NSTP1-1 Literary Service Training/Civic Welfare Training Service 1

Marion John “MJ” L. Uy Mr. Junel R. Guray

BSBA – Financial Management SLMCS – HED

Module 7 & 8: Recreation and Team Building

And Environmental Resource Management

Activity 1: Recreation and Team Building

☺ String and Ball Pass Relay

• Equipment’s needed:
◦ Straw ◦ Ball (any kind) ◦ Flat Cone ◦ Playing Ground
• Mechanics and Guidelines (highlights):
1. Each team should consist of five (5) pairs.
2. There are two (2) bases on each end point, first, third and fifth set of pairs are
located at base one, second and fourth pairs of both teams are located at base two.
3. First pairs of each team will go to the base two; each pair will carry a ball through a
string tile on the flat cone. The ball must not drop to the ground.
4. The players must be able to pass under the string first, afterwards proceeding to the
next obstacle which requires them to cross over the string. Any parts of the body of
every player shall not touch the string during the limbo rock. However, in the other
obstacle which is the crossing over any parts of the body except the hands are
allowed to make contact with a string.
5. When each pair reached the second base, they are to transfer the balls without
using their hands to the second player. When the ball is already transferred, they are
to do the same process but must cross to the string over first before proceeding to
the second obstacle, which is the limbo rock. Same rules will apply.
6. Second set of pairs will transfer the ball to the third set of pairs, the third set of pairs
will transfer the ball to the fourth set of pairs and the fourth set of pairs will transfer
the ball to the fifth set of pairs, the fifth set of pairs will do the same as to the first
and third set of pairs.
7. The fifth set of pairs should finish the game by making up to the opposite base
saying, the group color, out loud, after clapping five times will be the sign that the
players finished the game.
8. The first team reached the last base by their fifth set of pair will garner 50 points.
The second to reached the base will garner 45 points and of course, there are
necessary deductions for this game including:
 1. The number of times that the ball will drop will be deducted to the points.
2. The number of times that the string touched the ball will be deducted to the
points.
3. The number of times that the string (limbo rock), touched any part of the body
will also be deducted to the points.
9. Lastly, the highest points will be considered as winner!
Activity 2: Environmental Resource Management

An article entitled, “Philippine Natural Resources: The Near Brink of Depletion”

