Seven scuba divers from DENR-PENRO Surigao del Norte and Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape-Protected Area Management Office (SIPLAS-PAMO) clean up the designated Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Pilar town (within Siargao) of submerged solid marine wastes dubbed as “scubasurero” during the recently concluded 26th SIPLAS anniversary celebration.

The divers gathered three sacks weighing 50 kilograms of solid wastes composed of plastic bottles, tin cans, glass bottles, used wheels, and pieces of broken house roofs which they turned over to the local government of Pilar for proper disposal.

The “scubasurero” is coined to raise awareness among the Siargaonons and its tourists on the importance of keeping our oceans clean.##