Now comes the messy side of Pope Francis' five-day visit: the trash left behind after the Pope's closing Mass and lined the route between Luneta and Apostolic Nunciature.
 

Mounds of trash begin piling up along Taft Ave. after the mass. While attendees leave, personnel begin clean-up. pic.twitter.com/nVryMse2A3

— Raffy Tima (@raffytima) January 18, 2015

Several Filipinos had gathered in the area since Saturday for a chance to see the Pope.

 

For its part, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority deployed crews to clean up the mess, but could not immediately get to work.

 

A report by dzBB's Luisito Santos said the MMDA could not immediately clean up at Quirino corner Taft Avenues because of the number of people still there as of 6:10 p.m. 

As of 6:10PM, 'di pa makapaglinis ang @MMDA sa kanto ng Quirino at Taft Ave dahil sa dami ng tao | @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/NMhSdtZfiZ

— GMA News (@gmanews) January 18, 2015