Garbage on the road (File photo from Joselle R. Badilla) MANILA, Philippines — A total of 72 trucks of garbage have so far been collected at the Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City

Parañaque City personnel work amid a dense layer of plastic bottles, food containers, styrofoam, wood and other debris accumulated along the Redemptorist Water Channel. — Photo…

Workers try to clear a sea of garbage and debris brought by intense monsoon rains at the Redemptorist Water Channel in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Aug.…