Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc., #288 Lower East Kennon Road, Camp 7, Baguio City (2026)

13/06/2026

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🌊🛒

The Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. successfully conducted a Coastal Clean-up Drive along the shorelines of Ili Sur and Ili Norte, San Juan La Union last June 11, 2026, in close coordination with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Juan.

The collaborative effort brought together 90 dedicated participants representing various sectors, including local government officials, youth leaders, civil society organizations, and uniformed personnel. Together, the team cleared a total of 114.2 kilograms of marine debris and waste.
Here is the exact tally of the waste recovered during the initiative:

• Glass bottles – 45.5 kg
• Residual waste – 35.1 kg
• Plastic bottles – 15 kg
• Paper – 9 kg
• Tin cans – 2.1 kg
• Old clothes – 2 kg
• Slippers – 2 kg
• Rubber (Goma) – 2 kg
• Styrofoam – 1 kg
• Wire – 300 g
• Hard plastic – 200 g
• Cigarette butts – 200 g
• Plastic bottle caps – 200 g
• Hazardous waste – 100 g

A heartfelt thanks to the following participating groups whose invaluable support made this accomplishment possible:

• Bannuar ti La Union Eagles Club
• Barangay Ili Sur Officials
• Barangay Oaquing Officials and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
• LINK
• DOERS
• Sangbayan of Bauang
• Philippine National Police (PNP)
• Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
• Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
• Barangay Casilagan
• SK Ili Sur
• PGLU-ENRO
• Representatives from DILG-La Union
• Representatives from DTI La Union

Let us continue to work together to keep our oceans cleaner, healthier, and safer for generations to come! 💙💪

About the Project:

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 2021 𝘵𝘰 2023, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 2023, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 15, 2026, 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 15, 2026, 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

03/06/2026

“𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.”

The 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐉𝐕𝐎𝐅𝐈) spearheaded a 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Held on June 2–5, 2026, the study brought together a diverse group of partners Local Government Units, academic institutions, LUJOWA (La Union Junkshop Owners and Wasteworkers Association), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), People’s Organizations (POs), and Barangay representatives, to exchange knowledge and explore innovative approaches to solid waste management.

Through site visits, interactive learning sessions, and collaborative discussions, participants gained valuable insights into effective waste diversion strategies, recycling initiatives, and community-driven practices that have proven successful in Iloilo City and Project Agubay. These best practices serve as a roadmap for strengthening La Union’s own systems, ensuring that communities are equipped with practical solutions to address pressing environmental challenges.

This benchmarking activity reflects JVOFI’s unwavering commitment to empowering stakeholders, fostering partnerships, and scaling sustainable models that promote a circular economy and resilient environment. By learning from proven approaches and adapting them to local contexts, La Union communities continue to move forward in building a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future.

25/05/2026

“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry

Strengthening Environmental Stewardship in Bauang, La Union

Last May 20, 2026, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐉𝐕𝐎𝐅𝐈), 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐀) 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐜𝐩𝐨𝐜 𝐒𝐮𝐫, 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟 (𝐑𝟐𝐑) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭.

The event gathered 53 participants business owners, barangay representatives, members of the Technical Working Group (TWG), and JVOFI staff who came together to strengthen their knowledge and skills in solid waste management, recycling, and coastal protection.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆):Mr. Melan Garay presented the National Plan of Action on Marine Litter (NPOA-ML), aiming for Zero Waste in Philippine waters by 2040. He emphasized the importance of community partnerships and invited participants to coordinate future clean-ups with the PCG.

𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐑-𝐄𝐌𝐁 (𝐑𝐀 𝟗𝟎𝟎𝟑 & 𝐄𝐏𝐑 𝐋𝐚𝐰):
Engr. Stephen Villanueva discussed the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, reminding everyone of the lessons from the Payatas tragedy. Engr. Ivy Flores highlighted the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022, expanding the familiar “3Rs” into the “10Rs” of waste management encouraging communities to Refuse, Rethink, Repurpose, and more.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬: Ms. Doris Bambao shared the Barkada Kontra Basura initiative, stressing bayanihan and youth involvement through the SK and residents. She emphasized that waste management is not only the responsibility of barangay officials but of every community member.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨. 𝟒𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑): Ms. Shereal M. Catbagan explained the province’s ban on single-use plastics like Styrofoam and plastic forks, while promoting eco-friendly alternatives. Programs such as Palit Basura and Aling Tindera encourage residents to exchange plastic waste for incentives. She reminded everyone to bring eco-bags when shopping and clarified that fines collected go directly to municipal projects.

𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟 (𝐑𝟐𝐑) 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: Mr. Celso Jucutan introduced the R2R project as a strategic framework for sustainable waste management. He linked local efforts to the DILG’s KALINISAN Program and promoted the concept of “May Pera sa Basura”showing that recycling can also be a source of livelihood.

The CEPA activity was more than just a seminar, it was a call to action. It reminded everyone that protecting our environment is a shared responsibility. From banning single-use plastics to organizing coastal clean-ups, every effort counts toward building cleaner communities and healthier ecosystems.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝. 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

22/05/2026

"𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝; 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞."

