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26/02/2020

Fishermen of Rapu-Rapu town in Albay have to sail past municipal waters just to catch fish due to toxic sludge in waters caused by mining spills. Lafayette Philippines Incorporated (LPI) operated the Rapu-Rapu polymetallic project. LPI is the first mining company allowed by the Philippine government to operate in the country following the enactment of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. The mine spans a contract area of 4,610.8 hectares, and has copper, zinc, gold and silver deposits.
Rapu-Rapu had been losing residents ever since mining spills/leaks reached the seas where fishermen catch fish, and the majority of the residents of Rapu-Rapu are mostly consisted of fishermen. But because of the damage caused by the LPI operations, fishermen of Rapu-Rapu are now forced to either sail past municipal waters just to catch fish, or leave Rapu-Rapu in hopes to find new seas to fish or find new jobs. Another fisherman (Martin Bola), said that it will take decades for the destroyed corals to show signs of life, for more than 10 years occurrence of toxic spillage, the corals hit by chemicals from LPI mining operation are still lifeless. It will take 10 to 20 years per one coral alone to regenerate it again. He also stated that the government seems clueless on the long-term impact of the mining operations in their town.
Environment advocates have cited the Rapu-Rapu experience as the best example of their case against mining. In the case of the Albay town, which was promised wealth and development for hosting the mining operation, the mining project turned Rapu-Rapu into a wasteland. Though the mine was suspended for just six months, damage still has been done when torrential rains caused separate toxic spills in the LPI mill site and mine tailings dam. The spills were laden with cyanide, causing massive fish kills that extended to coastal communities in Albay and Sorsogon. The suspension of the government towards LPI for six months is not enough, the government failed to monitor the incidents of the mining leaks which caused damage to the seas and left fishermen with a low income.
Written By Dricco Parducho
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Fishermen of Rapu-Rapu town in Albay have to sail past municipal waters just to catch fish

25/02/2020

Here in the Philippines the trashes gets worse as time goes by. According to a study solid wastes produced by Philippine cities are expected to increase by 165 percent to 77,776 tons by 2025. Residential areas produce the most solid waste at 57%, while waste from commercial establishments, institutional sources, and the industrial or manufacturing sector accounted for 27%, 12%, and 4%, respectively, of the total waste, generated.

There are many factors why most of the Filipinos litter. Residential areas produce the most solid waste and more than half of them threw their garbage everywhere this means that they do not dispose of their trash properly and segregate it, resulting in pollution that can affect our health if our government did not take action for this issue. Owners of idle lots in Metro Manila shall keep them clean to protect them from becoming mosquitoes, flies, mice, rats and other scavengers breeding grounds. There are already different sanctions for the people who litter in some barangays and private villages or subdivisions around the Philippines that sanctions aim is to lessen and to get rid of those who don't follow the anti-littering law. My stand is to change our mindset from the people who are living in the poverty zone that they are the only one who is polluting our country we should not forget the factories that also contribute so much pollution that destroys the world. Education is very important to us all especially the Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) it makes us a good person and always obey the law. Our government should offer help to the need since they are the one who needs proper education and so that we could lessen the amount of trash that will be in our landfills, streets, rivers, etc. because they are disciplined enough and civilized well.

By: Vincent Jean C. De Castro

Malinaw sa batas na Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 na inoobliga ang mga residente na mag-segregate o paghiwalayin ang basura para sa maayos na...

