Reaction Paper

Fuene, Glydele Mae

BS Chemistry II
University of the Philippines
Miag-ao, Iloilo

Planet: Philippines
Philippines is truly a gift from God, it embodies the
richness and abundance of natural resources, wildlife and
many more. It is amazing that my country is considered a
mega biodiversity and it something to b proud of. We have
animals that can only be seen here in the Philippines, Old
growth forests with century-old trees serve as habitats to unique and endangered wildlife,
and seas that have undisputable marine life and biodiversity. Places that are not yet
discovered or is well preserved are most beautiful and showcase the real beauty of what
our country have. I wanna live there even just for once, i want to experience what its like
to drink water from clear and clean rivers, bathe in the falls, sleep in treetops and caves
and play with animals. Living underwater would be very nice, exploring the countrys
marine life like, the coral reefs, swimming with fishes and other sea creatures and going
to the deepest parts of the waters would be satisfying, in other words, i want to be a
mermaid even just for a day.
Danger is extremely inevitable, knowing that there are endangered animals due to
decreasing habitats, hunting, and wildlife trade, it saddens me as a Filipino because we
are one of the responsible factors that let this to happen.

Wildlife For Sale

Philippines is an archipelago, it has rich biodiversity
and numerous species making it one center of wildlife
trafficking. Wildlife trade is the third largest illegal
business in the world, and this illegal business is rampant
in the Philippines. This kind of doings send sufferings and
difficulties to the animals, and it is pitiful. I know i
only like several animals and i fear some also, but as a
human being, i can feel the pain these animals feel from the
moment they are chased, seized and prisoned. Moreover, it is
really alarming that almost every year, a specific animal is
added to the endangered species that could lead to
extinction. By habitat destruction and excessive illegal
hunting, worlds wildlife, with no one wonder is pushed to
minimal. I can vocally say that i hate poachers, they are
called poachers because they are the ones who dont follow
the rules and regulations in wildlife. When my sister went
to Ilocos to have her vacation, she went to Chavit Singsons
sort of museum for the animals that he himself hunted.
Theres lion, elephant, heads of different animals like
deers and many more. My sister showed me pictures of them
and the only question that runs through my mind is that, why
is permitted to do this, why isnt he punished? I can only
imagine the sufferings of those animals from his hands
struggling to live.
People responsible for this should really be punished. It
is very wrong to hunt and poach animals that are already
endangered it is like depriving them the right to live for
more generations and not making your child see them.

Signos
Climate Change, Global Warming, Abnormal weather and
etc., are only some of the words that are frequently heard
when we talked about the weather and phenomena we experience
nowadays. Having watched the documentary and seeing how
different devastations affected the environment isnt new to
me. I am fully aware of how it slowly consumes the life
present in the surface of the earth. Sadly, we, the
inhabitants of the earth are the ones to blame for this, we
cut trees that helps in minimizing the impact of floods, we
destroy forests that holds the soil in the mountains, we use
products that contributes to global warming like, aerosol
sprays that contains chlorofluorocarbons that makes earth
hotter.
Terrible typhoons, devastating earthquakes, killer
tsunamis, longer droughts and stronger hurricanes are some
of the indications that are situation right now is largely
different from before, i mean, theyre not that strong in
terms of intensity and power to destroy unlike now that each
of them are twice or thrice stronger. The typhoon Yolanda is
the most terrible ever experienced, and i myself experienced
it. I feared that time the typhoon is lashing, my father
wasnt around that time because he was in full alert given
that hes a policeman. Were all girls left in the house, my
mother and two siblings, the winds is so strong that i
personally saw trees being uprooted by them, flying roofs
and different things that the winds could lift. Luckily our
house cannot be easily destroyed because its concrete and
the roofs are securely intact, but still, winds try to enter
the house even in the tiniest hole. Flood came rushing in
during and after the heavy rain, and i could say that it got
higher than the flood Ive seen before. This is a clear
manifestation of that sea level rises and it is very
alarming.