However, the thick and fetid mosaic of plastic bottles, takeaway containers and plastic bags is just a porous layer atop the filthy water of Estero de Magdalena. ADVERTISEMENTIt is one of the tributaries that run into Manila’s most important and heavily polluted waterways, the Pasig River. “They (residents) are turning the creeks into a trash can,” said Lorenzo Alconera, an official with the city engineering department. We do not want it to flow into the Pasig River,” he added. ADVERTISEMENTAuthorities say the trash-choked creek is a breeding ground for preventable illnesses like cholera and typhoid fever.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 05, 2018 06:54 UTC