25/02/2020

According to a study, even short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution can increase risk of cardiac arrest. The researchers identified 249,372 cases of out-of-home cardiac arrest between January 2014 and December 2015. Cardiac arrest is the result of electrical disturbances that cause the heart to suddenly stop beating. One cause of sudden cardiac arrest is a heart attack. About 98.5% of cardiac arrest cases studied occurred while PM2.5 concentrations were lower than the Japanese and US standard of 35 micrograms per cubic meter. Nearly 92% took place while PM2.5 concentrations were lower than the standard of 25 micrograms per cubic meter established by the World Health Organization.
It is very alarming for all of us for example, when we breathe in polluted air, it affects the amount of oxygen we have in our body at a given moment and that, in turn, can lead to a reduced "good air" that goes into our brain. It can also irritate our nose, throat, and cause headaches all of which may reduce our concentration. We must reduce pollution now. We must conserve energy-everywhere. There are many ways reducing pollution. Using public transport, you must use your car much less often. You can also carpool and rideshare when you have the opportunity to do so and start using public transportation rather than walking; that way, you don't contribute to all the problems that the weather is already struggling with before you add your vehicle to the mix. You must also drive smart: if you drive regularly make sure you drive smart instead of wasting gas. Drive within the speed limit, make sure there aren't many things in your car that will weigh it down, and do everything you can to preserve the amount of gas you'll use on a regular basis. Other ways is plant a garden: you establish a garden that will give the air the nutrients it needs to be cleaner. There's so many plants out there that the atmosphere will eat up the junk. Do your research and see what you can easily grow, and help the world around you. You may also do the 3Rs, it is the reduce, reuse, and recycle: recycle as much as you can to allow it to be later reused in other products. That way, by adding additional items to the mix of what is going on, you are not adding to the problem.
If we do these things we can reduce the risk of cardiac arrest. But for the people who have it always remember to live a healthy lifestyle: regular exercise eats healthy foods, keep a healthy weight and avoid smoking. Be smart on what you will do next because it may affect all of us.

By Gerson Devoma
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25/02/2020

Plastic bags are all over our surroundings. We use plastic bags when we go to buy our groceries, because they are convenient. It has now become a part of us in our modern lives. The comfort of these plastic bags also comes at very high environmental costs and has a negative impact on human health. Several cities around the world have started banning the use of plastic bags while some have enforced restricted legislation against the use of plastic bags due to the negative effects of their use.
Sen. Cynthia Villar, who is the chair of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources, told that “Baka impossible to ban, wala naman ako nadidinig na replacement for single-use plastic,” she also added “what we want is for them to recycle the single-use plastic, unless may dadating na opinion na replacement” but there are many cities here in the Philippines that ban are already being implemented at local levels. There are cities, such as Makati, Quezon City, Pasig, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas and, to name a few, Pasay, which have plastics prohibition ordinances. This had also inspired some municipalities in selected provinces. There many reasons of why plastics should be banned and shouldn’t.
According Santos (2019), the plastic bags are made from non-renewable sources, and therefore contribute heavily to climate change. Most of the plastic is made of polypropylene which is a petroleum and natural gas substitute. Plastic bags are polluting not only our water but our land too. Plastic bags are typically lightweight and as such, either by water or wind, they can fly very long distances. Plastic bags are toxic to the marine life and wildlife; we all know that there is much marine and wild life here in the Philippines. According to Mariano (2018), we shouldn’t ban plastics here in the Philippines because reducing the packaging costs and weight, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs. It also makes healthcare more affordable for sterile medical settings. He also added reducing vehicle weight, including aircraft, to reduce the use of fuel and oil, and CO2 emissions.
Banning of plastic bag will be good at our environment but it will be difficult for others to implement it, but it will be done implemented as long as there is strong political will to do so. We should be smart and think what we should do next. The best way to solve the plastic problem is to stop producing plastic in the first place. Recycling, up cycling, down cycling, and drastic approaches such as waste incineration do not address the root of the problem, and will only encourage the continued manufacture of single-use plastic which end up as pollution and puts people’s health and well-being at risk.

By Gerson Devoma
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Greenpeace Philippines said alternatives to single-use plastics are already available.

25/02/2020

Last 2013 and 2014 Chronic Plastics Inc. transported 103 shipping containers which all weigh 2,400 tons from Vancouver to Manila. The Bureau of Customs, although declared to contain recyclable plastic, found instead "household garbage, plastic bottles and bags, newspapers and adult diapers".

In those years Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was still the president of the Philippines which unfortunately the government that time did not take action to this issue. In 2016 that is Duterte's term that issue was found and investigated by the authorities. Later they found out that it was mislabeled by Chronic Plastics Inc. So in my opinion, everyone involved in this issue has there own mistake like the company that sent this trash-filled containers here in the Philippines their mistake was mislabeling it and sent it here in our country which it shouldn't be here second, is the government under Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III's term they did not made any action to this issue because it comes out of the investigation that the containers were transported from Canada to the Philippines last 2013. Lastly, in Duterte's administration, it was supposed to be great because they found this issue and we all thought that the issue will be fixed properly but turns out horrible because our president threatened Canada that he will declare a war if the Canadian government does not negotiate with the issue and dump the trash in front of its embassy in Manila, or personally sail with the waste and leave it in Canadian waters. That is wrong in all perspectives, of course, our president should not threaten the Canadian government like that since they did not send the containers in purpose it was a mislabeled mistake. Our president should just have negotiated properly and fixed this issue calmly because Canada always offers help to the Philippines whenever there are disasters or any tragedy happens. Weeks later after this issue, the Canadian government finally negotiated with our government and apologizes for their mistake, they will start to gather all the containers back to their country.

