Impact of mining in the Philippines
Are you aware of the negative impacts that the mining activity can contribute to our society? Do you know that there were only few resources left in our world today? Can you imagine the destruction that the activity can give? I believe, almost all people know what mining can contribute and i also believe that everyone knows what might mining can contribute as time goes by... We all know that mining is one of the major source of income in many countries, because it helps to supports the country's financial stability. We all know minerals are expensive that's why it can bring money to our country. But mining also can contribute negative environmental impact and health impact, and i believe many people are not aware of this issues, because of the poverty encountered by many.
Come to think of it, mining can destroy what we might have preserving for the future generations, and it takes years to be fully reversed if we stop doing this activity. Some say, damage will never be fully reversed. but i believe, we could bring the nature back as long as we will stop such activity . We need to preserve it for future needs.
A Fact-Finding Team composed of human rights and environmental experts from the United Kingdom which looked into the impact of mining on the environment and peoples' livelihoods in the Philippines highlighted the occurrence of mining-related human rights abuses affecting local communities especially indigenous people; extrajudicial killings of persons protesting against mining; corruption in the mining sector; political pressure on the judiciary resulting in pro-mining decisions; and environmental impacts. - Victor V. Asio
We have the knowledge that there will be always threat in our resources whenever we have done something but we don't use our knowledge to preserve and to protect .... and still some of us can't imagine how could this activity can bring destruction or affects the human life. We don't know the consequences might happen in the future but many accidents will occur if we didn't stop this activity like landslide, water will be contaminated and in result it will affect the animals in the sea and also affects human being.
People are very selfish, they don't care about what might future holds, they only think about making money, knowing that they could damage, destruct other lives of many.
Posted by: Chen, Berry Jeanne Lam
Credits to: Prof. Victor V. Asio, Visayas State University
I agree with you, Berry. People are indeed selfish. Instead of thinking about what will benefit a greater number of people, they only end up thinking about themselves and the money they will earn from mining. Not only do they put the people around the mining area in danger, but most importantly, they put our natural resources in danger.
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