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In celebration of the maritime week, an International Coastal Clean-up kicked off with a clean slate and fresh start today with different university-affiliated organizations, September 16.
Maritime students, seafarers, and maritime stakeholders joined as John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (Arevalo), Inc. hosted the said event in relation to the Proyekto Philippines' "Let's Clean-up, PH" and National Maritime Week celebration of the Maritime Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo).
Research Intensive Committee (RIC) chair Capt. Nestor Baluya , 2/M Nicholas Tuares, and Capt. Kester Ledesma augmented the event as members during the MANAMo opening celebration.
Meanwhile, the said event was also chaired by the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Women in Maritime Philippines Association, and Maritime Industry Authority around the coastal areas of Villa Baybay, Arevalo to Oton.
Moreover, the said event is paralleled to the International Maritime Organization's World Maritime Theme: "MARPOL at 50 - Our Commitment Goes On." It highlights the organization's long history of protecting the environment from the impact of shipping via a robust regulatory framework.
Through smiles on faces, cooperation and active participation, preserving our coastal waters extend across the clean oceans as one Lacsonian, one community, and future world-class seafarers.
By: Mdpn. Josh Narzoles
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