After the great wipe out made by the typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, the local government of Mariveles, Bataan is gearing to revitalize a move that would proclaim the entire Mariveles mountain range a national park for its further efficient conservation.
According to Luis Gonzales, municipal administrator, they will directly set up a motion to demand Congress to put the Mariveles mountain range under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (Nipas) to be converted into a national park.
In-place systems of Nipas, Mariveles mountain range would be further preserved effectively.
AMCI BMC Training climb at Paniquian River Trail, Mariveles Mountain. Video by ialman
With the recent "Bird Watching Festival" held in Balanga City in Bataan, Tourism Secretary Ace Durano and foreign tourists from Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea were amazed by the flock of the eye-catching migratory birds here.
Migratory birds like, Little Egrets, Purple Herons, Brahminy Kites, Peregrine Falcon, Chestnut Checked Starling, White Breasted Waterhens, Rails, Wood Sandpiper, Rufous Necked Stint, Grey Heron and species of Kingfishers, Flowerpeckers and Sandpipers can now be observed in some coastal barangays of this city.
It's a known fact that a child imitates the gesture of an adult. So as parents and as teachers we should understand that the greatest force that molds our children is to lead them by example. The way we live and the way we talk are different factors in producing the kind of men and women we want our children to become.
Two free ports would soon to rise in the province of Bataan as Bataan Second District Rep. Albert Garcia seeks to convert Bataan Economic Zone in Mariveles town into the Bataan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (BSEZFP) in his bill.
The said bill already passed in the Lower House and the Senate and is waiting for signing by President Arroyo.
The proposed BSEZFP in Mariveles will be ready for foreign trading and is set to become an international logistic hub.
