CO Puerto Princesa Joins 13th Edition of “Save the Puerto Princesa Bays” Coastal Clean Up

CO Puerto Princesa Team clearing up piles of garbage under a house built on stilts along the coastline of Puerto Princesa Bay.

PUERTO PRINCESA 30 October 2024 – At daybreak of 19 October 2024, Consular Office (CO) Puerto Princesa personnel gathered alongside employees of the City Government of Puerto Princesa, other government offices, and civic groups in the coastal area of Abanico Road, Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City  (PPC) for this year’s 13th Episode of Season 2 of the City Government’s “Save the Puerto Princesa Bays” Program. The CO’s active participation in this activity is part of its continuing Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo) advocacy. The CO Team was also present during the International Coastal Clean-Up held on  21 September 2024.

During this day’s event, the CO Puerto Princesa Team alone collected a  total of fifteen (15) sacks of rubbish piled underneath houses set on stilts along the Puerto Princesa Bay that contributed to 2.55 tons of rubbish collected in the area on that day.  A total of 602.55 tons of rubbish were collected during the series of thirteen (13) episodes of “Save the Puerto Princesa Bays Season 2.” 

This coastal clean-up program was also carried out in preparation for the 2024 ICF World Dragon Boat Championship that will be hosted by Puerto Princesa City from 26 October 2024 to 4 November 2024. A total of twenty six countries (26) will be joining this year’s Dragon Boat Championship. 

In his message, PPC Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron emphasized the significant role each resident should play in protecting the bays of the City of Puerto Princesa  from pollution and other environmental threats that destroy its rich marine resources. He said that residents’  joint efforts of simply keeping their surroundings clean while promoting environmental protection will serve as an inspiration for other municipalities to work together  in preserving our country’s rich marine resources and natural beauty for the generations to come.

Because of its various proactive environmental conservation and tourism promotion projects, the City Government of Puerto Princesa  has been recognized as the Cleanest and Greenest Component City of the Philippines, the Cleanest and Greenest City in Region IV, the Cleanest Inland Body of Water in Region IV, Makakalikasang Bayan- Gintong Parangal sa Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa, and Most Active Proponent of Coastal Clean-Up. It has also been recognized  as the “Philippines Sports Tourism Government Organizer of the Year 2023.” END

CO Puerto Princesa Team with other members of government agencies and civic groups gather during the opening program of the “Save the Puerto Princesa Bays” Season 2 Episode 13 held on 19 October 2024 at Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City.

Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron (left) with HCO Liza Jane Estalilla and CO Puerto Princesa Personnel. The Mayor thanked the CO Team  for their active support and participation in the “Save the Puerto Princesa City Bays” Program.

CO Puerto Princesa Team and children living in the clean up site in Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa with the sacks of garbage that they collected in the area.The Team educated the children about the importance of keeping their surroundings clean by properly disposing their garbage for their own protection and for the preservation of our bays and marine life.  

CO Puerto Princesa Team clearing up piles of garbage under a house built on stilts along the coastline of Puerto Princesa Bay.