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Davao City's ASU collects used syringes during coastal cleanup (Researched by Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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1. 𝓛𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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1. 𝓛𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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URL: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1911639/davao/local-news/davao-citys-asu-collects-used-syringes-during-coastal-cleanup
TITLE: Davao City's ASU collects used syringes during coastal cleanup
AUTHOR: Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit (SunStar)
DATE PUBLISHED: October 29, 2021
KEY INFO: In line with the celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup Day, the City Government of Davao conducted a coastal clean-up where various individuals from different groups participated in cleaning the shorelines and riverbanks.

The city government intensifies its way of throwing garbage, closely monitoring it, and ensuring that there will be no hazardous wastes thrown in the ocean.

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THE Davao City Ancillary Service Unit (ASU) was alarmed after its staff collected used syringes during their coastal cleanup in September 2021.

ASU chief Paul Bermejo said in a radio interview on Friday, October 29, that the coastal cleanup happened on September 18 in Sitio Pogi, Barangay Daliao in Toril District, in line with the celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup Day.

The cleanup drive was participated by the City Government together with barangay leaders, various associations, groups and individuals along the shoreline and riverbanks.

Bermejo revealed that one of the volunteers was able to collect a three-liter PET bottle filled with syringes.

He also said they were able to collect a medium-sized plastic bag filled with syringes.

Bermejo suspected that the syringes were from the Covid-19 vaccination, although the city has a standard protocol in disposing of medical wastes, particularly those from Covid-19 hospitals and isolation facilities.

He said they were dismayed that aside from collecting improperly disposed face masks and face shields in the city's body of water, they were also able to collect medical wastes which can pose risk to anyone who can step on them.

"Makadismaya ngano man sa shoreline ang mga syringe (I am disappointed why there are syringes in the shorelines). Since it is a special waste, it should have been segregated and properly disposed of. Dili na siya dapat isagol didto sa residual ug sa truck sa (It should not be mixed with the residual truck of) Cenro [City Environment and Natural Resources Offices]," Bermejo said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.

Covid-19 Task Force Spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said in a separate interview that the matter did not reach her office, but she assured the public that this will be raised in the coming Task Force meeting,

Schlosser said the recent report from ASU is alarming, considering there is a process of disposing of special hazardous wastes.

"We have an outsource company that manages our hazardous waste. Naa ta gibayaran na (We are paying a) company to manage our hazardous waste," the official said, adding that they are tasked to collect these wastes from the city's Covid-19 facilities.

These wastes will be disinfected and will be shipped to Luzon for proper disposal.

"Dili siya ginalabay anywhere lang (It should not be thrown elsewhere.) It is managed by disinfecting it, and after disinfecting it, gina-travel siya and ginaadto siya sa isa ka lugar (it will be taken to a place) away from people," she said.

Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (Idis) Executive Director Mark Peñalver said this is an alarming report as this would not only pose health risks but would also affect the livelihoods of people dependent on this water resource.

"Kaning (The) Davao River and coastal area is the source of livelihood pud sa ubang (of those in the) communities. So if magkadaghan ang (if there will be a growing number of dumped) medical wastes, we are putting the lives of these people at risk," Peñalver told SunStar Davao in a phone interview.

He said they had also received a similar report, wherein medical wastes such as syringes were seen dumped along Davao River in Barangay San Rafael, according to barangay officials.

"Mao na ila gikaalarma kay basin kaning mga medical waste ang reason sa emergence sa polio. First time namo nadunggan nga naa ing-ana napulot sa coastal areas sa Davao," Peñalver said.

The Department of Health reported on September 20, 2019, that the poliovirus detected in one of the city's riverbanks was from a water sample sourced from the Davao River near the Bolton Bridge area. This is the first recorded polio case in the country after 20 years.

He urged the local government to investigate the source of these wastes, adding that hospitals, pharmacies, or clinics wherein the medical wastes were found nearby should also be checked to trace their possible source.

If ever these institutions hired a private contractor to collect their wastes, they should check where they disposed of these wastes.

Hospitals or contractors found guilty of irresponsibly dumping these wastes should be held liable, the environmentalist said.

"Kailangan gyud pakusgan sa local government unit ang monitoring sa mga hospitals or medical establishments kay naa naman reported cases, especially ang nakapunit mismo is an instrumentality of the government, ang ASU," Peñalver said.

