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DAVAO CITY — A total of 22 government-line-agencies teamed up to do coastal clean-up along the shoreline of Gulf View, Barangay Bago Aplaya in observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month with the theme, “Pamilya at Pamayanang Handa, katuwang sa Pag-unlad ng Bansa.

Rebecca Lopez, director for operations of the Office of Civil Defense-XI expressed thanks to the government agencies which joined in conveying the message for cleanliness of the environment.

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Several bags of plastic wastes were collected from the shoreline after two hours of sweeping and picking by government personnel from various agencies.

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness. I hope the residents would realize that maintaining cleanliness in our surroundings precedes good health, Lopez said.

She assured that the garbage was collected well before it would be gathered and segregated before its collections and disposal to the city land fill by the local government unit.

Lopez also thanked all government line-agencies which joined the clean-up drive. Commodore Joselito De La Cruz, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Southeastern Minda-nao assured the readiness of his unit and auxiliaries to participate in the coastal cleanup drive also set in other parts of the region.

He said the coming up of more participants from other agencies is an indication of awareness and importance by government to clean environment.

“Clean up in this place must be done on a weekly basis given that many residents spend their time here on a weekend,” he said.

De la Cruz said beaches are tourist attractions nationwide. He stressed that beaches must be cleaned regularly so that they will be visited frequently by people. (pia 11)

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