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March 9, 2019

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano


H.V. de la Costa Street
Quezon City, Philippines

Dear Sir:
Good Day!

A destruction of environment due to mining. It has various advantages and disadvantages that affects the
environment and the lives of every human being in the Philippines. Mining is the process of digging mines to
obtain minerals, metals, and jewels that serves as the livelihood to every human being. It gives people some of
the resources needed for modern civilization, but it can lead to environmental harm. Some are opposite and
based on opposition to destructive mining practices and others dislike mining in general. Humans need a wide
range of natural resources to create the products modern civilization needs. While alternative forms of energy
are becoming more worthwhile, most of the areas need coal, natural gas, and uranium to provide energy.
Similarly, oil is necessary for powering vehicles and the transportation industry. Mining allows people to use
these resources.
Mining is one of the resources that mostly common Filipinos choose as their source of living. A mine is
a pit of tunnel wherein a miner used to dig in getting minerals such as coal, gold, and diamonds are taken.
According to Josephine C. Maguad, Senior Environmental Management Specialist of EMB- Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) mining is an employment for economic growth in a certain
country, it increase also the revenue for the miners as well as for the government fund, it is a source of
livelihood for the people around a certain area, the social development for the community and other
stakeholders and in the larger community. She also mentioned that it could also transform into other uses, used
for natural resources, can alter and for enhancement for the area, it is also for the rehabilitation to bring back
healthy condition of the soil after they used it. The people around the community need also to plant more trees
for renewable resources and for the carbon dioxide. So at the end of every mining, there will be the possibility
of gaining more nutrients from the soil. There are a lot of advantages of mining that could give to the lives of
every person. It is a little bit unfamiliar to those people who are new about this matter. But, it helps a lot to the
economic growth of the Philippines as to the other stakeholders all over the country. It is indeed a stepping
stone to faster earnings. It is a development for the community certainly the rapid out-growth of resources. She
also discussed about the negativity of mining such as it decreases the natural resource that is supplied by nature,
if it is irresponsible and have mismanagement in mining, there is also a possibility of pollution in land, air, and
water. It is bound in the Republic Act (RA) 7942 law or the Philippine Mining act that speaks about the
environmental act in land, air, and water if a single person is irresponsible and not maintaining the growth of
natural resources. Mining is definitely having a lot of disadvantages that could trigger the crisis that is very
rampant in the country. Just like every time there is landslides and floods that softens the soil in the
mountainous part. The miners themselves need to take risks so that they could raise their own families and help
them out to survive. Just like if there is an earthquake, the lives of the miners will be in danger because there is
the possibility that the place will be destroyed and broken down that could lead to death. It is a matter of taking
risks and a matter of choice for them because in some areas it is the easiest way to uplift their own lives as well
as for their family. According to a research of rappler.com, representatives from the mining sector expressed
their reservations about the plan to declare eight provinces as mining-free zones during a Senate hearing. These
areas are: Cagayan de Oro City, Catanduanes, Nueva Vizcaya, Eastern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Biliran, Davao
City, and Second District of Sorsogon. Chamber of mines of the Philippines vice president for policy Ronald
Recidoro said that banning mining from those areas will “set a bad precedent” for the Philippine government
and also added that mineral resources are limited, finite and do not occur everywhere. They are concentrated in
only a few blessed provinces. This deprives the national government of the chance to develop a national
industrialization plan. Around 65% of the Philippines cannot be mined under current laws and executive orders
despite the vast potential of the country as a source of minerals. Meanwhile, mining is destructive to the
environment but Representative Carlos Padilla of the lone district of Nueva Vizcaya is prioritizing the
agriculture over the mining.
There are various advantages and disadvantages of mining in the Philippines that has different functions
and uses which can profit the community in the society. In conclusion, mining should be stop so that the
destruction of the environment will be minimize and the lives of the next generation will be save, more
enjoyable and preserve.

Reference: https://www.change.org>denr-illeg...petition.DENER:illegal.mining.in.the.Philippines.change.org

Sincerely yours,

JESSIECAH DELOS SANTOS

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