(The local government unit should strengthen its monitoring in hospitals or medical establishments because we already have reported cases, especially that the ones who were able to pick up is an instrumentality of the government, the ASU.)

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Davao City's ASU collects used syringes during coastal cleanup

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THE Davao City Ancillary Service Unit (ASU) was alarmed after its staff collected used syringes during their coastal cleanup in September 2021. ASU chief Paul Bermejo said in a radio interview on Friday, October 29, that the coastal cleanup happened on September 18 in Sitio Pogi, Barangay Daliao in Toril District, in line with the celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup Day.

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Volunteers clear Subic beaches of plastic wastes, storm debris (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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2. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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2. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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URL: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1153852
TITLE: Volunteers clear Subic beaches of plastic wastes, storm debris
AUTHOR: Ruben Veloria (Philippine News Agency)
DATE PUBLISHED: September 17, 2021
KEY INFO: More than 200 volunteers from locator companies, community groups, and departments of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) fanned out to eight points along the shoreline to collect plastic wastes and other debris that were washed ashore after the recent heavy rains.

This was also done to promote environmental protection and engage stakeholder support in ecological action.

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COASTAL CLEANUP. Volunteers from locator companies, community groups and departments of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) participate in a coastal cleanup along the shoreline on Friday (Sept. 17, 2021). Collected were mostly plastic wastes and other debris that were washed ashore after the recent heavy rains. (Photo courtesy of SBMA)

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - More than 200 volunteers from locator companies, community groups, and departments of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) fanned out to eight points along the shoreline here on Friday to collect plastic wastes and other debris that were washed ashore after the recent heavy rains.

SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the coastal cleanup is an annual event here among stakeholders in line with the International Coastal Cleanup Day observance, but the event was canceled last year because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

"This time, we allowed it but on condition that the activities be undertaken with strict observance of health and safety protocols," Eisma said in a statement. "Despite the pandemic, there is still a need to protect the environment because a healthy environment is proven to be a big factor to the healing process, and we need that now more than ever."

The SBMA Ecology Center, which organized the cleanup, assigned volunteers into 10-man teams deployed at onshore cleanup points along Waterfront Beach, San Bernardino Road, Triboa Bay Boardwalk, Tago Beach, and Nabasan Beach.

Others were dispersed to river deltas, while some underwater teams also dived on the bay to take out trash.

Ecology Center manager Amethya dela Llana said the waste collected by the various teams were sorted out and recorded to further study the extent of pollution along the coast and at Subic Bay.

Most of the trash washed ashore were plastic bottles, styrofoam cups and food packets.

Volunteers said they also collected a huge volume of disposable face masks along with rubber slippers.

The coastal cleanup also served to conclude the weeklong celebration of this year's "Biay Dagat", a mini-festival launched in 2019 to promote environmental protection and engage stakeholder support in ecological action. (PNA)

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Volunteers clear Subic beaches of plastic wastes, storm debris

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - More than 200 volunteers from locator companies, community groups, and departments of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) fanned out to eight points along the shoreline here on Friday to collect plastic wastes and other debris that were washed ashore after the...

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23 Million Pounds of Plastic Removed From Beaches in Unprecedented Cleanup (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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3. 𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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3. 𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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URL: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/international-coastal-cleanup-report/
TITLE: 23 Million Pounds of Plastic Removed From Beaches in Unprecedented Cleanup
AUTHORS: Joe McCarthy and Erika Sanchez (Global Citizen Org)
DATE PUBLISHED: September 05, 2019
KEY INFO: More than 1 million people participated in the global campaign across 120 countries, picking up nearly 100 million plastic items. The massive undertaking highlights the global nature of the plastic pollution crisis and how cleanup efforts only scratch the surface of the problem.

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Vacuum cleaners, dentures, traffic cones, Christmas trees, and plastic swords were some of the most bizarre items that volunteers picked up on beaches during last year's International Coastal Cleanup day.

More than 1 million people participated in the global campaign across 120 countries on Sept. 15, 2018, according to a new report by the Ocean Conservancy, the nonprofit that pioneered the effort.

