21 February 2019, Manila, Philippines \u2013 Next week, environmental organization Greenpeace Philippines will be opening its most iconic ship, the Rainbow Warrior, to the public. The Rainbow Warrior is coming back to the Philippines for the Ship the Plastic Back tour to campaign against plastic pollution and rally the Filipinos as we move to #breakfreefromplastic!<\/p>\n
The first stop of the iconic ship is the famous and controversial Manila Bay. On March 2 and 3 at the Port of Manila, Greenpeace will open the ship to the public for a chance to see Manila Bay after the government-led clean-ups for its planned rehabilitation. It will then sail to Cebu for another round of open boat on March 15 and 16 at Port of Cebu, as the province highlights its initiatives towards becoming a leader in fighting plastic pollution in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
The Rainbow Warrior\u2019s\u00a0Ship the Plastic Back\u00a0tour is part of a global campaign that targets companies that produce massive amounts of single-use plastic that pollute the world\u2019s oceans. The Philippines is constantly named as one of the top polluters of plastics in the ocean, among other Asian countries. Hence, the plastic campaign aims to significantly contribute to\u00a0 minimizing the proliferation of plastics in the country.<\/p>\n
Greenpeace aims to highlight the responsibility of corporations whose production of plastic packaging has contributed greatly to the pollution of Manila Bay and other water bodies in the Philippines. Greenpeace is demanding that corporations reduce their single-use plastic packaging production and explore alternative systems of delivering their products to consumers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ongoing Manila Bay rehabilitation has put a spotlight on how we Filipinos are doing our part to clean our country. The clean-up has produced picture-perfect results, as we have seen on social media, but we have to remember that trash will always find its way to Manila Bay if we don\u2019t address plastic pollution at source,\u201d said Abigail Aguilar, campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia \u2013 Philippines.<\/p>\n
Greenpeace is inviting the public to see Manila Bay from the point of view of the world\u2019s first\u00a0purpose-built environmental campaigning ship.\u00a0The open boat events are free to\u00a0all visitors, but interested parties must pre-register on the organization\u2019s Eventbrite page:\u00a0shipitback.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit Greenpeace Philippines\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n Media Contact:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Angelica Carballo Pago, Media Campaigner, Greenpeace Southeast Asia \u2013 Philippines
\nEmail:\u00a0angelica.pago@greenpeace.org<\/a>