Coral Reefs Twice the Size of Manila Destroyed

Picture courtesy of Inquirer.net

This news really makes me mad. I love the ocean so much and people should know that these are treasures. That we, Filipinos, have the responsibility of taking care of it, not destroy it.

I think that those guys who left the Cotobato reefs, not to mention poached pawikans, should rot in prison. It's ridiculous, really, that the heaviest punishment they could face is 6 years imprisonment and 20 thousand peso fine, when it would take more than 25 years to grown them back. The punishment should be commensurate to the crime!

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