By: Vincent Jean C. De Castro

The Philippines has started returning dozens of shipping containers full of tras...

25/02/2020

In Appalachia, coal companies blow the tops off of mountains to get at the coal. The damage this does to the surrounding environment and water supply is devastating. From the ashes captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be in the current political climate. From Appalachia to the West’s Powder River Basin, the film goes beyond the rhetoric of the “war on coal” to present compelling and often heartbreaking stories about what’s at stake for our economy, health, and climate.

In Kayford Mountain, over 2000 miles of streams have been buried in Appalachia, the mountain contained some of the most diverse streams on the planet and some of the cleanest water. When the rock material is pushed over the edge of the mining mountain by the bulldozers of the mining companies, it ends up dissolving minerals into the streams of water, which contains elements like iron, magnesium, and calcium that organisms and animals can’t tolerate, which can kill the organisms in the stream. The elements and materials mentioned before heavily pollute the streams, and the toxic waste filled water runs out of the base of the valley fill into streams and to the rivers below those streams. The mining companies store their mining waste in the huge earthen dams that hold back billions of gallons of toxic water that leaks into drinking water. One local from Lincoln County, West Virginia (Regina Lilly) who is also affected by the aftermath of the coal mining companies stated that every resident of the affected area has contaminated water sources in one form or another. She also stated that the water in the area is toxic enough to be flammable.

The locals who live near or by the mountains that the mining companies mine on stated that not only are the mountains physically important to people, but they are also spiritually important in terms of sentimental value, and it is also environmentally important to all living things that inhabit the mountain area. The local government in this situation focused less on the aftermath but more on the product or extract that the mining companies are there for, which they thought was more important, when in reality it should be the other way around. The government should pay more attention on the effects of mining on the plant and animal life surrounding mountain areas and how it can also affect the water sources of people who live close by, because if the government is unaware of the damage done by mining companies, the environment or mountains that they mine on will be gone forever.

Written By Dricco Parducho

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In Appalachia, coal companies blow the tops off of mountains to get at the coal. The damage this does to the surrounding environment and water supply is deva...

25/02/2020

The forest ranger was hacked to death on September 5, 2019, at Palawan. The ranger was attacked by illegal loggers on his way back in their headquarters after he confiscates the chainsaw used by the illegal loggers. The lacked of government support can be blamed for this incident.
According to Keith Fabro of Rappler, Palawan has almost 700,000 hectares of Land, that need to be patrolled. Here’s my point, the Forest Rangers of the DENR should have larger support in our government, which advocacy of Kalikasan, An environmental group in Palawan. well, I am not sure if the LGUs of Palawan support them, but I think they do support them because the forest or nature is one of the reasons why they have many tourists all year. Based on the report, 5 rangers responded on the tip of illegal logging and that 5 was blocked during their way back to headquarters by the illegal loggers and for some reason, only Flores was cornered and hacked to death, were at his fellow rangers? Based on the report it was not stated where the other forest rangers. Even though the forest ranger had a service firearm it is not enough to stop the perpetrator.
The government should establish a group lent from the AFP or the PNP to protect the wildlife of Palawan. Why PNP or AFP because they trained for years for combat, they now tactical strategies on how to confront criminals. We can say that the government can not be lent some PNP officers because we still have crime in the Philippines, that is true but how about the AFP, specifically the Philippine Army, they are currently 101,105 on active duty while there is 120,000 ready reserve. The Philippine army is always prepared for any attack that will happen in the Philippines, okay, but we are not at war anymore, the Marawi crisis is over. They can lend some troops for the rangers or to protect the biodiversity of Palawan.
Another plan would be building an academy sponsored by the government, to serve as forest rangers not just for Palawan but in all around the country, having the same salary and benefits of PNP or AFP. With this kind of solution, we can assure that people that join as a ranger truly love their job and will protect the forest or the biodiversity of it with or there. Maybe the funding is not the problem, illegal logging was an issue in the Philippines but why we still hearing this today? Maybe the real problem is the implementation of the law, maybe the government is not assertive enough in implementing the law.
Another scenario is just plain old corruption because, if the Government is implementing the law, if we have Forest Ranger willing to die to protect the biodiversity of Palawan then why illegal logging and poaching in Palawan never stop? Its like evil, evil will never there unless someone welcomes it. The illegal activities have not stop because someone is having a big payday, who? I do not know but that does not mean it is not happening.

