“Baybay Ku, Dal A Recollection of a Hum

Lilibeth Calanoga

The Baybay Ku, Dalus Ku was an idea incepted in the year 2019 of the Aparri Surfing Community President Mr Erwin R Meram It was driven by the visits of foreign surfers who had seen the great potential of our pretty nice sea waves curling along the shores of beaches nearby the town proper. Said foreign visitors were so much attracted to the view of our sea waves except for the sights of rubbish and litter scattered around our shores way back then. This sparked the idea of posting via Facebook a cry for environmental help more particularly in cleaning our shores Thus, led the Aparri Surfing Community to launch its campaign for “Pagkakaisa Para sa Bayan at Kalikasan” dubbed “Baybay Ku, Dalus Ku” on February 23, 2019, which later on was established to name the group of volunteers

Our concerned community people who had realized the value of restoring the cleanliness of our shores aside from the fact of helping in developing our natural spots for tourism heeded the call. Alongside our community people are the various organizations, civic, private, and government alike coming hand in hand in response to the call. Added to the fueling of unity and solidarity is the outburst of the spirit of volunteerism in safeguarding our local beaches and preserving our natural treasures.

The early activity of the coastal clean-up drive headed by the Aparri Surfing Community dated in 2019 had reached the ears of benevolent people who genuinely shared their blessings for the said cause. From then on, the Baybay Ku, Dalus Ku crusade continuously attract volunteers and sponsors until it was well established as a voluntary project of the Aparri Surfing Community in cooperation with concerned Aparianos

It has regularized the cleaning of shorelines every Saturday at 6 o’clock in the morning bringing together our community people from all walks and ages of life. Today, the Aparri Surfing Community crusade of Baybay Ku Dalus Ku has become a continuing advocacy of concerned Aparianos. It’s not only limited to coastal clean-up drives but even had gone far of doing various activities such as engaging its member volunteers in tree planting activities, relief operations, clearing of drainage canals in our communities, and even extending a helping hand to our educational sectors in their call for Balik Eskwela and Brigada Eskwela and greening programs. As it reaches its 4th year founding anniversary, it remains to be at the limelight and is now a lawful organization as being legitimized by its registration with Security and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2022

May the call for volunteerism in protecting our nature and natural resources be everyone’s concern May this advocacy become a living legend today and beyond. Let the crusade go on.

The Aparri Beach