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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
RP must do part to preserve earth: Reyes
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Angelo Reyes last Friday exhorted on all sectors to combine efforts in addressing the current phenomenal threat of pollution to the country's environment.
"It's not only the responsibility of government. The private sector has also its own responsibility in helping solve the acute problem of pollution in our midst," stressed the new Environment Secretary during a press conference held earlier, at the Garden Orchid Hotel's Executive Hall on Governor Camins, Zamboanga City.
In his "7-Point Program to Enhance RP Environment," Reyes stated seven priority sectors that are deemed "strategic and require more focus by both the government and the private sector, and these are the following: (1) Air and water pollution; (2) Full enforcement of the Solid Waste Management Act; (3) Forest denudation; (4) Geo-hazard map; ( 5) Revive the Pasig River, (6) Full enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations protecting the environment; and (7) Responsible Mining.
A former AFP Chief of Staff, Defense Secretary and Interior and Local Government Secretary, Reyes said while he had fought terrorism and crime most of his life, he has realized that the degradation and destruction of the environment inflict more harm and damage than any criminal or terrorist can hope to achieve.
Reyes, however, pointed out that environmental degradation and pollution is the problem not only of the Philippines, but also of the entire world. He said the Philippines must do its part in preserving the earth as an ideal human habitat.
(May 16, 2006 issue)
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