3. Module 5: NSTP student is
Makakalikasan
Lesson 1 - The Present State of
the Country’s Environment
Lesson 2 - Special Events
Incorporating Environment Care
Lesson 3 - Environmental
Advocacies, Networking and
Collaboration
4. Makakalikasan (Nature Lover)
This trait shows the love and care of someone for the
environment. Those who are makakalikasan preserves
and takes good care of the surroundings and they often
help in maintaining the cleanliness of the nature
and they also take care of our Mother Earth
5.
6. What is the environment like in
the Philippines?
The Climate of the
Philippines is tropical and
maritime. It is characterized by
relatively high temperature,
high humidity and abundant
rainfall. It is similar in many
respects to the climate of the
countries of Central America.
7. Introduction
Our country needs conservation, for our country to become
more productive industrialized but it should not be at the expense of
the environment. Development is necessary but it has to come
hand in hand with environment
Every living being has an intrinsic and inviolable right to a
healthy planet in which to live, thrive, reproduce and sustain life in
accordance with the laws of nature. A healthy mother earth has
clean and pure air and water, naturally fertile soil, clean and
renewable energy and rich biodiversity.
8. Living things have inherent responsibilities to be active
stewards of the Earth. Thus, our lifestyles must have harmony
with nature, fully protective of present and future
generations. Any act that harms the environment, or failure to
protect it, is a crime against every living being.
Man as the steward of nature should be responsible in
maintaining the balance and proper use of resources. Any
damage we do to our environment will be given back to us in
destructive forms.
9. The slogan, “ang basurang itinapon mo ay babalik din sa
iyo” emphasizes how nature responds to man’s interaction with
his physical environment.
The continuous flooding of Metro Manila is proof of how an
irresponsible act could result to a life-threatening experience.
A lot of environmental groups have been lobbying against
the use of non-biodegradable materials to protect the
environment.
10. Lesson 1 : The Present State of the Country’s Environment
Kindly watch this “State of the Philippine Environment during the COVID19”
in “You Tube” during the asynchronous schedule. The link is provided in your canvas
This is a webinar organized by the Center for Environmental Concerns Philippines about the
state of Philippine ecosystems and how these have contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The panelists also discussed issues on water, hygiene and sanitation, health care waste and
community nutrition.
Reflection / Learning insights from the Webinar shall be prepared in 3 to 5 sentences;
encode or upload in the submission button at the assignment box in your canvas,
11. Geographic Profile of the Philippines
The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands. It has a total area
of 300,000 sq. kms with 298, 170 sq. kms of land and 1,830 sq. kms of
water.
The archipelago is around 800 km. from the Asian mainland and is
located between Taiwan and Borneo.
The islands are divided into three: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The
Luzon islands include Luzon Island itself, Palawan, Mindoro,
Marinduque, Masbate and Batanes Islands. The Visayas is composed of
the group of islands in the central Philippines, the largest of which are:
Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Samar. The Mindanao islands
which include Mindanao itself, plus the Sulu Archipelago, which
composed of Basilan, Sulu Island, and Tawi-Tawi
12. The Philippines is part of a western Pacific arc system that is
characterized by active volcanoes. Among the most notable peaks
are Mount Mayon near Legazpi City, Taal Volcano which is south of
Manila and Mount Apo in Mindanao. All of the Philippine islands are
prone to earthquakes. There had been significant volcanic activities
which affected the country. The recent unrest of Taal Volcano is feared
that it may erupt again in the future. Dubbed as the “Decade Volcano” by
the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s
Interior, its explosive history and close proximity to human populations
pause tremendous risks to people. The Mayon Volcano, on the other
hand, is known as the country’s most active volcano. It erupted in 2009
forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated. Other historically active volcanoes
include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de
Babuyabes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker,
Pinatubo and Ragang.
13. The northern Luzon highlands, or Cordillera Central, rise to between
2,500 and 2,750 meters, and, together with the Sierra Madre in the
northeastern portion of Luzon and the mountains of Mindanao, boast rain
forests that provide refuge for numerous upland tribal groups. The rain
forests also offer prime habitat for more than 500 species of birds,
including the Philippine eagle (or monkey-eating eagle), some 800
species of orchids, and some 8,500 species of flowering plants.
The country's most extensive river systems are the Pulangi River, which
flows into the Mindanao River (Rio Grande de Mindanao); the Agusan, in
Mindanao which flows north into the Mindanao Sea; the Cagayan in
northern Luzon; and the Pampanga, which flows south from east Central
Luzon into Manila Bay, Laguna de Bay, east of Manila Bay, is the largest
freshwater lake in the Philippines. Several rivers have been harnessed
for hydroelectric power.
