Sunrises and sunsets over Manila Bay are picture-worthy, but the bay itself has a dirty secret. Or should we refer to it as, “dirty open secret”?
In a report in The Philippine Star, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Garin was quoted as saying, “If you swim in Manila Bay, it is like drinking others’ urine and swallowing the feces of other people. That’s how dirty it is.”
Garin further added that “taking a dip in the polluted waters of Manila Bay exposes a person to diarrhea, dehydration, cholera, typhoid fever, Hepatitis B, respiratory diseases, and skin allergies.”
With temperatures rising in the city, though, there are still a lot of people who take a dip in the bay.
