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Of nature’s design and man-made intervention
“When the water becomes scarce in the near future, will your office and business open your coffers
to provide clean unlimited supply for free?”
For years there was protest
against an investor who wanted
to put up a golf course. The project
did not continue. Everything
was peaceful for those who initially
fought for the retention of the natural
flora and fauna of the mountain
range in question. Until
late last year, there
was a lot of talk about
another investor taking
over the golf project.
One morning, much
like the massacre of
the acacia trees along
MacArthur highway,
the mountain was no
longer green like its
neighboring views. It
became the hot topic
on radio. Rudy Simeon
together Alvin
Dasal, made it their
daily fare over GV am 792 khz, as
they get on board their morning
show. Gary Bernardo’ show, another
news anchor and commentator on
an earlier slot of the same station,
called me up for comment on what
they have seen happening to the
mountain range in full view of the
naked eye. It came back to me, from
how I would translate in Kapampangan
or Filipino, what the engineers
from Portland, Oregon were saying
in English about what each community
can do to restore the balance of
the land area overtaken and buried
under tons of lahar.
Then the latest photos were on
the local and national broadsheets.
Having worked as a multi-lingual
interpreter for the Loius Berger Int’l
Inc. (LBII) during the years they
were gathering data and meeting
people post Pinatubo eruption. I
had the opportunity to read through
and file documents which were part
of the multi-sector assemblies done
throughout the Pinatubo affected
areas.
Those who’ve just taken over the
reins of CDC should take a closer
look and review the report submitted
by LBII.
The following are excerpts from
the LBII November 1996 report:
Chapter 3—
Data Collection
3.7 AESTHETIC FACTORS
...there are also a number of natural
features in the area which are
worthy of classification in terms of
their natural and unique beauty.
Some of the features created by the
Mt. Pinatubo eruption are worthy
of conservation and of measures
controlling their destruction or desecration
as a result of excavation or
quarrying.
Pictures tell no tales unless
they’ve been photo-shopped. However
what they have done to that
part of the mountain is visible to
the naked eye of one who has driven
to and from the Mabalacat gate.
Everyone—local or foreigner—sees
the decapitation of the mountain,
a ghastly sight which becomes the
focal point of tourists and travelers
going in and out of the Freeport
zone. Those who simply pass by will
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visually take in the grim scenario
as another monument to insatiable
greed. That a long-term impact to
the local population of their “shake
my hands” deal(s) doesn’t matter for
they are not locals anyway.
ties.
6.5 PROBLEMS, CON-
STRAINTS, and OP-
PORTUNITIES
-Impaired watershed hydrology
resulting in erratic
water supply, water shortage
and floods.
-the project area lies
along the typhoon belt
which can seriously hamper
such watershed activities
as reforestation and
agro forestry.
-the growing watershed
population will require
more livelihood opportuni-
Any person equipped with common
sense (which is turning out to
be on the verge of extinction) will
not accept the explanations of the
experts who studied inside air-conditioned
halls. The best learning we
can adapt for the drastic changes in
our weather patterns must be drawn
from the most recent disasters that
have plagued highly industrialized
countries. Every piece of man-made
structure lay twisted, deformed,
and pulverized by the avalanche of
rocks, mud and thick murky water
rushing from mountain tops whose
forest covers have been flattened
and tampered by man’s despicable
designs.
In all the recent disasters we’ve
watched like epic movies unfolding
before us from EAST TO WEST,
there is one common factor that
binds them all. Much too have been
ripped from the bounty of nature. In
the aftermath, we see gruesome evidences
of man’s inutile measures to
show might and power against nature;
that which takes him to build
for months or even years are swept
in one disaster.
Why take the same path to sure
destruction where we can avoid it?
The disaster of Mt. Pinatubo is not
so long ago. Our mountain ranges
have somehow recovered from the
silver, gray light that blind the sight
of those who took the road towards
Clark. They have turned green and
with lush vegetation. All these,
thanks to birds and other creatures,
which dropped seeds in their flight.
No thanks to the human kind.
Now that they have become a sight
to see, a carpet of velvety green, they
who care for nothing but business
and personal gains, make the lame
excuse of providing work to who and
at what cost?
What about the destruction and
ugly landscape you blatantly display
by your man-made mitigation
measures which everybody can see
from the distance as wanton display
of a lack of respect for creations you
yourself have no power to create but
only to destroy!
When the water becomes scarce
in the near future, will your office
and business open your coffers to
“Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks
at it when it has been in the house three days?”
---George Bernard Shaw
provide clean unlimited supply for
free? Or will you be posing like holy
philanthropists who come to save
the very people subjected to your
gross insensibilities to what truly
matters to make decent living?
Chapter 10 Conceptualization
of Plans
10.1 ...the conceptualization of
land use and development proposals
for the sub-zone is based on a number
of factors...
... ensure balanced environmentally
compatible development.
The key words in the principle are
“sustainable development”.
The local settlers in the Clark Special
Economic Zone(Clark Freeport
Zone) will not benefit from fashionable
“here today gone tomorrow”
enterprises. They are looking for
employment and/or for the opportunity
to develop their own enterprise
whether it be agricultural or industrial.
The prospect of land speculation
will only serve to force the local
people off the land due to escalating
land values. Little social and economic
benefit would ensue..
10.2. CONSTRAINTS
10.2.2 Policy
Policy constraints to development
include:
-High Quality Agricultural
Land
-Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty
The Sub-Zone has a great diversity
of landscape with outstanding
mountain views and beautiful rolling
countryside. In order to conserve
the most outstanding areas of
natural beauty, a policy will be formulated
and specially applied to the
Sub-Zone. This policy would restrict
building to certain areas but would
not
necessarily restrict the use of the
land for agricultural or forestry purposes.
Watersheds
In the interest of watershed management
and to conserve water
quality for potential future water
supplies, a policy will be formulated
restricting development and the use
of land for potentially polluting uses
such as golf courses in the area of
certain watersheds.
Without a title of expertise to
argue with those who learned it in
the comfort of Powerpoint presentations
and theorizing, my humble
contribution from more than
35 years, I have treaded the shaky
clay and muddied soil of deforested
mountains, and walked the disaster
path in rescue and relief. This is the
only truth I know after seeing remnants
of man’s spoils from ravaging
natural resources: That attempts to
alter the contour of any natural creation
will bring havoc and irreparable
repercussions. It never strikes
the “investors” the way the locals’
lives are swept like debris because of
their gratuitous greed. •
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Gitnang luzon
AUGUST 8-14, 2012
Bulung Dutung
Querubin D. Fernandez, Jr.
Amen!
Ing bungsu ming gintu atlu ya pang banwa
‘Nyang misan a aldo mepika ku kaya
Babawalan dyamung luluksu king kama
Kinwa ne ‘t pinakal itang dyip-dyipa ‘na.
Inyang ing sinturun dapaI keng papakwa
King metung a suluk kusa yang migsila
Ikit keng mengurus saka ya minatna
Kaybat dinuku yang mangale-ngale Iwa.
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Hindi kayo lahat naman;
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Monsignor ano ikaw gusto?
Gusto niyo natural planning,
Andami nakalusoting!
Sobra-sobra one half million,
Araray nagpa-abortion!
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Don nakatira Santo Papa,
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80% Pinoy RH pabor na,
Kaya mga kongresista;
Tagal binbin botohan na!
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RH Bill ang kalunasan,
Iwaksi ang kahirapan!
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Dahil di ma-stop conception!
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DR.ED ARARAL,
President-USEP, Davao City,
Tagum City, Mabini, Mintal