BSP Ilocos Norte-Laoag City Council joins Independence Day Coastal Clean-Up BSP Ilocos Norte-Laoag City Council joins Independence Day Coastal Clean-Up organized by Movement Against Plastic Pollution-Ilocos Norte and participated by different Government and Non-Government Organizations in Ilocos Norte on June 12, 2019 at Brgy. Caruan, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. Did you know that the Philippines is the third largest contributor of ocean plastic worldwide? Together with 95+ volunteers, we collected 317.8 kilos (43 full sacks) of non-biodegradable trashes from a 1 kilometer coast within 1 hour and 20 minutes.