CEBU CITY, April 9 -- Regular clean-up activities in this capital city's coastal area have produced good results as shown in a video of "Sardinella surface run" in the local seawater, the vice mayor said on Tuesday.

The video of a school of fish seemingly playing on the surface of water was recently posted on social media by Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia and shared by environmental pages, citing his office's effort on preserving the local marine habitat.

"After three years of regular reef cleanups, and by working hand-in-hand with our fisherfolk, the Cebu City Bantay Dagat, and Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office, we can now see a school of juvenile gold stripe sardinella (Sardinella gibbosa), better known by its local ...