In line with the celebration of Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANA Mo 2024), faculty, staff, and students of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation - Bacolod (JBLCF-B) attended the Annual International Coastal Clean-up celebration held at Purok Otso, Barangay Tangub, on September 28.
ย The clean-up was coordinated by Ivan June Gayotin, the Community Extension Officer, College of Maritime Education (CME) Dean John Erll Destacamento, and Amabel Subong, the Pollution Control Officer.
ย This event was held in collaboration with the student organizations: Supreme Student Government (SSG), Community Extension Services Organization (CESO), Red Cross Youth, Earth Guard Organization (EGO), 824th NROTC, and students from JBLCF-B.
In partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - Pantawid, 4Ps beneficiaries, barangay officials, and the Purok Otso community.
ย With this year's theme, 'Pamana ng Karagatan: Ating Ingatan Para sa Kinabukasan,' the main purpose of the clean-up drive is to protect marine and archipelagic territories through coastal cleanup, highlighting the preservation of natural resources for the future.
ย Words by | Jose Brian Aboy
Photos by | Julian Gaduyon