The volunteers picked up nearly 100 million plastic items weighing a staggering 23 million pounds throughout the single-day campaign. The massive undertaking highlights the global nature of the plastic pollution crisis and how cleanup efforts only scratch the surface of the problem.

"The issue of ocean plastic pollution continues to grow in global salience," Nick Mallos, director of the Trash Free Seas Program at Ocean Conservancy, told Global Citizen. "Last year was the first time in history where over 1 million volunteers participated in the ICC and that momentum continues to grow.

"Not only are people more and more aware globally, but we're seeing that translate into individual actions," he said. "People are going to nearby beaches and waterways and engaging in these cleanups and that's a great thing for our ocean and our planet."

An estimated 8 to 12 million tons of plastic enter the world's oceans annually, and more than 350 million tons of plastic are produced each year. By 2050, scientists estimate that the marine plastic will outweigh fish, and there are already more than 5.25 trillion microplastics floating in the world's seas. This pollution is an eyesore, degrading otherwise pristine environments, but it's also causing immense harm to marine life.
Read More: Mountain of Trash: Thousands of Volunteers Clean Up Plastic Litter at NYC Beach
More than 800 marine species, from coral to whales, have been harmed by plastic pollution, and food chains have been thoroughly infiltrated by it, the ICC report notes.

Beaches are often the most visible sign of the plastic pollution crisis because of their proximity to populated areas. As a result, cleanup efforts have mobilized to both fight and draw attention to the problem.

The annual ICC is the peak of this environmental activism and its ever-growing turnout coincides with actions taken by governments and major companies to limit plastic production.

In other words, as more people become passionate about tackling this problem, more world leaders are doing something about it. More than 60 countries have enacted some form of legislation to limit plastic pollution and many companies are investing in sustainable alternatives.
Read More: Ocean Activists Remove 80,000 Pounds of Plastic Waste From Pacific Ocean
"We are seeing this organic groundswell of global concern, awareness, and outrage around the issue of ocean plastic pollution," Mallos said. "We're seeing people in their local communities calling for things like bag bans, foam bans, and other types of legislative action and we're seeing more and people come out to waterways and cleaning up."

During last year's ICC, the Philippines, which recently embarked upon a major effort to overhaul its waste management system and clean up bodies of water, had the highest turnout. The United States, Hong Kong, Ecuador, Tanzania, and South Africa had the next highest turnouts. In 2018, Global Citizen helped coordinate a plastic cleanup effort in South Africa.

The most common items found during the ICC cleanups were cigarette butts, food wrappers, straws and stirrers, plastic cutlery, and plastic beverage bottles. Volunteers picked up more than 5.7 million cigarette butts and 3.7 million food wrappers.

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"Cigarette butts have been the No. 1 item found since 1986," Mallos said. "These same items that we use in our daily lives are the same ones that we're seeing in the ocean and beaches."

All of the 10 most common items found were of the single-use variety, meaning people buy them for convenience, use them once, and then throw them out. Mallos noted that plastic cutlery has only recently made the top 10. In response, the Ocean Conservancy launched a campaign called "Quit the Cutlery" to encourage people to avoid using plastic knives, spoons, and forks when getting take-out and eating out in general.

Even though they have a short shelf life, it will take hundreds of years for single-use items to fully break down and leave the environment. In the meantime, they'll fragment into ever smaller microplastics that pervade the air we breathe, water we drink, and food we eat.
Read More: This Is the Single Greatest Source of Ocean Trash (Hint: It's Not Plastic Straws)
"That plastic bottle may have become thousands of small pieces of plastic, and that plastic bag could be 10,000 little fibers that then get taken up by organisms across the food chain," Mallos said.

The Ocean Conservancy classified items less than 2.5 centimeters in size as a tiny plastic and nearly half of the collected trash fell into this category. Microplastics are considerably smaller - no bigger than a grain of sand - but tiny plastics are well on their way to reaching this point.

Mallos said that the Ocean Conservancy approaches plastic pollution in a holistic fashion and campaigns to get governments and businesses to work toward solutions. He said that plastic production and waste management systems have to be standardized to ensure that all materials produced can then be collected, recycled, and reused. This is known as a circular economic model, a system that will likely take decades to achieve.

