Workers from Manila’s Department of Public Services (DPS) worked nonstop on Thursday and Friday to rid Manila Bay of garbage that was washed ashore as typhoon “Ulysses” affected huge portions of Luzon on 12 November. The DPS said it collected a total of 53 metric tons of trash until 11 a.m. yesterday. The garbage consisted of plastic bottles and other forms of refuse that have found their way into bay from waterways that drain into the sea.

Crews collect trash from Manila Bay. (2020, November 14). Daily Tribune, p. A7.