MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines earned an unflattering distinction recently for having the most polluting body of water and leading source of plastic wastes in the ocean—Pasig River.
The main waterway that snakes itself through Metro Manila, the Philippines’ industrial and commercial nerve center, had been found to be more pollutive than several other notorious rivers in the world, notably the Ganges River in India where millions bathe yearly for one of the world’s biggest religious festivals, Khumb Mela.
That Pasig River’s condition has drawn international attention is not a surprise and is presented in a study of rivers worldwide published last April in the Science Ad…
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