It is interesting to know that our country, the
Philippines have a lot to offer. We have a lot of Natural Resources that can
only be found in our country. The Philippine Archipelago comprises 7,107
islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Come to think of it. Each of these
islands have a beauty of their own. We already know some of the famous
beautiful islands in our country but how about the rest still undiscovered. I
know there are still more islands that we can be more proud of. Only 2,000 of
these islands are inhabited, with major concentration at only 11 islands. It is
divided into three geographical areas: Luzon in the north, Mindanao in the
south, and Visayas in between. And it is further subdivided into these regions.
For Luzon: National Capital Region (NCR; Metro
Manila),Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region (Region I),
Cagayan Valley (Region II), Central Luzon (Region III), CALABARZON (Region
IV-A), MIMARO (Region IV-B), Bicol Region ( Region V). For Visayas : Western
Visayas (Region VI), Central Visayas (Region VII), Easter Visayas (Region
VIII). For Mindanao : Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX), Northern Mindanao
(Region X), Davao Region (Region XI), SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII), Caraga (Region
XIII), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). This island-nation has a
total land area of 301,000 square kilometers, constituting about 2 percent of
the world’s total land area. It borders Taiwan on the north, the Philippine Sea
on the east, the South China Sea on the west, and the Celebes Sea on the south.
The Philippines has been
called the “Pearl of the Orient” because of the abundance of natural resources,
from its breathtaking sights to its unique ecological structure – a reflection
of the diversity of life in this part of the world. It is home to 121 and 3,200
rare and endemic species of mammals and flora, respectively, which included the
world’s smallest primate, the Tarsier, and the world’s heaviest and second to
the largest eagle, the Philippine Monkey-eating Eagle. The Philippines is rich
in natural resources. Its fertile land produces a variety of crops such as
coconut, copra, banana, pineapples, sugar, gum, resins and rubber. Some of
these agricultural crops are raised for export. With these, I can really say
that our country is very rich in the natural resources that we should value and
protect. But nowadays, I think we no lnger value some of these resources. Just
look at the Pasig River. It is beautiful before, but look at it now, it is full
of trashes. We should keep in our mind the bad effects of these in our health.
I hope that the people could realize that throwing their trash in the river
will harm not just their own health but of others.
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