In a perfect world, beach cleanups wouldn't have to happen. But since the oceans are already full of hazardous plastic waste, every item that's removed from a beach is one less item that can harm marine life.
Read More: This Is the Deadly Ocean Plastic We Should Be Paying Attention To
"Over the last three decades, since the first ICC started, we've seen more than 15 million volunteers turn out who helped remove 315 million pounds of plastic from beaches worldwide," Mallos said.

"We need to be targeting the root causes of plastic pollution upstream," he added. "We need to eliminate the threats of these items from ever existing marine environments in the first place."

The next ICC will be held Sept. 21 on beaches around the world. You can find out how you can join a cleanup effort or start your own one here.

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McKeough Marine Center spearheads coastal clean-up (Researched  by: Raissa Baillo)

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URL: https://www.xu.edu.ph/xavier-news/22-2012-2013/746-mckeough-marine-center-spearheads-coastal-clean-up

TITLE: McKeough Marine Center spearheads coastal clean-up
AUTHOR: Xavier Ateneo News (Xavier University)
DATE PUBLISHED: September 27, 2012
KEY INFO: More than 300 volunteers participated in the beach and underwater clean-up drive in Opol, Misamis Oriental. The clean-up drive aimed to increase public awareness of the ocean’s silent killer – marine debris.

This international event engages people to remove trash and debris from the world’s beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and change human behavior and practices that have been causing pollution.

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More than 300 volunteers participated in the beach and underwater clean up drive in Opol, Misamis Oriental last Saturday, September 22, 2012. The clean up drive aimed to increase public awareness on the ocean's silent killer - marine debris.

From morning until noon, volunteers of all ages helped to get rid of the trash. A total of 1,684 pounds (765.65 kgs.) of garbage were hauled off from the beaches, mangrove area, and Opol Marine Sanctuary.

Volunteers were given data card to be submitted to Project Aware to help them continue tracking the common types of litter. Participating in the clean up were volunteers from: Dive Special, Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Coast Guard Northern Mindanao, Coast Guard Special Operations Group, Tactical Operations Group Philippine Air Force, Marine Bio students, PNP Maritime, STEAG State Power Inc, MBDA Cluster Divers (Villanueva, Jasaan & Salay), XU-National Service Training Program classes YA & YC, XU - Research and Social Outreach, XU-Center for Legal Assistance, Jesuit scholastic, XU-Red Cross Youth, AJIS Aquasports, and local communities of Opol.

Media group ABS-CBN covered the event with the help of Johnny Cabreira. The sponsors of the activity were Dive Special, LGU-Opol, AJIS Aqua Sports, STEAG State Power Inc, Aquamundo, XU-Research & Social Outreach, XU-National Service Training Program, Nature's Spring, Graphic, Apple Tree Resort & Hotel, Alpha Omega Homeshool Support and Tutorial Center, and Philippine Coast Guard Northern Mindanao.

The annual cleanup, coordinated locally by McKeough Marine Center, is organized internationally by Project Aware Organization. This year's theme is "Dive against Debris. Stop the Ocean's Silent Killer." This international event engages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, to identify the sources of debris, and to change human behavior and practices that have been causing pollution. The activity ended with the distribution of certificates and the awarding of prizes for the heaviest debris.

Seawater trash is one of the most widespread problems threatening our coastal waters and waterways. Trash in the water puts stress on marine ecosystems (e.g. mangroves, seagrasses, and corals) and indirectly causes the decline of fish production in the area; it makes beach waters hazardous to the health of coastal inhabitants; and it clogs waterways and canals.

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McKeough Marine Center spearheads coastal clean-up

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More than 300 volunteers participated in the beach and underwater clean up drive in Opol, Misamis Oriental last Saturday, September 22, 2012. The clean up drive aimed to increase public awareness on the ocean's silent killer - marine debris. From morning until noon, volunteers of all ages helped to get rid of the trash.

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Coastal clean up at mangrove planting, isinagawa ng Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (Researched by: Ronie Osnan Jr.)

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5. 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓢𝓮𝓰𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓥𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓸 𝓒𝓵𝓲𝓹

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE7v9G-30Qw

TITLE: Coastal clean up at mangrove planting, isinagawa ng Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao
AUTHOR: Eagle News
DATE PUBLISHED: December 09, 2021
KEY INFO: Coastal Clean-up was conducted by Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao to ensure Ocean's cleanliness and also planted some Mangroves.

