LOOK: Manila Bay becomes ‘photogenic’ once again after clean-up drive
CLEANUP BRIGADE Policemen join the massive cleanup along Roxas Boulevard as the rehabilitation of the heavily polluted Manila Bay kicked off on Sunday, Jan. 27. INQUIRER file photo / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
Filipinos could now bask in the beautiful sunset at the Manila Bay minus the stress of seeing and smelling the garbage previously seen along the coastline.
Photos posted by several netizens show how the once heavily-polluted Manila Bay has been revived to its natural splendor through the efforts of government agencies and volunteers.
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Various government agencies, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), kicked off its rehabilitation project for Manila Bay.
Photo of Manila Bay from netizen Alex Tigno.
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has collected more than 45 tons of garbage in its Manila Bay clean-up drive.
A total of 45.59 tons of garbage — filling up 11 garbage trucks — were collected in the cleanup, the MMDA said. /jpv
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