MANILA, Philippines – Tons of garbage enough to fill over 200 trucks of garbage have been collected from the Baclaran Redemptorist water channel in Parañaque City after days of incessant rains brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat. The Parañaque city government said 203 metric tons of waste and debris have been hauled since Monday through a joint cleanup operation with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Department of Public Works and Highways. In a social media post, the city government said garbage from nearby areas accumulated in the water channel after high tide pushed waste from Manila Bay into the […]...Keep on reading: Over 200 truckloads of garbage hauled from Parañaque water channel