FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.NO. 400 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. TriIlanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The P\lilippine Archipelago is one of the largest archipelagos in the world. It is composed 
of 7, I 07 islands and a coastline that stretches around 20,000 kilometers. It is no surprise 
that most of our people rely much on the bounties of the seas and the coastlines for their 
survival. 
Article 12, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution mandates that, "the State shall protect the 
nation's marine wealth." However, even with the said clause in the Constitution, our 
marine resources weren't spared from the damages and destructions brought about by our 
activities. These damages and destructions in turn threaten the resources that provide our 
countrymen food and source of living. 
This bill prescribes every second Saturday of September as "National Coastal Clean-Up 
Day" to heighten the consciousness of our countrymen on the importance of preserving 
our marine resources thru programs and activities that would promote prevention of water 
pollution. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
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"SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.NO. 400 
Introduced by Seuator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
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PRESCRIBING EVERY SECOND SUNDAY OF SEPTEMBER AS A NATIONAL 
COASTAL CLEAN-UP DAY IN THE COUNTRY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled. 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "National Coastal 
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Clean-Up Day Act of201O." 
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S.Jl;c. 2. The second Saturday of September of every year shall hereby be known 
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as the "National Coastal Clean-Up Day" to promote consciousness over the protection of 
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our marine resources. 
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SEC. 3. Pursuant to the observance of the National Coastal Clean-Up Day, an 
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annual program of activities that would promote water pollution prevention via coastal 
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cleanups shall be prepared and implemented by the Department of Environment and 
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Natural Resources (DENR). 
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In support thereof, the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on 
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Higher Education (CHED), the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Department of 
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Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the 
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Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), shall facilitate and encourage the 
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commemoration of this day and the participation of all schools, public and private, 
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government agencies, be it local or national, the police, and the armed forces, nationwide. 


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The Philippine Information Agency (PIA), in coordination with the abovementioned 
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agencies shall ensure the effective information dissemination of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. Funding. - The amount necessary for the effective implementation of 
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this Act shall be charged to the appropriations of the DENR under the current General 
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Appropriations Act (GAA). Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued 
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imple~entation of this Act shall be included in the annual GAA. 
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SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provisions, or part hereof, is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law of the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
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its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of 
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general circulation. 
Approved, 
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