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The Philippines is prone to natural disasters, particularly
typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes,
and tsunamis, lying as it does astride the typhoon belt, in the
active volcanic region known as the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” and
in the geologically unstable region between the Pacific and
Eurasian tectonic plates. The Philippines also suffers major
human-caused environmental degradation aggravated by a high
annual population growth rate, including loss of agricultural
lands, deforestation, soil erosion, air and water pollution,
improper disposal of solid and toxic wastes, loss of coral
reefs, mismanagement and abuse of coastal resources, and
overfishing. According to Greenpeace SouthEast Asia, the
Philippines major historical river, the Pasig River is now
biologically dead due to negligence and industrialization.
Currently, the Philippines' Department of Environment an