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Coastal clean up at mangrove planting, isinagawa ng Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao

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Macajalar Bay Development Alliance, University lead coastal cleanup (Researched by: Raissa Baillo)

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URL: https://pianormin.wordpress.com/tag/coastal-cleanup/

TITLE: Macajalar Bay Development Alliance, University lead coastal cleanup
AUTHOR: Xavier University
DATE PUBLISHED: September 28, 2017
KEY INFO: Coastal communities along the Macajalar Bay took action to address coastal environmental concerns, in line with the celebration of the International Coastal Clean Up Day.

The celebration targets to raise awareness and accountability on the severity of coastal and marine pollution, particularly plastic, consequently evoking behavioral change among the stakeholders.

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DENR, LGUs spearhead nationwide clean-up drive (Researched by: Ronie Osnan Jr.)

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7. 𝓖𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓦𝓮𝓫𝓼𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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7. 𝓖𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓦𝓮𝓫𝓼𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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URL: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1009773

TITLE: DENR, LGUs spearhead nationwide clean-up drive

AUTHOR: Philippine News Agency (PNA)
DATE PUBLISHED: September 17, 2017
KEY INFO: T he Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR), together with the Local Government Units nationwide, joined for a coastal clean-up in all parts of the country. This is to ensure marine preservation and ocean cleanliness in all of the beaches in the Philippines.

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Xavier Ateneo participates in Macajalar Bay coastal cleanup (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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8. 𝓐𝓬𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓬 𝓘𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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URL: https://www.xu.edu.ph/xavier-news/140-2018-2019/3667-xavier-ateneo-participates-in-the-macajalar-bay-coastal-cleanup-2018
TITLE: Xavier Ateneo participates in Macajalar Bay coastal cleanup
AUTHOR: Xavier Ateneo News (Xavier University)
DATE PUBLISHED: October 03, 2018
KEY INFO: T he Macajalar Bay Coastal Cleanup is a bay-wide initiative conducted by the Macajalar Bay Development Alliance (MBDA). This is in celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup, aimed at raising awareness and accountability on the issue of marine pollution.

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Members of the Xavier Ateneo community, led by the McKeough Marine Center (MMC) and Student Social Involvement and Advocacy Program (SSIAP) of the Social Development cluster, participated in the Macajalar Bay Coastal Cleanup 2018 on September 29 at the XU Marine Station in Barangay Solana, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental as part of the National Cleanup Month.

The Macajalar Bay Coastal Cleanup is a bay-wide initiative conducted by the Macajalar Bay Development Alliance (MBDA) in collaboration with the MMC since 2013. This is in celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup, aimed at raising awareness and accountability on the issue of marine pollution.

Aside from clearing the coasts of trash, the volunteers tallied the trash according to size, type, and material using a data card, which was then consolidated and evaluated by the MBDA and MMC to come up with a bay-wide data on the amount and types of trash that plague our coasts. (See Infographic below).

The data was then forwarded to the member LGUs of the MBDA to assist in making policies on coastal and marine pollution.

This year 2018, the host LGU Kinoguitan was joined by the MBDA Program Management Office on the International Coastal Cleanup Day, September 15. Some of the LGUs conducted their cleanup on September 22.

The volunteers at the Marine Station cleanup comprised of the Xavier University Grade School Macasandig and Pueblo Faculty Club headed by Meriam Uy and Liz Bautista; XU Nature Crusaders moderator Meiyoshi Masgon; SD Student Social Involvement and Advocacy Program's Nestor Banuag Jr; representatives from Barangay Solana; and the MMC staff led by director Fr Mars P Tan SJ.

From visual inspection, most of the collected trash were those heavy enough to settle at the bottom. These included tires, shoes, and clothing. After the cleanup, the volunteers were given a tour around the XU Marine Station.

To culminate the activity, a short processing session was facilitated by Banuag of the SSIAP. For the faculty members of the XU Grade School, the experience ignited a challenge for them in battling coastal and marine pollution and expressed that their best strategy lies in educating the young students that they form.

The group shared their practices in addressing the pollution problem. Masgon of Nature Crusaders shared about her regular "plogging" activity, wherein they pick up trash while jogging.

