(Clockwise) Participants of the Coastal Clean-up in Britannia Beach, personnel joining the Swimming Survival Initiative, recipients of the Plaques of Participation, and the Cleaning the Capital Certificate issued by Ottawa City Hall for the Coastal Clean-Up. (Photo credits: Ottawa PE)

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa commemorated the annual Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANA MO) in September by undertaking a Coastal Clean-Up  of Britannia Beach in West Ottawa, a Swimming Survival Initiative, and the awarding of plaques of participation to its personnel who participated in these events.

The various activities were intended to promote awareness and protection of the marine environment and the management of marine resources.