SSMESI is an environmental Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to protect and conserve our environment especially the Sierra Madre Corridors as the Last Great Forest supply 97% water to Metro Manila, Bulacan & Pampanga with its 4 critical watersheds considered by the UNESCO ay highly critical during its conference 2004. SSMESI is national non-profit group and an indigenous people based organization. We purely depend on voluntary services & assistance of our members, donations, grants, livelihoods and generosity of other people/organizations and government agencies as we look to God as our primary source through Divine Providence. Our group (SSMESI) is actually conceptualized way back 1994 in Sierra Madre Quezon with the witnessing of constant destruction of its forest. It started as personal mission that later became a group objectives. From being IPRA Convenor Group towards the creation of PSTFAD/BSTFAD and then becoming a formal movement in 2004 being part of the Sagip Sierra Madre Multi-Sectoral Coordinating Council or SSMMSCC. We the SSMESI was re-formally registered with new name in security & Exchange Commission last September 25, 2008 with Company Reg. No. CN200815224 with Company Tin 007-133-763. Our aim is, “OUR FOREST, OUR LIFE! OURS TO PROTECT!!! And we cannot do this alone without your support no matter how little it is in the eyes of the world. Despite the difficulties of our economy and seeming impossible to SAVE SIERRA MADRE with continues destruction and seeming lack of political will from our political leaders we never loose hope and we keep on believing that there is HOPE. The tasked is to collaborate each other to protect the Sierra Madre of Bulacan that covers the three watersheds namely: Angat, Ipo & Gen. Tinio-DRT. They members agreed to organize themselves into a Multi-Sectoral Environment and Natural Resources Committee. They also agree to support the operationalization of the committee and making their resources (i.e. manpower, financial, logistics, communications, etc available during the duration of the MOA. The basis of SAGIP SIERRA MADRE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY, INC or SSMESI is an independent and autonomous group or body made of individual membership from SSMMSCC or Sagip Sierra Madre Multi-Sectoral Coordinating Council ( a semi-government council). The idea is to strengthen the hold of NGO's sectors and individual personalities its independency and addressed financial shortness and its intention to save the environment. This means that the SSMMSCC funding body is the SAGIP SIERRA MADRE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY, INC. PROFILE OF SAGIP SIERRA MADRE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY INC. (SSMESI) The Sagip Sierra Madre Environmental Society Objectives are: 1. To be a national advocacy group to save Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges from the destruction of its historical, physical, socio-economic and cultural aspects. 2. To be a national government partner with different government agencies, task forces, program in protecting, preserving, conservation, enhancing, promoting, sustaining and rehabilitating watersheds, wildlife parks, indigenous people’s right, forest, people empowerment, solid waste management, eco-tourism, mining, arts & cultural, history, livelihood and etc. 3. To be a point of unity of all the provinces, regions and corridors (northern, central & southern Sierra Madre) in advancing the interest of Sierra Madre through giving awards, giving financial assistance, monitoring government and non-government programs and projects. 4. To be a local initiative of an environmental society contributing in a global movement to save the earth from global warming, climate change, greenhouse effects, etc. You can join in our different programs like: 1. Information and Education campaign (IEC) 2. Alternative Eco-livelihood Program (AEP) 3. Environmental Intelligence Network and Monitoring (EINM) 4. Sagip Forest Ranger (SFR) either part-time or full-time 5. Tree Planting and Protection (TPP) or rightly called rainforestation instead of reforestation. 6. Share a Pledge Program (SPP) an environmental way of solicitation and fund raising. 7. Eco-tourism Extreme Adventure (EEA) 8. NGO's Alliance and Coalition (NAC) 9. Multi-partite & Mutli-sectoral Coordination / Participation (MMCP) 10. etcetera You can choose which you preferred but we need to meet and have orientation first. The Board of Directors (2011-12) are: 1. Bro. Martin D. Francisco, bsmp - Chairperson 2. Felix F. Borcena - Vice Chair 3. Julius Emmanuel Paraiso - Board Treasurer / Director 4. Adam G. Santiago - Board Auditor / Director 5. Rodolfo Biron - Board of Director and Chief Forest Ranger 6. Arnie Trillana - Board Secretary and Director 7. Fema Toledo-Duterte - Board of Director The Executive Officers (2008) are: 1. Bro. Martin Francisco, bsmp. President 2. Felix F. Borcena - Vice President 3. Julius Manuel M. Paraiso - Treasurer 4. Amie Dizon - Secretary 5. Rodolfo C. Biron Sr. Vice-Chief Forest Ranger 6. Arnie Trillana - Liaison Officer The Sagip Forest Ranger (SFR) is the SSMESI national enforcement arm of the SSMESI to implement the forest protection in partnership with the national government agencies with MOA (DENR, NPC, LGUs) The government is mandated to implement the law in order to protect the forest from all kind of forest destruction. The role of the NGO's in SFR is to be an independent enforcement arm so that together with government in charge transparency and genuine anti-illegal logging operation could be done with fear and favor. The SFR is actually a Special Auxiliary Group for Inter-forest Protection is to give direction, to supply information and be the independent monitoring arm of the multi-sectoral council with regards to human rights issues and strict implementation of the forest law. The intention of the SAGIP SIERRA MADRE is to make or have a partnership, alliance, coalition, confederation or federation with other others groups and councils in order to widen the environmental protection due to massive forest decline that needs immediate attention for united stand. For more information: SAGIP SIERRA MADRE MULTI-SECTORAL COORDINATING COUNCIL (SSMMSCC) Addresses: For. Ely Apresto PGB-ENRO office KAPITOLYO NG BULACAN Malolos City Bro. Martin Francisco SSMESI FIELD CENTER, Lake Galilee of KATRIBU Igay Prov. Rd, Brgy. Sn Roque, CSJDM, Bulacan Cp # (0929) 783-5240 SSMESI MAIN OFFICE, Lot 2 Block 6 Eugenia Heights Subdivision, Brgy. Kaypian, CSJDM, Bulacan, Philippines, Tel. (02) 379-9772, cp# (0917) 550-3182 email add: bro_martinf@yahoo.com website of bro. martin : http://bromart.multiply.com http://facebook.com/bromartindfrancisco  Get more from www.comment365.com 
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 Bakit Sila Nangangamatay sa Gutom?PAUNANG SALITAAng aklat na ito ay bunga ng isang konkretong pagtulong sa mga kapatid nating katutubong Dumagat na naninirahan sa bahaging paanan ng kabundukan ng Sierra Madre sa lalawigan ng Bulakan na magpahanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin... more
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