Hello Colleagues in the Environment.
Yesterday the Chamber of Mines came up with three full page ads on the three major dailies - and in some tabloids as well.. They must have spent P1 Million . The President will be deciding on his mining policy so the situation is intense. I don't have a million pesos to spend on ads, so we made a letter to the editor which I hope gets printed. In the meantime, here is the response for your information - please send this around. Viral it.
The battle is on for our country's future. If we stand united - we will be victorious. Truth and and the common Good is on our side. Let's make things happen.
Dear Editor,
In the past few weeks the integrity of the Save Palawan Movement has been questioned. I need to make one thing crystal clear. We do not lie. The foundation of the Save Palawan Movement is Truth and the Common Good. The tables of Prof. Balisacan speak for themselves. In Mining the incidence of poverty is increasing. The tables do not say that mining has CAUSED poverty - but what the tables indicate - is that people involved in the mining sector stay poor year after year after year. Poor people also go to construction, agriculture, manufacturing - but the incidence of poverty in those sectors has been steadily decreasing. Why is mining the only sector where the incidence of poverty has been progressively increasing FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS?! Doesnt this say something about how the sector performs.
I can confidently say - that if poor people get involved in community based sustainable eco torusim. THEIR LIVES WILL IMPROVE!! I know this from personal experience. Puerto Princesa, and Bohol show that tourism is the way to go. The Save Palawan Movement does not lie. The fact remains the highest incidence of poverty is in the mining sector AND IT HAS INCREASED BY 74% SINCE 1988!
When the Chamber of Mines can print that mining does not affect agriculture, fishery resources - and I have farmers and fishermen whose lives say otherwise - who is lying? When the Chamber of Mines say that mining does not affect tourism - and I have been to islands I can no longler help because there are huge pits that have permanently scarred the island - who is lying? When the Save Palawan Movement wants to save bio diversity in Palawan and wants to eradicate poverty through the care of the environment - and the mining takes advantage of that poverty to enrich themselves, who should Palawan be protected from?
Regina Lopez
Yesterday the Chamber of Mines came up with three full page ads on the three major dailies - and in some tabloids as well.. They must have spent P1 Million . The President will be deciding on his mining policy so the situation is intense. I don't have a million pesos to spend on ads, so we made a letter to the editor which I hope gets printed. In the meantime, here is the response for your information - please send this around. Viral it.
The battle is on for our country's future. If we stand united - we will be victorious. Truth and and the common Good is on our side. Let's make things happen.
Dear Editor,
In the past few weeks the integrity of the Save Palawan Movement has been questioned. I need to make one thing crystal clear. We do not lie. The foundation of the Save Palawan Movement is Truth and the Common Good. The tables of Prof. Balisacan speak for themselves. In Mining the incidence of poverty is increasing. The tables do not say that mining has CAUSED poverty - but what the tables indicate - is that people involved in the mining sector stay poor year after year after year. Poor people also go to construction, agriculture, manufacturing - but the incidence of poverty in those sectors has been steadily decreasing. Why is mining the only sector where the incidence of poverty has been progressively increasing FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS?! Doesnt this say something about how the sector performs.
I can confidently say - that if poor people get involved in community based sustainable eco torusim. THEIR LIVES WILL IMPROVE!! I know this from personal experience. Puerto Princesa, and Bohol show that tourism is the way to go. The Save Palawan Movement does not lie. The fact remains the highest incidence of poverty is in the mining sector AND IT HAS INCREASED BY 74% SINCE 1988!
When the Chamber of Mines can print that mining does not affect agriculture, fishery resources - and I have farmers and fishermen whose lives say otherwise - who is lying? When the Chamber of Mines say that mining does not affect tourism - and I have been to islands I can no longler help because there are huge pits that have permanently scarred the island - who is lying? When the Save Palawan Movement wants to save bio diversity in Palawan and wants to eradicate poverty through the care of the environment - and the mining takes advantage of that poverty to enrich themselves, who should Palawan be protected from?
Regina Lopez
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