Last May 19-20, 2026, the 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐉𝐕𝐎𝐅𝐈) 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉&𝐕 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭, the activity brought together partners from the Coastal communities of 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨, 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, to strengthen collaborative efforts and to address plastic pollution through and Upcycling and Recycling workshop.

The growing accumulation of plastic waste and discarded textiles poses a significant environmental challenge, particularly in urban communities where single-use packaging and fast fashion contribute to pollution. Tarpaulins and juice pouches being non-biodegradable, often end up in landfills or waterways, while old denim jeans take decades to decompose. Both materials represent untapped resources that, if repurposed, can reduce waste and promote sustainability. Through the Plastic Recovery and Recycling for Clean Coast project it aims to recycle or repurpose juice pouches, tarpaulins and old jeans into durable, functional, and aesthetically appealing bags. The initiative addresses multiple objectives: it diverts waste from the environment, conserves resources by extending the life cycle of existing materials and reduces reliance on new raw materials.

Beyond environmental benefits, the activity also carries strong social and economic value. Training and engaging local communities in the production of eco-bags, it provides livelihood opportunities and fosters creativity. The bags themselves serve as visible advocacy tools, raising awareness about recycling and inspiring behavioral change toward sustainable practices. In essence, this activity transforms waste into wealth, pollution into opportunity, and discarded materials into symbols of environmental responsibility. It is a holistic approach that integrates ecological preservation, community empowerment, and economic innovation, making it a timely and impactful response to pressing sustainability challenges.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸.

A Deed of Donation was signed after the May 19–20, 2026 workshop for the formal turnover of donated equipment and materials to coastal communities of San Juan (Ili Sur, Ili Norte, Panicsican), Bauang (Baccuit Sur, Bagbag), and the City of San Fernando (Lingsat), La Union. These tools will be used by coastal barangays to upcycle discarded textiles and plastics into reusable products such as bags, mats, and household items. Beyond reducing waste, the donation supports livelihood opportunities, strengthens community participation in recycling and upcycling, and ensures that environmental advocacy translates into practical, sustainable action.

This formal turnover included the set of sewing machines and materials in the six coastal barangays:

• 1 unit Juki Electric Sewing Machine with Servo Motor (Model 8700)
• Sewing Threads: 10 pcs Black Snow Peak, 11 pcs White Snow Peak, 12 pcs Brown Coats Astra
• Organ Needles: 3 packs #16, 3 packs #18
• Tailor Scissors: 2 pairs
• Steel Pins: 12 sets
• Tailoring Chalk: 10 pcs
• Tailoring Ruler: 1 pc

Through this extension project, JVOFI reaffirms its mission to empower communities, safeguard our environment, and build a cleaner, more resilient future.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 2021 𝘵𝘰 2023, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵—𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯—𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 2023., 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 15, 2026, 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 15, 2026, 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

05/05/2026

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯.” – 𝘞𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐉𝐕𝐎𝐅𝐈), in partnership with the𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, successfully conducted a 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐀) 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 at the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐑𝐑𝐌 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 under the 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘧 (𝘙2𝘙) 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵.

This CEPA session brought together 51 participants including Barangay Tanods, Tourism Officers, Sanitation Inspector, MENRO, Store owners, garbage collectors, and Barangay Officials, to deepen their understanding of solid waste management, recycling initiatives, and coastal protection. Through interactive discussions, knowledge-sharing, and collaborative planning, participants gained practical insights on how communities can work together to reduce waste, protect waterways, and safeguard marine ecosystems.

In this activity our partners from the Philippine Coast Guard, POIC Melan Garay shared their initiatives in protecting the West Philippine Sea (catch basin of the Naguilian River) such as 121 coastal clean-up drives, 8- bunkering, dumping and land-based inspections.

Engr. Stephen John Villanueva from DENR-EMB also shares the topic on RA 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000). Engr. Ivy Flores from same office also shared her insights regarding the Extended Producers' Responsibility (RA 11898) also known as the EPR Law.

Mr. Carlo Apostol from the DILG La Union also shared the Kalinisan Program reiterating that this program should not be solely the work of barangay officials but a responsibility of every people in the community.

Mr. John Benedict Marasigan from PG-ENRO also shared the Provincial Ordinance 426-2023 Provincial Ordinance No. 426-2023 of La Union, also known as the 2023 Plastic Code of La Union, bans single-use plastics and styrofoam in the province and promotes reusable, recyclable, and biodegradable packaging. It sets clear penalties for violations and aligns with solid waste management goals.

The activity emphasized that environmental stewardship is a shared responsibility from households and barangays to local governments and civil society partners. By equipping stakeholders with both technical knowledge and real-world practices, the CEPA program strengthens community resilience and ensures that La Union continues to lead in sustainable development.

We extend our gratitude to the Municipality of Naguilian, the Provincial Government of La Union, and all our dedicated partners for their unwavering support.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

02/05/2026

“𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.”

