opposition to the...