MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is planning to bring in larger machines to help remove deep-seated sediment from Manila Bay, an official said yesterday. So now we are assembling a larger amphibious excavator to loosen the sediment in the Manila Bay,” said Noel Ilao, DPWH Bureau of Equipment director. “Having a shorter arm would also be useful because it would have more force or strength in digging out the sediments,” Ilao added. The DPWH has been using 28 pieces of equipment, including three new amphibious excavators, two dumping scows and a debris segregator for the Manila Bay cleanup. By setting up another shift, the DPWH can use the lighter flow of traffic at night to transport the collected garbage, Ilao said.

Source: Philippine Star March 16, 2019 16:00 UTC