Councilor Leonardo Avila III, chair of the Davao Gulf Management Council, urged local governments within the shoreline of the Davao Gulf to take an active role in the clean-up drive.
He said local government units must be first in instilling in the minds of those living near the shoreline the importance of proper solid waste management.
Avila recalled that the city government of Davao hired contractual workers who advocate cleanliness of the surroundings and proper disposal of waste to residents for them to understand the importance of cleaning the shorelines.
“People must be made to understand the importance of cleanliness in the surroundings,” he said.
The International Coastal Clean-up Drive is set every third Saturday of September.
Commodore Efren Elbanbuena, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary in Davao Region, said based on their observation from the coastal clean-up activities in the past, there were more garbage in urban areas than rural areas.
He said there are more garbage along the shoreline communities in Davao City than in places like Carmen, Davao del Norte, or Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental.
Elbanbuena said a costal clean-up drive is slated in the region on September 19, with the participation of line government agencies and nongovernment organizations.
 Commodore Joselito de la Cruz, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Southeastern Mindanao area, said his unit will support this endeavor. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)
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