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Group 4 - A52
FIRST VIDEO (THREE PERSONS)
Mikhaella Ocampo:
The Sierra Madre: the longest mountain range in the Philippines. The backbone of the country.
For generations, it has stood as Luzon’s natural shield, protecting communities from powerful
storms and devastating floods.
When typhoons hit, Sierra Madre absorbs the first impact — breaking strong winds, slowing
rainfall, and preventing landslides. It’s nature’s wall, quietly keeping millions safe.
Angel Sanchez:
But every tree cut down weakens that wall.
Deforestation is stripping away this vital barrier, leaving us more exposed than ever.
Without Sierra Madre’s dense forests, storms grow deadlier, floods rise faster, and lives are lost
more easily. This is the unseen cost of a vanishing forest.
Lorraine Villa:
But it’s not too late. Protecting and restoring Sierra Madre means protecting ourselves — our
homes, our future, and the generations to come.
Let’s stand for the forest that has always stood for us. Ating ibuo muli ang bumubuhay sa’tin
simula palang.
SECOND VIDEO (4 PERSONS)
Vince Maravilla:
In the heart of Luzon lies the Sierra Madre — our last line of defense against nature’s fury.
But this mighty forest is under attack… not from storms, but from us.
Each tree felled, each mountain scarred, pushes us closer to disaster.
Andrea Laggui:
Without Sierra Madre’s forests, the land weakens — soil erodes, rivers overflow, and floods
strike harder than before. Communities once protected now stand exposed.
Bettina Cañezo:
This is human-environment interaction at its worst — when our drive for progress turns against
us. What we take from nature without care, nature will eventually take back.
This is the cost of unsustainable land use — a direct result of our interaction with the
environment.
Jalen Villamarin:
Every tree cut for profit, every hill mined without recovery, adds to the damage.
Without restoration and strict enforcement against illegal activities, the impact will only grow —
stronger storms, deadlier floods, and deeper loss of biodiversity.
THIRD VIDEO (4 PERSONS):
Kelvin Sabino:
In recent years, flooding in the Philippines has grown more frequent and severe.
Without the Sierra Madre’s cover, lowland communities face the full force of every typhoon.
Athena Castillo:
When trees are gone, the soil loses its grip.
Floodwaters flow faster, landslides become deadlier, and carbon once stored in the forest
escapes into the air, fueling even more climate change.
Judea Columna:
As the climate changes, that shield is wearing thin.
Rising global temperatures are making storms stronger and rainfall heavier.
At the same time, deforestation in the Sierra Madre is stripping away the forest’s power to
protect us.
Thezza Oxemer:
Protecting the Sierra Madre isn’t just about saving trees — it’s about breaking this dangerous
loop.
Healthy forests absorb carbon, stabilize the land, and keep the balance that climate change
threatens to destroy.
In the fight against climate change, every tree in the Sierra Madre is part of our defense.