In the Philippines, the third Saturday in September is designated as International Coastal Cleanup Day annually by Presidential Proclamation No. 470, which was issued in 2003.
150 people from Universidad de Dagupan participated in this morning's coastal clean-up effort along the shore of Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City.

In addition to benefiting the community, this kind of action increases awareness of how we should care for our oceans. It seeks to lessen the amount of waste in our polluted waters.