ENVIRO-CONCERNS

The municipality of Jordan recently held awareness seminars on youth to promote the SPARE Guimaras program of the province.

October 31- November 1 is the day that the spirit of awareness & unity in Guimaras Youth awaken from a deep sleep. Following the reports on the entrance of large scale mining in the province Brgy. San Miguel of the said municipality held a youth congress aiming to inform the youth about the problem.

The said mining operation will cover more or less 70% of the island’s territory. It will greatly affect the natives, the natural resources and the livelihood of the people including food and water sources.

Youth started a rally along the road of the major town of Guimaras shouting NO to large scale mining.

Also included in the rally is the plead of the youth to minimize improper garbage disposal, damaging underground water sources of the province.

The provincial government calls upon the Guimarasnons to say NO to mining, to improper waste disposal and to every delinquency that may greatly damage the island ∧ it’s people.

ONE DAY, MAN MAY

People could not deny the fact of being aggressive and greedy. It is very visible to the public.Human, in his peak of economical and technological development, survives only in a series of high tech materials.

In times the world advances, people changed into an immoral image. He becomes extensively annoying and disagreeable.What has the world done to him?

I really wondered what has this alien world brought to me. Better lifestyle? Yes, it did.But what about my values and morality, my views and perspectives?

Technological world has opened my eyes into reality.The reality of the changes that happen in my society. It enables me to download any fancies of my kind. My has never been so comfortable without them, air conditioners, television, computers and cellphones. Life then is just a click of a mouse, snap of a finger and a wink of an eye.

I really don’t understand why still I critcize this technological advancement since I am expriencing its features.

My morality and values has molded into modern views.New priorities, new beginnings and a set of new immoral perspectives.My humble beginnings become an irespectable ones. I become far less vigilant than before and my hobbies merely includes rude, rough guys ready to take the consequences. I had never imagine to reach this stage of the living world and I was terribly sorry for this.Sometimes I blame myself, “Why did I allow myself to be indulged in such situations? ” I could feel the raging heat inside of me. I can feel the erupting emotions of revenge in the name of the world.

But then I am helpless. I can do nothing for the people and for their survival. Instead I pray. I just pray that one day man will woke up in the midst of the truth.The truth that he is not creating a better world but a mess.

WEE!

Environmental poroblem recently flood our province. The issues on waste management never ceases. In addition to this thraet is the mining explration application of several mining companies. Reportedly, there are 5 of them and still pending as of  September 30, 2009. But reports confirmed that one application has been approved without the knowledge of the local government. How true is this?

This maybe, is the main reason why most of the Guimarasnons opposes mining in our province.

Well, I’m not with it either. Mining will only cause ill-effects to the island-province and imbalances in the environment. This may cause air pollution that may result to severe respiratory diseases. It may also brought about watpollution that may result to mercury poisoning. Chemicals released from the site may contain tixic substances that can cause death and diseases not only to the residents beside the mining site, but also to all the Guimarasnons as well.

To the Guimarasnons, let us hold handws together to

Save our

People

Against

Resources

Exploitation.

LET US SPARE GUIMARAS FROM MINING!

SWINE FLU

GARBAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES

IN THE NEW WORLD