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What changed in Pakil after Ahunan Hydropower Project
['Shannia Cabuello', 'Dominic Gutoman', 'Dee Ayroso', 'Chantal Eco', 'Davao Today', 'Franck Dick Rosete', 'Bulatlat Contributors']
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Ping-As after the Ahunan Power Inc.’s Pumped-Storage Hydropower Project started its construction in 2020.
Ahunan Power Plant is a proposed 1,400-megawatt pumped-storage hydropower facility within the boundaries of Pakil above the mountain range of Sierra Madre.
It cites Project Noah’s classification of Pakil as high to moderately susceptible to landslides, aiming to awaken communities against the Ahunan Power Plant.
On June 11, 2022, an environmental defender, Vertrudez ‘Daisy’ Macapanpan was illegally arrested and redtagged for opposing the Ahunan Project.
“A lot has changed since that (Ahunan Power Inc.) came.