Oil firm joins International Coastal Cleanup Day
Volunteers and organizations collected trash along rivers, beaches, and waterways around the country last September 16 for the International Coastal Cleanup Day. Phoenix Philippines Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, joined in the initiative by conducting coastal cleanup activities in different Phoenix depots across the country.
Approximately 1,800 Phoenix officers and employees, members of the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Coastal Guard Auxiliary, the Philippine Navy, the City Environment and Resources Office (CENRO), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, local coastal barangays, NGOs, and students from Phoenix adopted schools participated in the activities.
This resulted to a collection of 1,200 sacks of junk and debris along the coastlines. The cleanups were done in coastal areas near their depots in General Santos City, Davao City, Zamboanga City, Misamis Oriental, Bacolod City, Cebu, Aklan, Iloilo, Batangas, and Oriental Mindoro while employees from the Phoenix Petroleum Taguig office joined other volunteers in the cleanup activity along Roxas Boulevard, Manila.
“This coastal cleanup is a strong show of community and cooperation in protecting and preserving our marine resources,” said Raymond Zorrilla, Phoenix Petroleum VP for External Affairs. “We hope that these activities encourage others to do their part in saving our environment.”