Save Sibuyan Island from Mining Activity: An Open Letter

 

Dear Friendster Buddies,

I know some of you have visited my hometown, Sibuyan Island and able to climb Mt Guiting-guiting. And I know some of my Friendster readers have very good political and media connections in the country. Having said that, I ask your assistance to expose this small mining activity that currently on-going in the island.

It is not only a personal favor but for the rest of our kababayans living in the island - the place where Mt Guiting Guiting is located and popularly known for being the densiest forest in the world. If this mining activity could not be stopped, then this natural beauty is in peril!

Im asking your help if you could find someone or any alliance in the government or in media (film, newspapers, radio) to expose this mining activity and stop the permits issued by the Arroyo government.

This is the link of the anti-mining group for updates of what happening now... it is getting nowhere and tension is there! I did a short speech during the rally last Feb 2007 in my hometown. I love my birthplace where we still find the densiest mangrove area, smallest fruit bats, beautiful corals and beaches, wild flowers, and where we could still drink the water from the rivers and falls!

SAM stands for Sibuyan Akon Manggad... which means Sibuyan is my Wealth/Treasure! http://www.clearblogs.com/sam

If this activity will continue, I dont know if I could still invite you to visit my hometown - explore its untouched beauty and have a climb to its magnificent scissor-bladed peak, Mt Guiting-guiting!

Some of the stunning images of the island could be found at Gio Sabio's pbase site: http://www.pbase.com/van9338/mt_g2

For my friends and readers who have Flickr accounts, please share your images to the group photo pool at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/sibuyan_island_philippines/

And for the rest with pbase accounts and other photo galleries (multiply, freewebs, travel blogs, etc), please send it privately. I will be featuring them in my personal website.

Your photographs will make a big difference to save this island! If you have suggestions to expose this environmental destruction, please email me privately.

Maraming Salamat po!

Rey Ramos