More communities nationwide are actively cleaning their areas, with 25,736 barangays joining the weekly clean-up activities in the KALINISAN (Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan) sa Bagong Pilipinas Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Despite challenges posed by typhoons and other natural hazards, the DILG said the weekly early morning clean-up activities were sustained across 5.3 million sites, ranging from coastal areas and waterways to public parks, streets, vacant lots, and other public spaces.

These collective efforts resulted in the collection of 104.5 million kilograms of waste, with an average of 569,221 participants, including 207,928 barangay officials regularly joining the weekly activity.

According to the DILG, the KALINISAN program significantly contributed to a whooping 71% drop in dengue cases as mosquito breeding sites were dismantled during the sustained clean-up drives in the barangays.

The Department of Health recently reported a total of 7,471 dengue cases in January 2026 compared to over 25,000 cases during the same period in 2025.

Launched in January 2024, KALINISAN aims to instill the spirit of bayanihan in Filipinos by encouraging community participation in environmental protection. The initiative supports President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call for a cleaner and more resilient Bagong Pilipinas.

The DILG continues to urge all barangays to sustain their weekly clean-up drives and encourage citizens to actively take part in caring for the environment