Caltex Volunteers Remove 3,850 Kilograms of Waste from Batangas Shoreline

The company marked 20 consecutive years of coastal cleanups with 293 volunteers working along five kilometers of coast in San Pascual.

A coastal cleanup involving 293 volunteers collected 3,850 kilograms of waste along the shoreline near the Caltex terminal in San Pascual, Batangas, helping prepare the area for sea turtle nesting season.

According to Chevron Philippines’ October 29, 2026 announcement, the September activity marked 20 consecutive years of the company’s annual cleanup.

Volunteers covered five kilometers of shoreline, filling 397 sacks with collected rubbish.

Participants came from Chevron Philippines, Chevron Global Business Services Manila, San Pascual’s Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office, and the Office of the Mayor.

Clearing the way for nesting turtles

The company identifies the shoreline as a nesting area for Olive Ridley sea turtles, locally known as pawikan.

Its release describes an October-to-March nesting period and explains that accumulated debris can obstruct adult turtles moving onto the beach and hatchlings making their way toward the water.

Raymund Año, Batangas Terminal Manager, said the cleanup gives employees and community partners a practical way to contribute before the nesting season.

“Waste from different areas can eventually find its way to our coastlines,” Año said.

Sustained work requires community participation

Jucylita Garcia, Environmental Management Specialist I at San Pascual MENRO, said the annual activity also reminds residents about solid waste management and the effects of rubbish accumulating along the coast.

The release reports that 4,261 hatchlings had been released from the terminal shoreline as of January 2026.

Annual figures varied: the company recorded 23 hatchlings in 2022, 768 in 2024 and 146 in 2025. These figures document reported releases; they do not establish that the cleanup alone caused changes in nesting or hatchling numbers.

Monitoring continues after the cleanup

Chevron says the collected waste will be sorted, with materials directed to recycling or appropriate disposal.

Guards trained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will monitor the shoreline and cordon off nesting areas.

The activity connects a measurable cleanup effort with continuing responsibilities: managing waste, monitoring nests and maintaining cooperation between the terminal and its neighboring community.

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