The Philippines continues to experience remarkable economic growth since 2010 and is
forecasted to grow faster than expected with the strong private sector’s confidence in the
administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. 1 The Philippines is rich in natural resources. It
has a fertile, arable lands, diverse flora and fauna, extensive coastlines, and rich mineral
deposits. About 30% of the land area of the country was determined to be geologically
prospective by the Philippine Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau. But Only 1.5% of country's land
area is covered with mining permits. Despite the rich natural resources of the Philippines, the
government is restricting its exploitation. A logging ban is imposed on many land areas of the
country and only those in select areas are "sustainable logging" allowed. However illegal
logging and small-scale illegal mining continues are many areas. In July 2012, President Benigno
Aquino III ordered a stop to all mining activities in all (78 areas) protected and eco-tourism
sites. The Philippines has a positive step in the right direction to protect the natural resources.
The Philippines has a total land area of 30,000,000 hectares, around 50% of which is
characterized as forest land. As of 1994, only 5,686,055 hectares are stocked with forest trees
(Forest Management Bureau, 1994). Hence, logging in these areas has been prohibited since
then. Some business leaders feel that foreign investors are looking at the Philippines as the
best investment hub in Southeast Asia. 2 Resource depletion is a major problem in the
Philippines. Our country is composed of more than 7 thousand islands which mean that the
country has lush aquatic natural resources coming from our oceans and land resources in our
islands. The country is also one of the 17 mega diverse countries in the world, which means our
ecosystems are thriving with different kinds of life forms, from the trees and the animals that
live among to the fish and shellfish in the oceans and lakes. This abundance and biodiversity is
a major factor for the survival of our people. With its territorial waters measuring as much as
1.67 million square kilometers and located in the worlds fishing center, the Philippines is
definitely rich in marine resources and has a 2,400 fish species found in the country, 65 have
good commercial value. Other marine products include corals, pearls, crabs and seaweeds.
Some of the country’s best salt water fishing areas are found in Sintangki Island in Sulu Estancia
in Bohol, Malampaya in Palawan, Lingayen Gulf in Pangasinan, San Miguel lake in Camarines
Norte, Bantayan Channel in Cebu, and the seas of Quezon and Sorsogon. On the other hand,
among our biggest fisher water fishing areas are Laguna de Bay, Bombon Lake in Batangas, Bato
Lake in Camarines Sur, Naujan Lake in Mindoro and Mainit lake in Agusan del Norte. Continue
to Early Filipinos. The Philippines also boasts of wide tracts of lush, green forests. In fact, almost
half of the country’s total land area is forested. Sixty percent of these forests are found in
Mindanao. However, the Philippines and its aforementioned resources have been at risk
because of the effects of Climate Change due to anthropogenic reasons on the country which
destroys crops, affects animals on land and the fish both in the oceans and in our freshwater
systems. Other problems that the country faces are illegal logging and overfishing. It does not
help that the government agencies do not enforce the laws that would otherwise protect these
natural resources. The problems posed by hazardous wastes are also beginning to be a priority
concern due to the increasing number of large companies that generate wastes considered
hazardous to health and the environment. Like most developing countries, the Philippines still
has inadequate equipment and technical expertise to deal with these wastes despite steps to
define the regulatory and enforcement responsibilities of various government agencies. There
are also high levels of poverty in the rural areas closest to forests and oceans, lakes, rivers and
other waterways, which forces people and families in these communities to cut down trees and
overfish for added income. At the moment, the Philippines is feeling the effects of climate
change and in hindsight, past generations should have made more of an effort to protecting our
natural resources. Just think if we had a lot of mangroves protecting our coastlines.
Uncontrolled dumping of raw sewage in coastal areas, particularly those that are thickly
populated or used heavily by tourists, contributes to dangerous water contamination levels.
The lack of point source and nonpoint source pollution controls are the main factors that
contribute to the degradation of water quality in the Philippines. This would have lessened the
carbon that is absorbed by the oceans, which causes acidification making it harder for marine
life to thrive in the waters. The quality of land resources has deteriorated steadily because of
erosion, pollution and land conversion. There are many things we can do to protect, preserve
and rehabilitate our natural resources and prevent resource depletion into the environment.
For example, let’s all plant some any kinds of trees, not just for us, but for everything around
us. Every tree will filter the air around us. It will take in the carbon dioxide and give us oxygen to
breathe; it will provide homes and sanctuary to animals. Trees will prevent erosion through its
root systems; it will give us food for our bodies and lumber for our homes. As Thomas Fuller
said in one of his quotes, "He that plants trees loves others besides himself." Choose to love,
plant a tree!

The country is widely acknowledged as having an outstanding endowment of natural

resources, which could provide essential ecosystem services to the population. Demands arising
from development and utilization activities, population expansion, poor environmental
protection, and external factors such as climate change. However, the Philippines have placed
the country’s environment and natural resources under grave threat. For the medium-term, an
environment that is healthy, ecologically balanced, sustainably productive, climate change
resilient, and one that provides for present and future generations of Filipinos is envisioned.
Therefore, the Philippines is the richest in the world in terms of biodiversity on a per unit basis.
Yet poor appreciation of biodiversity, lack of investment, is resulting in a natural-resources
depletion that leads to biodiversity loss faster than the discovery of their potential contribution
to the economy.
Reference
1
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/10/18/phls-natural-resources-near-brink-of-
depletion/#:~:text=The%20Philippines%20is%20the%20richest,potential%20contribution%20to
%20the%20economy.
2
https://tunza.eco-generation.org/ambassadorReportView.jsp?viewID=43167