If our government supported the Forest rangers, truly implement the law and investigate corruption related to illegal logging, then maybe we can fully eradicate the problem. But for now, we are asking for the protection of Forest Rangers that outnumber to protect our forests.
Written By Rench Michel C Basilio

https://www.rappler.com/nation/239512-kalikasan-calls-greater-state-support-after-killing-el-nido-forest-ranger
https://www.rappler.com/nation/239460-el-nido-forest-ranger-hacked-death-september-2019

Police have identified the victim as Bienvinido 'Toto' Veguilla Jr, 44, a forest ranger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

25/02/2020

Analysis on the online research entitled “Commuting on Public Transport: Health Risks and Responses” written by Li Ping Wong, Haridah Alias, Nasrin Aghamohammadi, et. al. on April 10, 2018.
The authors started of entailing how Asia has been undergoing the industrialization and urbanization at a rapid speed. This resulted in accelerated growth of many suburban cities surrounding large metropolitan areas. As a consequence, urban areas are experiencing increasing automobile use, which results in long hours of commuting and traveling. The increasing traffic congestion then contributes to an intense amount of pollutant emissions and degraded air quality.
The authors presented the problematic concept of the dangers of air pollution in commuting. This is a real concern for it exposes commuters to great concentrations of atmospheric pollutants from vehicular traffic and other industrial facto during their transit. Commuters tend to stay on the road waiting for a vehicle or crossing the street to which makes them exposed to such threats. It was reported that commuters who travel by public transport may be exposed to up to eight time as much air pollution as those who drive to work.
The authors then presented different researches revealing how Asia has been categorized as one of the largest pollution sources. Motorized transport in particular is responsible for roughly 70% of environmental pollution. Road vehicle emissions are one of the most important sources of human exposure to air pollution. Air pollution to such roads is relatively high, and commuters face this threat of unavoidable exposure during commuting as they are literally near the sources of emission.
The scientific background to this matter entailed those emissions from road traffic result in a complex mixture of harmful air pollutants. To this, vehicle emissions have become the dominant source of air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. These toxic particles have the ability to easily pe*****te the human airways impacting cardiovascular and respiratory function. As a result, traffic-related air pollution has been implicated in a range of illnesses related to respiratory diseases. To this end, prolonged exposure over many years by commuting places tremendous stress on the body and can be detrimental to human health.
In conclusion, commuters indeed face the real threat of air pollution for they are exposed to such pollutants almost every day of their lives. This is a threat since the more they are exposed to such pollutants, the more it can damage their respiratory system. The increase of vehicular use together with the rise in number of industrialization contributes to greater emission of air pollutants. To this, the Government should mandate policies regulating each infrastructure with their emission of harmful pollutants. They should abide the different environmental laws which protect the citizens from the harm brought by such air pollutants. It may not completely remove such pollutants, but this is better in order for it to be decreased. With urbanization, implementing tree planting programs can be beneficial for trees can absorb great amounts of carbon dioxide which can lessen the threat of air pollution. Each local government unit may push its people to plant a tree even in their metropolitan cities.

24/02/2020

Not all of those who “help” for the sake of farmers are aiming to share a good harvest of grains with them, some rather wants to harvest the bloody grains on their own in very lands where farmers put their sweat and soul.