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐉𝐕𝐎𝐅𝐈) successfully concluded its capacity-building activity, 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, under the Inclusive Solid Waste Management from Ridge to Reef Project at the San Juan Multipurpose Training Center in La Union. The event gathered 175 participants from the local government units of San Juan, Bacnotan, San Gabriel, Bauang, and Naguilian, along with community organizations and Technical Working Group (TWG) partner institutions, creating a vibrant platform for collaboration and shared learning.

Throughout the day, the forum and exposé showcased diverse perspectives and practical solutions toward a circular economy and sustainable waste management. Ms. Princess Orros of Econest Philippines – La Union highlighted the importance of sustainable packaging in waste diversion highlighting the Hindi ako Plastic a behavioral change that can be of small acts leading to a more sustainable future, while Dr. Ofelia Giron of Zero Waste Baguio Inc. shared valuable insights on the three planetary crises which are the Pollution, Loss of Biodiversity and climate change. Ms. Olive Gregorio of Zero Waste Baguio, Inc. shared also the Initiatives on how to attain a Zero Waste Community.

Ms. Elke Kayle Cadangen of Co founder of Tingi Station demonstrated how social enterprises can play a key role in reducing single-use plastics highlighting some business models that could help reduce the use of plastics through Reuse and Refill. She also quotes “𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 …. 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬”.

Ms. Geralyn Gacad of Agape Junkshop emphasized the crucial contribution of the informal waste sector in waste diversion creating an impact for a cleaner and more sustainable future.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rodel Ariones of DTI La Union presented their mandates and programs supporting circularity and economic development.

The event fostered meaningful connections, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration, culminating in an engaging open forum, reflections, and the awarding of certificates to participants.

With strong partnerships and a shared commitment, JVOFI continues to scale sustainable solutions from ridge to reef empowering communities to take action against plastic pollution and champion circular practices.

22/04/2026

🌍 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 🌍

This year’s theme reminds us that meaningful environmental progress begins with the everyday actions of individuals and communities. Transitioning to renewable energy, reducing waste, and practicing sustainability are not just global goals they are local commitments we can all take part in.

The 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜. 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧-𝐮𝐩 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞, 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧
𝐠, 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 in celebration of Earth Day 2026 through the Project Plastic Recycling for Clean Coast Extension . This initiative was made possible through the active participation of the 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐖𝐆 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Let us continue to lead with responsibility, act with purpose, and inspire others to join the movement for a sustainable future.

About the Project:

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 2021 𝘵𝘰 2023, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 2023, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 15, 2026, 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 15, 2026, 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

07/04/2026

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵.” — 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟑𝟎–𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜., spearheaded the 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 for the Naguilian and Baroro River System benefitting 102 barangays. This important initiative empowers each barangay to strengthen and refine its waste management strategies through the 5Es of the Solid Waste Management and ensuring cleaner rivers, healthier communities, inclusive livelihoods, and a more sustainable environment for generations to come.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated technical panelists from partner agencies for sharing their invaluable expertise and guidance. Our sincere thanks to Mr. Carlo Apostol from DILG; Eng. Stephen Villanueva, Mr. Konrad Noble, Mr. Andre Nisperos, and Mr. Aldrin Paolo Corpuz from DENR-EMB; Mr. John Benedict Marasigan and Ms. Shereal Catbagan from PG-ENRO; and Mr. Celso Jucutan from DMMMSU.

𝕋𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣, 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕 𝕒 𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖.

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19/02/2026

The Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc., through the Ridge to Reef Project (funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines), successfully conducted its 11th Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on February 18, 2026, at the Bacnotan Farmers’ Agri-Tourism Center.

With a shared mission to "end plastic pollution," partners from national agencies, the academe, the private sector, and local junkshops gathered to; 1. Review accomplishments vs. targets, 2. Strategize the ways forward for the year 2026 and 3. TWG members also shared the activities and projects implemented by their organizations.

These collective efforts are vital for environmental stewardship and sustainability. Together, we are making a lasting impact!

11/02/2026

The 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕. 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜., in partnership with the 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 – 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐖𝐆 (𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐑𝐬, 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐢 𝐋𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛, 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝟖, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐆𝐋𝐔) spearheaded a river clean-up at the 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 on 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Covering the barangays of Ortiz and Natividad, the initiative collected 𝟭𝟭𝟮.𝟰𝟱 𝗸𝗴 of waste. Residual waste accounted for the largest share at 𝟱𝟮.𝟱 𝗸𝗴.

This initiative reflects the power of collaboration and community spirit in protecting our environment. Together, we are taking meaningful steps toward a cleaner, healthier river for future generations.

Let’s continue working hand-in-hand to preserve our waterways and inspire more communities to take action.

𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘢-𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘝. 𝘖𝘯𝘨𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐𝘯𝘤. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯, 𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 (𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳), 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭 (𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘰) 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢 (𝘞𝘗𝘚). 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴' 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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