Declaros, Stephanie V.

September 13, 2019

Illaga, Lynne Ivy L. ENGLISH 03

Lim, Jude Michael P. Ms. Nikki Angelie Oyao

12 STEM A Faith

TOPIC: SUMMARIZING

Instructions: Form a group with three members. Go to this link: http://www.gov.ph/report/sona-technical/.

Select one technical report, and answer the questions in the table below.

Questions Answers

The key ideas or information from the chosen technical report with the topic
of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation are the following:

What are the key ideas a. Ensuring the Conservation and Protection of Natural Resources
or information? b. Improving Environmental Quality for a Cleaner and Healthier
Identify at least three. Environment
c. Managing Risks and Threats from Natural Calamities

The important details that support each key ideas are the following,
respectively:

a. The implementation of National Greening Program (NGP) aims to

plant 1.5 billion of trees in a 1.5 million hectares that would result to the
What are the important biggest reforestation program in the Philippine history. It is also carried out
details that support that the Nationwide Log Ban in Natural and Residual Forests would preserve
each key idea or biodiversity and protection of habitats and sanctuaries of endangered and rare
information? species. The enactment of Anti-Illegal Logging confiscated illegally-cut
forest products such as tables, armchairs and other school furniture were
donated by DepEd to different schools. The president also issued that
environmental protection must be ensured when it comes to mining. Mining
industries must be held accountable in conducting assessment of all mining-
related laws to protect biodiversity.

b. As stated in President Benigno S. Aquino III’s 2012 SONA

Technical Report, improving the environment’s state to achieve
environmental sustainability has been one of the main goals of the country.
With this, programs and actions had been made by the government in order to
attain the said objective.
 One of the programs is Adopt-an-Estero Program or also called as
Water Body Program of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR). This program aims to clean up esteros and water bodies
by mobilizing estero communities and getting them involved in clean-up
activities and implementing plans towards cleaner esteros and water bodies.
This program had been implemented in 2010 by DENR and other private and
government agencies in response to the Supreme Court’s mandate to clean up
Manila Bay. According to the 2012 SONA Technical Report, 314
corporations have adopted 193 water bodies in urban areas nationwide to
achieve a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment. Furthermore, it is said
that DENR planned to target 400 corporations in the year 2012 in order to
sustain clean-up activities.

In addition, the improvement of the drainage and sewerage

management for the reduction of flooding in the major streets of Metro
Manila had been discussed in the 2012 SONA.

Another response to address the dilemma is the DPWH-DA-DAR-

DENR Convergence. As stated in the technical report, 11 small water
impounding projects and 25 flood management and control projects had been
implemented in flood-prone areas and DENR-prioritized critical watersheds
since 2011.

c. In managing risks and threats from natural calamities, former

president Benigno Aquino III suggested to have a better and improve
geohazard mapping for the local government and localities will be updated
and prepared for the calamities. The improving and detailing the geohazard
map will be beneficial as it will prepare the local government and
communities in responding to, and mitigating the effects of calamities.
Projects are established such as READY projects where it aims to develop a
systematic approach to community based disaster risk management, includes
warning system of floods, tsunami, and landslides in some areas of the
barangay. It also encourages campaign and orientation to further educate
people on how disastrous and what is the risk of being strike by a calamity. In
addition to that the former president implemented the NAOH (Nationwide
Operational Assessment of Hazards) project where weather for east facilities
was built and Doppler radar was installed that provide real-time data and
information for accurate weather and rainfall forecasting. Lastly command
centers were activated for emergency response, rescue and medical terms.
 Rubrics for Evaluating a Summary

Criteria VGE GE SE LE N
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
The summary accurately reflects the
message of the original text.
The summary reworded the key ideas in
the original text without compromising the
accuracy or content.
The summary incorporates only the key
ideas.
The summary does not contain any
personal comments or opinions.
The summary cites sources properly.
The summary is shorter than the original
text.
The summary uses appropriate reporting
verbs.
The summary uses different heading
formats.
The summary has smooth transitions.
The summary is free from grammatical
errors.
TOTAL

Legend: VGE- To a very great extent; GE- To a great extent; SE- To some extent; LE- To a little extent; N-
Not at all

Rating: VGE: 41-50; GE: 31-40; SE: 21-30; LE: 11-30; N: 10