Philippine Coast Guard personnel pick up the trash and place them inside sacks at the artificial white sand beach on Manila Bay in Manila on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Photo from PCG’s official Facebook page
MANILA, Philippines — Three hundred sacks of garbage have been collected from the so-called Dolomite Beach on Manila Bay, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.
The PCG said its Special Operation Force (SOF) and Auxiliary conducted the coastal and underwater cleanup drives at the artificial white sand coast on Thursday.
In a statement posted on the PCG Facebook page, Coast Guard Commodore Edgardo Hernando emphasized the significance of regular patrols and quarterly cleanup drives to rehabilitate the bay.
For the sake of future generations, he urged the general people to join him in safeguarding the marine environment.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and other local governments participated in the PCG-50th SOF’s anniversary cleanup.— Trisha Manalaysay, trainee
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