The agricultural sector of our country was the poorest sector out of all 3 other sectors and it is quite ironic that the country imports agricultural goods/products despite the fact that the country being a great agricultural spot. With the government focusing their budget/funds on building infrastructures and occupying spaces to strengthen the industrialization which leaves nothing for the development of the agricultural industry that is currently in the state of anemic growth. This one of the main reasons why some of our farmers, who diligently sow their lands with such life and harvest crops for the benefit of us consumers, has been dwindled in size and had been forced to sell their own lands rather than to starve. The oppression that our local farmers had been facing throughout these years has been increasing because; the land/agrarian reform that should benefit the farmers are not being recognized and has been a huge disappointment for those who don’t own land, landlords has been taking advantage over their predicament squeezes penny out of the farmers’ pockets and capitalist oppressors wants to chase them out of their own lands by offering a unfair sum for a compensation. With the lack of support from the government they have no choice but to fend themselves. Farmers, usually express their concerns and fight for their rights by striking a protest against unfair labor practices. It is undeniably the best way to gather the attention of the government and the masses to demand help however, there are several incidents that their attempt to gain attention has been resulted to brutal confrontations. The desperate cry for help ended up with harsh and cold ending for the farmers.

Merely 2 years ago, October 20, 2018. A massacre took place on Hacienda Nene Negros Occidental, a tragic end for 9 sugarcane farmers after they were shot down by 40 armed men. NFSW, the group where the casualties belonged to, condemned the attack on its member, accusing the landlord responsible for the said attack. The group insisted that the landlord uses brute force and even killings to attack the poor farmers because they are afraid of the unified strength of the farmers after their genuine fight for land reform and free distribution of lands. A similar incident also happened in the past where more than 6,000 farmers in Guinayangan, Quezon demanded land reform, fair prices, and rampant militarization in province by initiating a “peaceful” protest to call out the attention of the government but the peaceful fight for their rights turned bloody when soldiers suddenly open fire at the protesters with no clear reasons at all. The protest resulted 2 casualties and injured thousands of farmers involved.

Based on these events, it is clear that the oppression is intense by which endangers the life of our farmers who are considered as guardians and caretakers of our agricultural treasures. They are suffering and needed immediate help which is why they desperately attempt to gain the government’s attention, but what does our government do? They shunned them by spooning their mouths with promises that most likely end up in failure and may possibly make things worse for them. We as citizens who gain benefits from their hard work in fields, we must be the first to extend our help for them because it seems like our farmers, the main contributors in the agricultural sector has no influence over the government, they can’t voice out their concerns by themselves – we must unify to convinced our government to give proper allocations to our agricultural sector in order to help these poor farmers who are victimized by people who possessed wealth and power, and to stop the brutal killings.

- P. M. Parreño
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/214987-list-massacres-incidents-of-violence-against-farmers-philippines

rappler.com/nation/214796-farmers-killed-sagay-negros-occidental-hacienda-nene-october-20-2018

24/02/2020

It is not a good sign for our economy to lose 8 billion daily to air pollution from fossil fuels. According to a study, in the Philippines, air pollution from fossil fuels, primarily coal, oil, and gas, is attributed to causing an estimated 27,000 premature deaths per year. It is not good for all of us. A new report tracked the global economic cost of the health impact of air pollution from fossil fuels, which totalled around $2.9 trillion or approximately 3.3% of global GDP in 2018 due to work absences, years of life lost, and premature deaths.
Fossil fuels provide a ridiculous amount of energy. They also poison and destroy the planet's protective layers, that will kill a lot of animals sooner rather than later, possibly humans. Also fossil fuels are a finite resource, meaning that once they're gone, they're gone and we're left without their benefits to deal with their effects. We can make it less by saving energy, by turning off the television and make sure you flick the light switch when you leave the room. Not only will you save money on your electricity bill, you will be reducing emissions from coal-fired electricity plants. You can also do carpooling, using public transport, biking, or walking wherever possible so it can reduce the smokes from the car, you can also follow the gasoline refuelling instructions for efficient recovery of the v***r, be careful not to spill the fuel and always tighten your gas cap. If you have are of course, you must consider buying labelled portable petrol containers. It will cause much negative effect if our countries lose 8 billion daily from fossil fuel. First is the effect of capital outflows on the exchange rate If there is a large net outflow of assets, then we will expect to see a decline in the exchange rate. Inflation would tend to cause the effect of depreciation in our income. It will make the imports more expensive, causing imported goods to rise in price. They say trade terms are falling – customers will buy fewer imported goods / compared to exports. If will also cause more difficulty to finance government borrowing from overseas investors. The exchange rate of our country will fail.
Just as the business that does not cost the resources it uses, there can be only one result from abandoning or paying lip service to the principles of true sustainability as evidenced by the ability of nature to sustain life for many millions of years. This must not be ignored. The government must do something about it.