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14. In terms of climate, the country has northeast monsoon
from November to April and southwest monsoon from May to
October. Its tropical wet climate is dominated by a rainy season
and a dry season. The summer monsoon brings heavy rains to
most of the archipelago from May to October, whereas the winter
monsoon brings cooler and drier air from December to February.
Most of the lowland areas are hot and dusty from March to May.
Annual rainfall measures as much as 5,000 millimeters (196.9 in)
in the mountainous east coast section of the country, but less
than 1,000 millimeters (39.4 in) in some of the sheltered valleys
15. The monsoon rains, although hard and drenching, are not normally associated with
high winds and waves. But the Philippines sit astride the typhoon belt, and it suffers
an annual onslaught of dangerous storms from July through October. These are
especially hazardous for northern and eastern Luzon and the Bicol and Eastern
Visayas regions, but Manila gets devastated periodically as well.
In the last decade, the Philippines has been hit severely by natural disasters. In
2005 alone, Central Luzon was hit by both a drought, which sharply curtailed
hydroelectric power, and by a typhoon that flooded practically all of low-lying
Manila's streets. Still more damaging was the 1990 earthquake that devastated a
wide area in Luzon, including Baguio and other northern areas. The city of Cebu
and nearby areas were struck by a typhoon that killed more than a hundred people,
sank vessels, destroyed part of the sugar crop, and cut off water and electricity for
several days. The Philippines is prone to about 18-21 typhoons per year. Of course
the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption also damaged much of Central Luzon, the lahar
burying towns and farmland, and the ashes affecting global temperatures.
16. Building construction is undertaken with natural disasters in mind.
Most rural housing has consisted of nipa huts that are easily
damaged but are inexpensive and easy to replace. Most urban
buildings are steel and concrete structures designed (not always
successfully) to resist both typhoons and earthquakes. Damage
is still significant, however, and many people are displaced each
year by typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. In
1987 alone the Department of Social Welfare and Development
helped 2.4 million victims of natural disasters.
17. The terrain is mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands.
The islands are volcanic in origin, being part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and are
mostly mountainous. The highest point in the country is the peak of Mount Apo in
Mindanao, which is 2,954 m above sea level. The second highest point can be
found in Luzon at Mount Pulag, a peak 2,842 m above sea level.
The Philippine Archipelago is geologically part of the Philippine Mobile Belt located
between the Philippine Sea Plate, the South China Sea Basin of the Eurasian
Plate, and the Sunda Plate. The Philippine Trench (also called the Mindanao
Trench) is a 1,320-kilometer-long submarine trench (Links to an external
site.) found directly east of the Philippine Mobile Belt and is the result of a collision
of tectonic plates. The Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Philippine
Mobile Belt at the rate of about 16 cm per year. Its deepest point, the Galathea
Depth, has a depth of 10,540 meters (5,763 fathoms or 34,580 feet). The
Philippine Fault System consists of a series of seismic faults that produce several
earthquakes per year, most of which are not felt.
18. The islands typically have narrow coastal plains and numerous swift-
running streams. Every island has sand beaches, but few open onto
spacious lowlands. There are few large plains or navigable rivers. The
longest river is the Cagayan River or Rio Grande de Cagayan in northern
Luzon measuring 354 kilometers. In Mindanao, the longest river is the
Mindanao River or Rio Grande de Mindanao which drains Maguindanao
and other parts in western-central Mindanao. Agusan River drains
eastern Mindanao.
Most of the islands used to be covered by tropical rainforests. However,
illegal logging has reduced forest cover to less than 10% of the total land
area.
19. The country experiences natural hazards like typhoons which are
usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms
per year; landslides, volcanic eruptions, destructive earthquakes,
and tsunamis.
At present, the country faces current issues like uncontrolled
deforestation especially in watershed areas, soil erosion, air and
water pollution in major urban centers, coral reef degradation,
increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are
important fish breeding grounds.
20. M5L1 Pre-Task: Jumbled Letters
Arrange the Jumbled letters to form a term related to Environment.
1.S S D T E I R S _________________________________
2.K R S I S _________________________________
3.O N N V E R E N T M G O N N I Z A O R T I O G A NS ____________
4.A R C E __________________________________
5.O N T I R E C U D __________________________________
Follow Up Questions
1. How are the terms related to the present state of the country’s environment.
2.How each term understood in your being Maka kalikasan?
3.Enumerate kinds and/or ways of the terms stated.
