St. Thomas More donation appreciated
By Rudy Arizala
The MIF and Thomas More should be congratulated for donating financial assistance so that theSierra Madre Task Force would be able to successfully perform its mission in protecting and safeguarding our environment, thus, preventing flashfloods to the towns at the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains such as Gen. Nakar, Infanta, and Real, Quezon.
Through the help of MIF, the Task Force Sierra Madre Mountain was successful in preventing the construction of a dam in Agus River Kanan. The Mayor of Gen. Nakar, Quezon who allegedly approved a resolution for such project was not re-elected and a new Mayor of Gen. Nakar was elected in his place who is opposed to said dam construction in Agus River kanan. Also, it was reported that the re-elected Mayor of Infanta,Quezon, Grace America, is opposed to such dam construction in Agus River kanan.
What remains to be acted upon is the prevention of the construction of Laiban Dam upstream of Agus River near Tanay in the Sierra Madre Mountains. A piece of good news is that the Mayor of Tanay, Rizal is reportedly joining the Sierra Madre Task Force in opposing the construction of the Laiban Dam.
This goes to show that "Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty" and cooperation of all is necessary in fighting for a noble cause.