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All quiet at Manila Bay's ‘white sand’ beach as Rolly heads for Luzon


With Typhoon Rolly predicted to slam into Luzon in the next 12 hours or so, things appeared quiet at Manila Bay's "white sand" beach, according to a Saturday afternoon Twitter post by GMA News' Vonne Aquino.

Trash and water hyacinths had washed onto the beach last October 21 due to Tropical Storm Pepito.

A 500-meter stretch of coastline near the US Embassy in Manila was filled with sand made from tons of crushed dolomite boulders from the Visayas, creating the beach.

The government said that it spent about P28 million on the project. — DVM, GMA News

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