The program aims to raise
awareness on the significance of marine conservation as well as the importance
of the involvement of consumers in the fight against plastic pollution and how
they can be part of the solution.
Mr. Carlo Endaya, Vice
President and General Manager of Branded Tuna Business, Century Pacific Food
Inc. talks about the Saving Our Seas Initiative
“Plastic
pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues we have today and as
part of Century Tuna’s mission to give back to our planet and our seas, we will
be launching the ‘Saving Our Seas’ initiative to help the fight against plastic
pollution, especially in our Philippine Seas,” said Century Pacific Food Inc.
(CPFI) Vice President and General Manager for Branded Tuna Business, Mr. Carlo
Endaya. “Let’s make a huge difference for our beaches and continue to enjoy the
marine resources we need,” he added.
The initiative started through a Beach and Reef Clean-up activity in
several areas in Mabini, Batangas, and was joined by Century Tuna Ambassador
Alden Richards and Superbods winners and finalists together with volunteers
from the community.
“I am so honored to be part of Century Tuna’s ‘Saving Our Seas’
initiative and I totally support this project as I believe that we are all
connected to nature. We can only remain healthy if we have a healthy
environment. It is our responsibility to protect and save our seas,” said
Century Tuna Ambassador Mr. Alden Richards.
Century Tuna’s ‘Saving Our Seas’ initiative is also in partnership with HOPE’s Aling Tindera Waste-to-Cash Program where people in the community can collect their plastic waste and exchange it for cash. Through the Saving Our Seas initiative, Century Tuna reinforces the concept of Plastic Circular Economy–where all plastics collected and recycled are diverted away from nature to ensure that it won’t leak back into the open environment. This is done by bringing it to processors which turn them into something useful and can be used again by the people.
Along the shoreline of Mabini,
Batangas, 11 key areas were already deployed with the Aling Tindera waste bins,
where people can drop their plastic and convert their trash into cash. Overall,
Century Tuna’s Saving Our Seas initiative is aiming to collect at least 10
metric tons of plastics for its pilot year.
“We are so very
excited to partner with Century Tuna for the ‘Saving Our Seas’ initiative. This
campaign will help grow awareness and encourage more people to join the fight
against plastic pollution,” said Friends of HOPE Managing Director Ms. Ilusion
Farias. “We hope Filipinos will take this opportunity to exchange their waste
for cash and save our seas at the same time,” she added.
The launch of the “Saving Our
Seas” initiative also coincides with the celebration of Earth Hour, the world’s
largest grassroots movement for the environment, on March 25, 2023. Century
Tuna's “Saving our Seas” initiative has a lot of noteworthy activities to save
our Philippine Seas, stay tuned to find out more!
For more information, please visit
https://centurytuna.ph/SavingOurSeas/ or visit /CenturyTuna on
Facebook or @centurytunasuperbods on Instagram for more updates.
