On June 29, farmers, youth and students, scientists, environmental defenders, and church representatives gathered at the Central Luzon State University campus in Nueva Ecija to launch the Movement Against Destructive Solar Farms (MADSOLAR). The group will fight against destructive solar farms in Central Luzon.

One of the solar farm projects in the region is the MTerra Solar Project, which will cover 3,500–7,000 hectares of agricultural land in towns in Nueva Ecija and Bulacan. Meralco PowerGen and the foreign company General Atlantic are building the project.

In connection with the project, residents of Sityo Sangilo, Barangay Macabaklay, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija were threatened with forced eviction on July 2. A person claiming to be the landowner, Rey Tan, together with police and several armed personnel stormed the sitio.