Local officials have been telling Edlyn Rosales that Manila Bay is already a dead body of water. Friends who otherwise meant well have told her the same, she said. But as for barangay officials who compared the 58-kilometer-wide bay “to a sewer where you can only get mud,” it dawned on Rosales finally that her family and their community were being persuaded to leave their home.

Ramos, M. S., & Subingsubing, K. (2023, January 31). Fishers urged not to venture into Manila Bay, told it's 'dead'. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A3, A5.