Answer in 2 to 3 sentences, upload in the submission button at the canvas.
21. M5L1 While Task: Readings on Philippine Environment
Read the articles provided in this link
https://www.ibon.org/topics/environment/ (Links to an external site.)
You may also directly choose from the following:
Food Self Sufficiency (Links to an external site.)
Kaliwa Dam Project (Links to an external site.)
Right to Food, a Healthy Environment, and Development (Links to an
external site.)
More Coal Energy than Ever (Links to an external site.)
"Build Back Better" (Links to an external site.)
Philippine Agriculture
The links are provided in your canvas. Click to access.
22. M5L1 Post Task: Movie Analysis
The link provided below is for a documentary entitled "The Year
Earth Changed."
Please click on the link. You may either download it directly to
your devices or watch it online.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9q-DTJwjIgSsiI-
VwnKCs4OSUudd42z/view?usp=sharing
Limit your analysis to one hundred (100) words then
forward/upload to the submission button in the assignment box in
the canvas.
23. Lesson 2 : Special Events incorporating Environmental Care
• Major Environmental Laws in the Philippines
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
24. M5L2 Pre Task: Young Advocates of Environmental Care
Read the article on the 5 young Filipinos who made waves in
climate and environmental justice in 2020 (Links to an external site.)
After reading the article, please answer the following guide
questions:
1. Is it possible for us to advocate for climate and environmental
justice?
2. Is it possible for us to move towards responding to climate
change?
Here is an example of an advocacy coming form an advocate of
sustainability and environmental conservation.
25. M5L2 While Task: Advocacy
Please watch the video The Reality of Climate Change: What we can
do. (Links to an external site.)
After watching the video, please answer the following questions:
1. What are the main points of her message?
2. In your own perspective, is it possible for you to attain environmental justice
in the Philippines? Why or why not?
3. Recommend ways or platforms where we can bring our advocacy/ies on
climate and environmental justice.
Answer in 2 to 3 sentences, upload in the submission button at the canvas.
57. M5L2: Post Task
Group work
Crap a picture of a disaster that happened in the Philippines. List down
three (3) ways how it could have been prevented. Discuss each.
Assessment. Situational Type Test
58. Lesson 3 : Environmental Advocacies/Networking and
Collaboration
Small efforts can make a big difference.
Watch the stories of Filipinos, who are making positive
environmental impacts through community organizing,
networking, and collaborations.
The Story of Filipino: Protecting the Environment
59. M5L3 :Pre Task
Choose and watch at least 3 episodes from GMA's Amazing
Earth (Links to an external site.) that has a segment on
environmental advocacy.
Answer the following guide questions:
1. What is the advocacy all about?
2. How does the group/s implement/s the plans?
3. What performance targets were achieved?
60. M5L3 While Task:
SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN
1. Participatory Communication for Development
•Social Capital/ Community Empowerment
•Developing Community Leaders
•Engaging multi-sectoral participation (youth,
schools, businesses, church, etc.) in
community design and planning
61. 2. Community Immersion
• Immersion and Research on Community’s sociographic and
psychographic profile
• Community Interaction with women, youth, and local community
officials
• Environmental Education Workshops and Demos
• Environmental Education lessons to be familiar with a variety of
ways in understanding the environment and the ecological crisis
• Exploration of local Biodiversity
• Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Available Skills and Resources
• Evaluation of community’s existing level of environmental awarenes
62. 3. Community IEC Campaigns
•Development of local environmental
campaigns
•Distribution and Exhibit of created IEC
materials
•Flyers and Posters
63. 4. Environmental Management Capacity Building
Workshops for Community
• Hands-on Household Ecological Solid Waste
Management Trainings
• Training on Creating Ordinances for local community
officials
• Establishment of Materials Recovery Facilities in
Local Schools and Community Center/s
• Appointment of stakeholder representatives – women
sector, youth sector, etc
64. 5. Environmental Management Capacity Building
Workshops for local School
• Environmental Education Facilitator’s Training for
Teachers
• Project Learning Tree,
• Water Education for Teachers,
• Watershed Box and
• Ecological Solid Waste Management
65. M5L3 Post Task: A Call to Action
After watching the videos provided in
Module 5 Lesson 3, prepare either a digital
art or any publication material which
would speak of or represent your personal
environmental advocacy.
66. Asynchronous Sessions:
You have today till September 17, 2021 to submit assignments from
Modules 4 and 5.
No final examination; Output from Pre and While Tasks will be
considered for the Class Participation and Attendance as well. Post
Tasks as your final examination.
Congratulations and see you next semester.
