Part of Pasig River impassable due to trash

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday said that a part of the Pasig River has become impassable due to trash. 

"Hindi passable ang Ilog Pasig sa mga bangka mula PUP (Polytechnic University of the Philippines) hanggang Escolta dahil sa mga nakaharang na basura," MMDA said on its Facebook page. 

(The Pasig River is not passable to boats from PUP to Escolta because of garbage.)

The agency said it is now conducting clean-up operations.

"Tuloy-tuloy naman ang paglilinis sa ilog sa pamamagitan ng mga trash skimmer na mabilis na nakakakolekta sa mga basura na nasa tubig," said MMDA. 

(The river is continuously being cleaned through trash skimmers to collect the trash faster.)

Meanwhile, the MMDA  called on the public to be more responsible with their trash disposal.

“Maging responsable sa pagtatapon ng basura. Huwag magtapon sa ilog at iba pang daluyang tubig para hindi magkaroon ng mga pagbaha,” read the statement.

(Be more responsible in throwing your garbage. Do not throw your garbage in rivers and other waterways to avoid flooding incidents) —Jiselle Anne C. Casucian/ VAL, GMA Integrated News