Philippines' Environment Minister Warns Of Ecosystem Collapse

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Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Angelo T. Reyes warned yesterday that the Philippine environment has been severely damaged, endangering human, animal and plant habitations, as he bared a sevenpoint program to enhance the environment for present and future generations.

Warning that the Philippines, along with some countries, have already reached the "tipping point" in environmental quality, Reyes appealed to the private sector to join the government in a "solid partnership against the vandals" who desecrate the environment for private profit.

"Good environment is good economics," he stressed.

In a speech to the membership meeting of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Reyes said that almost all sectors of the Philippine environment, embracing air, sea and land, have been polluted and degraded, making the country "one of the hotspots where biodiversity is most threatened and endangered species are increasing by 9.7 percent annually.

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1. "A good environment is good economics."

Conversely a disastrous environment makes for disastrous economics.

Boy are we going to find that out.

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2. I'm sure he's being treated the same way Al Gore is by the Corporations...

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