Volumes of trash collected in Manila Bay cleanup led by BFP in Pasay City

Personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Sunday led a cleanup drive in Manila Bay collecting volumes of trash along the shore as part of the rehabilitation of the polluted area in Pasay City.

According to a report of Mao Dela Cruz on Super Radyo dzBB, around 200 BFP personnel picked trash in Manila Bay behind Manila Film Center.

Clean-up drive ng Bureau of Fire Protection sa Manila Bay, nagsimula na. | via Mao Dela Cruz

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) February 17, 2019

Aside from cleaning the shore, BFP personnel also opened the drainage areas and removed trash from them such as plastic and styrofoam.

About 200 firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection participate in a cleanup on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in Manila Bay in Pasay City as part of the efforts to save Manila Bay. Danny Pata

Volumes of trash are collected during the cleanup of Manila Bay in Pasay City spearheaded by the Bureau of Fire of Protection on Sunday, February 17, as part of the efforts to rehabilitate its waters. DANNY PATA

National Capital Regional (NCR) Fire Director Senior Superintendent Wilberto Kwan Tiu said the cleanup was part of BFP’s rehabilitation and cultural preservation program.

He also said their initiative aims to support a consistent rehabilitation of Manila Bay as ordered by the government. —Joviland Rita/KG, GMA News