Tan also emphasized that the laws, programs, and policies relating to coastal and marine pollution are already in place, it's the enforcement that needs attention.

The volunteers were hopeful of the initiatives being piloted within the bay, especially the proposed ban on plastic bags of the City of Cagayan de Oro starting January 2019.∎

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Xavier Ateneo participates in Macajalar Bay coastal cleanup

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Members of the Xavier Ateneo community, led by the McKeough Marine Center and Student Social Involvement and Advocacy Program of the Social Development cluster, participated in the Macajalar Bay Coastal Cleanup 2018 in Barangay Solana, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental as part of the National Cleanup Month.

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Plastics still top pollutant in Metro Manila coastal clean-up (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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9. 𝓓𝓪𝓽𝓪 𝓘𝓷𝓯𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝓲𝓬

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9. 𝓓𝓪𝓽𝓪 𝓘𝓷𝓯𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝓲𝓬

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URL: https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/07/plastics-still-top-pollutant-in-metro-manila-coastal-clean-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastics-still-top-pollutant-in-metro-manila-coastal-clean-up
SOURCE: Manila Bulletin
TITLE: Plastics still top pollutant in Metro Manila coastal clean-up
AUTHOR: DENR-NCR / Manila Bulletin
DATE PUBLISHED: October 07, 2020
KEY INFO: Amid growing calls to regulate the use of single-use plastics, these materials still topped the list of most common trash collected in Metro Manila during the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day held and the list showed 610,812 trash items with a combined weight of 28,767 kilograms and was collected by 1,765 volunteers during the whole day cleanup.

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10. 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓟𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓻/𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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10. 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓟𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓻/𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮

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URL: https://research.lpubatangas.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ERInt-IMPACT-OF-COASTAL-CLEAN-UP-TO-BENEFICIARIES.pdf
TITLE:  Impact of Coastal Beneficiaries and Proponents: Basis for Community Extension Enhancement Program
AUTHOR:  Vivian A. Perez & Carlo Daniel Cabrera
DATE PUBLISHED: August 2013
KEY INFO: A program designed by research students that would highlight the use of coastal clean-ups to beneficiaries and proponents, and to be the basis for a community extension enhancement program.

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Coastal Clean-up, Scubasurero and Bayanihan sa Karagatan (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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11. 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽

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11. 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/CGDNEM/posts/161896222781026
TITLE: Coastal Clean-up, Scubasurero and Bayanihan sa Karagatan
AUTHOR: Coast Guard District Northeastern Mindanao
DATE PUBLISHED:  September 28, 2021
KEY INFO:  A total of 30 sacks of different garbages were successfully collected during the conduct of coastal clean-up and scubasurero, hauled by Surigao City Solid Waste Management Office for proper disposal.

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URL: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/42414/state-coral-triangle-philippines.pdf
TITLE: State of the Coral Triangle: Philippines
AUTHOR: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
DATE PUBLISHED: 2014 (No exact date given)
KEY INFO: In the book entitled "State of the Coral Triangle: Philippines," the author Asian Development Bank compiled all the well-known beaches in the world and stated their state. This has also pushed them to remind people to take care of the ocean as this is where we usually get our foods on.

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Marine Ecosystem and Species of Batanes Island (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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URL: https://open.spotify.com/episode/38tWJX2SgP4R2biAlUMBqW?si=f127211ff7b9428d&nd=1
TITLE: Marine Ecosystem and Species of Batanes Island
AUTHOR: Wildlife Philippines
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2021 (No exact day given)
KEY INFO: The podcast was from a well-known page, Wildlife Philippines, which has gathered the attention of many people in the podcast. As he/she tackles documentaries and shares information in his spotify account instead of some random music. This has spread awareness all over the people, especially those near the shores.

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Marine Ecosystem and Species of Batanes Island

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Saving our marine resources is not a single person’s battle but everybody’s fight. Batanes State College (BSC) talks about the richness of biodiversity in the home of Ivatans. Discover different marine species of Batanes Island in this episode. This episode is produced by the Institute of Environmen…

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Morong Bataan Underwater and coastal Cleanup #TheDivePH (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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13. 𝓓𝓸𝓬𝓾𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓻𝔂

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13. 𝓓𝓸𝓬𝓾𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓻𝔂

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTmcAyNzP_Q
TITLE: Morong Bataan Underwater and Coastal Cleanup #TheDivePH
AUTHOR: The Dive
DATE PUBLISHED: January 20, 2021
KEY INFO: The Dive PH went diving under the ocean to collect garbage and to see the current state of the living things under the water and to ensure the safety and cleanliness of everything.

