Published January 14, 2021, 3:00 PM The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program, has awarded grants worth around P42 million ($890,000) to five organizations in support of local solutions that address ocean plastics pollution. U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law, USAID Philippines Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II, Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Nancy Socrates, Manila Department of Public Services Head Kenneth Amurao, Pasig City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Allen Angeles, Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) Chief of Party Jon Angin, and CCBO Moderator and Grants Manager Amy Kirk at the virtual CCBO program launch and grant award ceremony on January 14. (US EMBASSY IN THE PHILIPPINES / MANILA BULLETIN)