00:00 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is watching over Baseco Beach in Manila.
00:07 Some are planning to swim there because of the heat.
00:10 First live news, Jomer Ateneo.
00:13 Jomer!
00:14 Susan, I'm here now in the area of Baseco Beach in Manila.
00:22 Authorities are watching over this area after ordering swimming to be prohibited here.
00:28 [Police radio]
00:32 Residents of Baseco Beach in Manila are now allowed to swim in the sea.
00:37 Especially now that it's hot and they can only walk a distance from the beach.
00:41 But authorities are prohibiting swimming in the sea.
00:45 We don't know why it's prohibited.
00:47 We're being harassed.
00:50 Then, the police are making us angry.
00:55 That's all. It's prohibited up to that point.
00:59 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or DNR, said that the level of coliform is high here and it's dangerous for health.
01:07 The children are being instructed to swim here.
01:10 It's like they're losing their feelings.
01:14 Residents are now saying that swimming in the sea is prohibited.
01:18 They are also prohibiting basketball, especially now that it's hot.
01:23 So that they can play when there's no class, they are just joining in catching fish.
01:29 Meanwhile, Susan, authorities are continuously talking to residents to follow the regulations as far as it's prohibited.
01:41 Live from Baseco, I'm Jomer Apresto for GMA Integrated News.
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