00:00Manila's LGU, Managot, hired a garbage collector.
00:05It was not until the New Year's greetings that the garbage in the city was collected.
00:10Jonathan Andal was there.
00:12After the New Year's greetings,
00:18a lot of garbage was left in the city of Manila.
00:23In Baseco, almost half of the garbage was on the road.
00:27The whole road here is full of garbage.
00:30This is still January 1.
00:32The smell is starting and the garbage is increasing.
00:36It's affecting the business of the people here,
00:38and also their health.
00:40I have a headache, I can't breathe.
00:43If we don't sell, how are we going to make a living?
00:46Our stomachs are weak when we smell.
00:48My husband is addicted to the smell.
00:50Garbage is also a problem for those who sell food
00:54in front of the garbage.
00:57Is it not affecting your livelihood?
00:59I don't know, sir.
01:01That's why others are complaining.
01:03Because there is no garbage collection,
01:05garbage is added every day
01:07because there are still people throwing garbage here.
01:09We are tired of it, they are angry.
01:11So you are still fighting?
01:13Yes, we are still fighting.
01:15Aside from the market, garbage is also piled up
01:17in front of the school,
01:19in front of the houses,
01:21in front of the food,
01:23even the firetruck is blocked by garbage.
01:25How am I going to respond to the fire?
01:27I can't go through,
01:29and this action should be taken.
01:31But this is not just a problem in Baseco,
01:33just cross the road
01:35and there is a line on the road
01:37in one part of Dagupan Street in Tondo.
01:39These garbage have been waiting for a few days.
01:41Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna apologized.
01:43She called this a fraud
01:45and promised
01:47that they will answer
01:49their garbage contractor
01:51in 2024
01:54who did not throw garbage
01:56during Christmas and New Year's Eve.
01:58The contractor of Manila
02:00who throws garbage
02:02entered the city on January 1.
02:04I just want to apologize
02:06and explain
02:08to our countrymen
02:10that we don't want
02:12to not be able
02:14to collect garbage right away.
02:16Right now,
02:18there are 91 trucks
02:20going around Manila.
02:22We have been collecting garbage
02:24for 24 hours.
02:26We are still trying to get
02:28the license plate of the previous contractor.
02:30For GMA Integrated News,
02:32Jonathan Andal,
02:34for 24 Hours.
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