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Reaction Paper About Water In The Philippines

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Reaction Paper #1 Philippine Business Environment DENR SHUTS DOWN 23 MINING AREAS (Doris Dumlao-Abadilla and Allan Nawal; Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:32 AM February 03, 2017) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources made a historic feat as Secretary Gina Lopez ordered the closure of 23 mining companies known for functioning in watershed areas and “indiscriminate mining”. The focal point of the decision made was the call of the Secretary for “social justice”. Undertaking the means of shutting down big mining companies she pointed out that, “Water is life. To have any kind of mining operations in watersheds—not just proclaimed watersheds, even functional watersheds—is unacceptable. You cannot have any kind of mining operation in a watershed.” Lopez further pointed out that Philippines has been the world’s biggest nickel supplier since 2012 and surprisingly, 17 of these mining companies to be closed down are involved in nickel production. This being said, a decrease in the economy’s GDP is expected since half of the country’s annual nickel output will be gone. Asked what the department plans to do after the close down, she said she plans to use the mine rehabilitation funds to be gathered from the closed mines to implement …show more content…

Water is indeed important for everyone to live and minimizing the factors of water pollution is an act to be well-recognized. As a matter of fact, her proposition of ecotourism through her so called “area development approach” is well thought of but promising to prove that a green economy will create more jobs is a bit delusional considering the state of the Philippines nowadays. Aside from clean water, people need jobs to earn, to provide and to consume. If the government itself takes away the source of their income in such unjustifiable way, wouldn’t it give them more reason to stay in the class of

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