The Manila GPF got underway today with a massive community service project involving more than 10,000 volunteers from 39 schools and universities and over 100 community groups.

A joint project with the Mayor Alfredo Lim's office and the city of Manila, the cleanup targeted the badly polluted coastline of Manila Bay. Organizers said that the volunteers had already removed several tons of trash and committed to doing much more in the weeks and months ahead.