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opportunity of experiencing the amenities and seeing the beautiful nature that Lobo, Batangas has
in store. Prior to the field trip, I had no idea of what was to be seen in Lobo. The only thing I had
in mind was that it was close to Tagaytay. However, I kept an open mind as to what I could see in
Lobo since the son of the Mayor is a good friend of mine and he gave me a heads up of what we
will be seeing there. This brought about excitement because I enjoy sightseeing as well as
snorkeling. Unfortunately, I was not able to go snorkeling because I was not comfortable with the
other people present since I am not really close to most of them. I missed this opportunity, but I
was still able to enjoy the trip by appreciating the several trees planted in large areas and the tracks
of land used for agriculture. Seeing these lands immediately made me think of our agrarian reform
law class and observe the lands I saw along the way and wonder whether they are part of the
eminent domain used for agrarian reform. The hectares of land seemed to be organized properly
and it was relaxing to see along the way. Also, seeing the several trees planted in an organized
manner made me feel that the environmental laws are being implemented in Lobo—having
planting projects to fulfill the directive from the executive department in order to keep up with the
required standard of number of trees planted. This is done in order to contribute to the betterment
of the environment and to help protect the environment from the harmful effects of pollution from
big factories and smoke emitted by the several vehicles to name two of the worst contributors to
the ill-effects towards the environment.
One of the biggest problems I saw on the way to Batangas is a common issue I see on a
daily basis and that is smoke belching done by the cars that are not well maintained. On a normal
day, it is difficult to keep track of the number of cars that emit and awful amount of dark colored
smoke and sadly, the government is not doing anything to implement laws against such kind of
negligence of car owners. I would like to stress that the executive department must tackle this
problem and prohibit smoke belching cars from being used until it is fixed to meet the required
standard.
Being able to observe the environment in Lobo made me feel positive about the fact that
some political leaders are doing their jobs properly in terms of abiding by the environmental law
and conserving the environment. Lobo looks to be continuously developing, but at the same time
keeping up with the requirements of environmental law to ensure that the natural resources and
the condition of the environment in Lobo is preserved and protected from further harm.
Given the opportunity I would like to take this experience as a reminder for me to invest
time in knowing well about environmental law and come up with ways on how to implement it
better and effectively in the country and in every barangay. I would like to call on the executive
department to make a proper study of the condition of the environment in every province no matter
how distant and isolated and ensure that the requirements and standards are being fulfilled.