The people cited as their grounds in opposing mining that cyanide leaching from the gold mining and processing will kill the Verde Island Island Passage which is a protected body of water for its marine biodiversity. The mountains of Lobo are mostly made up of lime which is porous. Thus, it will absorb the cyanide tailings which will leak into the soil and flow into the river and the sea which is the Verde Passage. Mining will destroy the flora and fauna of Lobo where the Philippine teak wood exclusively thrives. The town’s freshwater resources will all be used up by mining, leaving hardly anything for its people. It will destroy and cause the cutting down of the trees which the DENR and the Lobo Water District have been protecting as they serve as the watershed of Lobo, San Juan and other towns of Batangas. It will displace and further impoverish the residents who depend mainly on farming and fishing for their means of living.
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