𝐔𝐆𝐒𝐀𝐃: 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧-𝐔𝐩 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞

Just hours before the rise of yesterday’s rare blood moon, we gathered once again for UGSAD, our monthly Full Moon Clean-Up Drive initiated by the Office of Sedfrey L. Cabaluna.

 

This month, our focus was a heavily clogged portion of the creek connected to the 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗖𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘆, where water had nearly stopped flowing due to massive trash blockage. Plastics, household waste, and debris carelessly thrown from nearby areas and even directly from the bridge had accumulated over time, turning what should be a living waterway into a stagnant basin.

 

The reality was overwhelming. Despite mobilizing our teams, 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭.𝟴𝟰 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 — and still, the work continues. The volume speaks not only of neglect, but of the urgent need for shared responsibility.

 

This initiative was made possible through the collective effort of:

• 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢)

• 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲

• 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿

• 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗕𝗙𝗣)

• 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗜𝗖𝗣𝗢)

• 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼

• 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗖𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

• 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

• 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗣𝗩

 

UGSAD is a monthly reminder that environmental stewardship is not seasonal, not selective, and not someone else’s job. The river reflects our habits. If we want cleaner waters, we must build cleaner disciplines.

 

Under a blood moon that symbolizes transformation, may this serve as ours — from disposal to responsibility, from apathy to action.

Padayon ang pag-UGSAD!