LEGAZPI CITY — Below the “Legazpi” signage on the boulevard that offers a breathtaking view of Mayon volcano is a shoreline that remains dirty despite repeated community cleanup drives. Residents believe that garbage strewn on the beach “traveled” from the adjacent town of Daraga through the Macabalo and Sagumayon rivers. According to Nicasio Barrios, village chief of Puro, city government-funded cleanup drives every Saturday do little since garbage just keeps returning and spoils the beach. Reviving riverBut Henry Jacob, municipal environment officer of Daraga, said trash reaching Puro beach could not be blamed solely on Daraga. Jacob said information and education campaigns in riverside communities would help improve water quality and stop trash buildup on Puro beach.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 08, 2018 21:11 UTC