00:00The year has already passed, but the garbage has not been collected yet, so the garbage in Blumentritt in Manila has already piled up.
00:06Not only the passers-by, but also the businesses around have been affected by the smelly smell.
00:13Marisol Abduraman is on the scene.
00:19The smell of garbage in this part of Blumentritt in Manila is getting worse.
00:23The reason is that the mountain of garbage is being carried for 5 days straight.
00:27That's why even the passers-by, the jeepneys that are stopping in the area, are complaining.
00:32It's a mess.
00:34That's why the other customers don't come here.
00:37It's really like that.
00:39It's full of garbage.
00:41Because of the smell, some businesses in the area are affected,
00:44just like those who sell vegetables.
00:47Of course, it's affected.
00:48Of course, the buyers are affected because of the smell.
00:52It's stinky.
00:53That's why the business is affected.
00:56According to Manila Mayor Hani Lacuna,
00:58the collection of garbage in the city continues,
01:01but their new service provider was not able to collect the garbage immediately.
01:05For a few days, the former service provider,
01:09before the new year arrived, was not able to collect garbage in other places.
01:14That's why the number of garbage collected by the new service provider did not double.
01:21It started on January 1,
01:23but the garbage was collected on December 31.
01:26They were the ones who collected the garbage starting on January 1.
01:30The garbage that was left on December 30 and 31,
01:35they were the ones who collected it.
01:37That's why four times the amount of garbage was collected by them.
01:42In a statement, the Lionel Waste Management Corporation was surprised,
01:46according to Lacuna,
01:47that it left the collection of garbage in Manila
01:51before their contract ends on December 31, 2024.
01:55In fact, when they announced to their employees on December 23
01:59that their contract in the City of Manila would end,
02:02they said that they will finish their service until the end of the year.
02:07Through the company, they continued to serve until the last day,
02:11even during Christmas,
02:13despite the loan of P561.44 million.
02:18The Lionel was also surprised when they told Mayor Honey Lacuna on September 24
02:23that they will not join the bidding for 2025
02:26because the loan has not yet been paid
02:28and to prepare for the proper transfer to the new service provider.
02:32For GMA Integrated News,
02:35Marisol Abdurrahman,
02:37for Tutok 24 Horas.
02:48Transcribed by ESO, translated by —
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