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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — In a show of environmental solidarity, 828 volunteers swept through trails, roadsides, coastal areas, and public spaces across the Zamboanga Peninsula on Friday, June 5, collecting 698 kilograms of litter in a simultaneous plogging drive marking World Environment Day 2026.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 9 (DENR-9) led the regionwide trail plogging, an activity that involves picking up litter while jogging or walking, under the theme “Aksyon, Klima: Bayaning Mapagkalinga sa Kapaligiran.”
Roserverico Tan, chief of DENR-9’s Regional Strategic Communication and Initiatives Group (RSCIG), confirmed to the Inquirer that the volunteers turned the morning walk into an urgent environmental action.
Among the waste collected were single-use plastics, packaging materials, beverage containers, paper products, and residual litter. All materials were consolidated and properly managed to prevent further contamination.