Written by Gerson Devoma

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In the Philippines, air pollution from fossil fuels – primarily coal, oil, and gas – is attributed to causing an estimated 27,000 premature deaths per year

24/02/2020

Back in 2015, the Aquino administration extended its reforestation program called the national Greening program the administration extended it until 2028. In 2019, The national greening program failed to meet its 80% of its goal according to the 117-page report of COA. Is the NGP of administration Aquino was useful or it's just another program to entice the environmentalist?

The national greening program aims to plant in degraded forestlands, denuded and unproductive land. The administration also said that the Philippines have 7.1 hectares of land that can qualify for the NGP. The extension was a response in the Paris Agreement or the climate change conference. In 2015 it was already scrutinized because of their inaccurate reports and alleged corruption within the program. In 2019 based on the COA report it the NGP failed to meet 80% of its target and it’s because of many reasons but it all boils down to poor planning. Before we get into the whole idea od the program, let dive into why the NGP failed.

Based on the COA report the target of NGP for the last five years was to cover 1.50 million hectares but they just cover 177,441. Now let's do some math, in one hectare of land you can plant a 2500 sampling, per sapling it will take 30 minutes to plant, which means to cover a hectares of land it will take 75,000 hours of work if the NGP group was consist of 15 experts in tree panting it will take them at least a month to finish. We can say they can hire more say like 100 it will take them roughly 4 days to complete the project, but we cannot say how efficient the planters will be. The cost of labor should also be considered. We can say that the real problem was the ambitious target, right? Okay, that’s another factor. But the truth is like I said earlier it is just boiling down to poor planning.

The NGP has a lot of potentials, not just in the environment sector but also in the labor sector. The Aquino administration, based on the articles I read, did not distribute or coordinate with the local LGUs to execute their plan. I believe that 7.1 million hectares of land are distributed all around the Philippines, if we distribute it to the LGUs they can give jobs to the workless Filipino, they can teach them how to plant trees and invites experts to oversee the whole project. Not only we help the environment but l we help our flow Filipinos to have a job.

Another factor can be The NGP has failed because it was a project f the Aquino Administration. Now, my point is, the NGP failed because there is a chance it is given a less budget, or it was less prioritize but the Duterte Administration, To be fair Duterte Administration is not a guilty administration or politician, that kind of practice has been going since I had interest in politics and it became a norm in our political culture. The current administration suppresses the last administration of ongoing projects if that administration was not their party mates. Our current Administration may suppress the program because if it became successful, they will remember the Aquino administration, not the Duterte administration. Then again, it’s just a synthesis. I am going to take about the whole idea of NGP like said earlier NGP was a response of the Philippines after the Climate change conference in Paris. To solve or help lessen the impact of climate change. First of all, reforestation or planting of trees is a good solution but it is kind of a shallow one. You see planting trees is good in reducing carbon emission in the earth's atmosphere but the real solution to a problem is eradicating the source of the problem. Like I heard in a documentary about trash, solutions in that kind of problem are like gathering the water in a leaking faucet but instead of focusing on how to get a bucket big enough to gather all the water we should focus on the broken faucet. The real problem was our carbon emission in our atmosphere, our problem is poor implementation of clean air act or creates laws that will force big companies to be an environmentally friendly company.

NGP was a god idea to help fight with climate change and prevent soil erosion, landslide and flash flooding. The poor ex*****on and planning of NGP was the reason why it failed. But that kind of program was nothing if the government or we are not looking at the real problem.

Written by Rench Michel C Basilio

other sources(:https://www.rappler.com/science-nature/environment/114152-national-greening-program-expanded-2028)(https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/we-cant-just-plant-billions-of-trees-to-stop-climate-change)

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/720323/gov-t-reforestation-program-failed-to-meet-80-of-its-targets-coa/story/

The Philippine government’s National Greening Program (NGP) or reforestation program failed to meet its 1.50 million hectare target by 88 percent, with forest cover only resulting in a paltry increase of 177,441 hectares in the last five years, according to the latest report from the Commissio...