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Trash that seemed to have come from Chinese vessels washed ashore on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea , according to the residents.Chinese characters were found on the packaging or labels of the mostly plastic waste, such as sachets or bottles, Darlene Cay said in her report on "24 Oras Weekend" on Saturday.“Mostly talaga basura ng China. Hindi na rin siguro nakapagtataka, dahil nakikita naman natin diba na may vessels sila dyan.
“Siyempre nakakaapekto kalinisan ng dalampasigan. Wala tayong magagawa kung hindi magprograma na lang para tugunan ang mga problema,” Valles said.Local residents and authorities said that they will continue to conduct cleanup activities to remove trash along their coasts.In their most recent cleanup drive in September, they were able to gather 36 sacks of trash. Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea, including parts that are within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
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