The officers and members of the Zamboanga Fearless Mountaineering Society joined 15 other concerned civic organizations in the city to oppose the application of the Rigid Mining Aggregates Corporation for mining rights within the city' s Ayala Watershed Forest Reserve.
Zafmos headed by its president, Ronnie Lledo presented a manifesto in the city council of Zamboanga to vehemently oppose the mining operation. In its manifesto, ZAFMOS presented a PHILVOLCS study, showing the area of the west coast as an earthquake prone area. which would gravely endanger the entire community of the west coast should the soil integrity in the area be affected by mining operations. It also presented its opposition to mining's wanton destruction of the ecology which is vital to the water source of the city of zamboanga and to the survival of endemic species in the area, like the flying lemur, krite eagles, wild boar, tarsier, and marmoset monkeys
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