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Morong Bataan Underwater and coastal Cleanup #TheDivePH

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Toyota #StartYourImpossible: Nationwide Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting (Researched by: Raissa Baillo)

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15. 𝓜𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓥𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓸

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15. 𝓜𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓥𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓸

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0cUZ4KQDOo

TITLE: Toyota #StartYourImpossible: Nationwide Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting
AUTHOR: Toyota Motor Philippines
DATE PUBLISHED: October 22, 2019
KEY INFO: Aside from promoting the new rides of Toyota Motor Philippines, they had planned a video that somehow explains the importance of cleaning up the shores. The video showed possible repercussions of what might happen if we are still not making a move towards ocean's cleanliness and preservation.

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Toyota #StartYourImpossible: Nationwide Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting

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Field Activity #2: Coastal Clean-Up (Researched by: Ronie Osnan Jr.)

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohsw-CfuF9g

TITLE: Field Activity #2: Coastal Clean Up
AUTHOR: Xenon's Vlogs
DATE PUBLISHED: March 18, 2020
KEY INFO: As a team with great concern for the pain and cries of the environment, they embarked on an adventure of removing the wastes of the coast before it will end up in the ocean. Their only aim is to help in maintaining the cleanliness of the coastal areas, hoping that someday, this simple action of care will ripple to the whole world and inspire everyone to be part of the Ocean Warriors.

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[FULL WEBINAR] The decade of sustainability: How can the Philippines end its plastic crisis? (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXP51FuZfZ0
TITLE: The decade of sustainability: How can the Philippines end its plastic crisis?
AUTHOR: Rappler
DATE PUBLISHED: December 09, 2020
KEY INFO: A webinar done to make the people focus on ending the plastic crisis, as this is the most number of collected garbage in the ocean. Also, this has been very dangerous as it might be eaten by living organisms underwater.

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[FULL WEBINAR] The decade of sustainability: How can the Philippines end its plastic crisis?

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A Youth's Advocacy on Environmental Care and Ocean Preservation (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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18. 𝓐𝓭𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓬𝔂 𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻

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18. 𝓐𝓭𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓬𝔂 𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻

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SOURCE: Save the Children Philippines
URL: https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/empowered-youth-key-greener-healthier-environment-save-children-philippines
TITLE: Empowered youth is key to greener, healthier environment - Save the Children Philippines
AUTHOR: Save the Children Philippines
DATE PUBLISHED: August 12, 2020
KEY INFO:
Alfie, one of Save the Children Philippines’ beneficiaries in Cavite, shared his thoughts on climate change which is compounded by the present COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of the youth to mitigate it.

He wanted people to stop putting garbage everywhere, especially in the ocean, as this is where we mostly get our foods from.

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Marine Mammal Memes to Get You Through Quarantine (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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SOURCE: Dolphins Plus MMR
URL: http://blog.dpmmr.org/blog/10-marine-mammal-memes-to-get-you-through-quarantine
TITLE: Marine Mammal Memes to Get You Through Quarantine
AUTHOR: Hunter A. Kinney
DATE PUBLISHED: April 23, 2020
KEY INFO: A meme showing how animals underwater suffer from the things that we throw on the beach. It might be delivered funnily but the animal was a message to stop putting trash on the beach and start caring for it instead.

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Anak ng Pasig by Geneva Cruz with lyrics (Researched by: Alexa Gabrielle Garcia)

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20. 𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓐𝓻𝓽

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20. 𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓐𝓻𝓽

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR6cZwn3gsw
TITLE: Anak ng Pasig
AUTHOR: Geneva Cruz
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015 (No exact date given)
KEY INFO: The song "Anak ng Pasig" wants to tell people that we are not taking care of the environment. People just throw garbage everywhere, especially in the Pasig River and many more places. However, it is where we were also encouraged to clean, even in small little ways, because it'll still be a great help in Ocean Life Preservation and Control.

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Anak ng Pasig by Geneva Cruz with lyrics