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In the Philippine coasts, around 1,355,236 debris items were collected or about 11.85% of the total coastal wastes collected around the world. This makes the Philippines second to the US for having dirtiest coast in the world, a major ocean polluter [5]. Residents in these coastal communities are not worried for they have already adapted to the coastal waste problem. Some even do not bother knowing that they just have thrown all sort of by the government. According to majority of these coastal communities, the government has been very lacks in protecting the shores from waste disposal activities. Also, around 10% of those with access to MSWDF still throw their waste directly into the sea because waste collection in some of the areas is not regular. Many people along the coasts find it hard to observe and practice solid waste management and sadly many of them do not feel the need.

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KEY CONTENT: Here in the Philippines we are so used of the sachet the small packages for a hundred million people for 7,107 islands we contribute to this solid waste problem we every single individuals in the province contributed about half kilos of trash on a daily basis we had three million populations here imagine how huge the trash that can be you know contributed a lot for this kind the problem that we are now doing of pacing off if here so when when the flash flowed water flow here the garbage is inflow in the water I really wasn't expecting that much garbage so just explain it was you wouldn't be able to see the ground anymore because it is just cover it completely with garbage

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Over 3,000 sacks of garbage were retrieved by Bantay Dagat volunteers from the 32 coastal areas of Davao for the month of May 2018. Paul Bermejo, Officer-in-charge of the Ancillary Services Unit, said most of the wastes collected were plastic bottles, wrappers, tires, sacks and rubber slippers. Data from the ASU indicated that the area with the most volume of wastes collected was Barangay 23-C. Members of Bantay Dagat routinely conduct clean up operations in coastal communities in Davao City. Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has been urging communities to participate in efforts to keep communities clean by obseving proper solid waste management and by joining clean up drives.

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KEY CONTENT: According to a study from University of Georgia, Philippines ranks third on the list when it comes to plastic waste disposal. Despite the increasing number of waste that are found almost everywhere especially at the Manila Bay, some Filipinos continue to work on their own ways to help reduce plastic waste. Get to know more about proper waste management in Howie Severino’s “Plastic Republic.”

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KEY CONTENT: Leaders from several towns and schools in Davao City will get together at a summit to "discuss and identify" strategies that might help launch the campaign on garbage disposal management in their respective locales. Along with the eco trash management campaign, the group will also develop an action plan, future attempts to fight for plastic-free ordinances, extensive education, and youth engagement through the establishment of a youth network of student leaders who will promote eco waste management in their particular schools and houses.

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KEY CONTENT: A program to aid Local Government Units in implementing RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, which aims to preserve public health and the environment through systematic, comprehensive, and ecological waste management.

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KEY CONTENT: Sako-sakong basura ang nakolekta ng mga kabataan sa isinagawang clean up drive sa mga coastal barangay ng Gusa at Lapasan sa Cagayan de Oro City.

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TITLE : Waste museum in Davao showcases recycling done right
AUTHOR : Kaela Malig
KEY POINTS : In Brgy. Lapu-Lapu, Agdao District, Davao City, citizens have created a group called Group of Advocates on Recycling for Better and Greater Environment or GARBAGE for short.
DATE : August 21, 2019
According to a Biyahe ni Drew episode, the group's advocacy is to lessen the people's trash, especially within their barangay. In effect, they've created the Waste Museum back in October 2018. The museum filled with artworks created from plastic wrappers to paper trash.

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URL:https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/manilas-informal-settlers-face-relocation-in-exchange-for-clean-bay/

TITLE: Manila’s informal settlers face relocation in exchange for clean bay

AUTHOR: Micah Castelo

DATE: 2 October 2019

KEY CONTENT: Herela says this practice of throwing waste directly into the bay is common. She says no one collects their garbage because, under the law, their homes are considered illegal settlements. “We throw our trash right there in the water. Our neighbors do it too,” Herela says. “It’ll go away when the tide comes.”

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URL: https://mb.com.ph/2019/11/04/informal-settlers-main-pollutants-of-manila-bay-cavite-solon/

TITLE: Informal settlers main pollutants of Manila Bay – Cavite solon

AUTHOR: CJ Juntereal

DATE: November 4, 2019

KEY CONTENT: “We have discovered that 80 percent of the pollution in Manila Bay comes from informal-settler families,” DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing told the Environment and Natural Resources panel during Monday’s proceedings, wherein Barzaga asked for a status update. Attending resource persons from the DOH and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) affirmed the task force’s findings, noting that huge volumes of garbage, fecal and sewage waste have worsened pollution in the Manila Bay as per their laboratory findings.

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URL: https://youtu.be/Tw-Dv_SBbPI
TITLE: PH Environment Official: Filipinos should be more informed about waste management
AUTHOR: ANC 24/7
DATE: November 10, 2019
KEY CONTENT: About 40,000 tons of rubbish are produced daily by Filipino families, but according to a Philippine environment authority, the waste itself is not the issue. Benny Antiporda, undersecretary for PH Environment & Natural Resources, accuses the Filipinos of lacking the self-control to separate waste and decrease it.

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URL: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/11/11/1967913/do-informal-settlers-really-contribute-most-waste-manila-bay/amp/

TITLE: Do informal settlers really contribute most of the waste in Manila Bay?

AUTHOR: Franco Luna

DATE: November 11, 2019

KEY CONTENT: MANILA, Philippines — A fisherfolk federation is disputing a congressman's claim that informal settlers are to blame for the state of Manila Bay.

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KEY CONTENT: Millions of tons of plastic are thought to enter the ocean each year through rivers, and as the amount of waste produced worldwide rises, the issue is only expected to get worse. However, numerous businesses from Baltimore, Maryland to Bengaluru, India are tackling the problem and creating cutting-edge strategies to remove trash from rivers before it enters the ocean.

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KEY CONTENT: Nagsagawa ng clean-up drive ang PS1 Sta Ana Police Station  kasama ang Class PSFTP 2021-01 Pinagtibay-Lahi sa pamumuno ni PLTCOL RONALD LIM LAO ang Station Commander at ang ibat ibang ahensya tulad ng Love Philippines Movement sa pamumuno ni Pastor Eugene Paul Montesclaros at ang Barangay tanod  sa shoreline ng Barangay Centro Agdao Davao City  ngayong araw, October 25, bilang pakikiisa sa Coastal Clean up drive 2022.