WIRE โ€” MANILA, Philippines โ€”Malacaรฑang has backed proposals for harsher penalties for littering and improper garbage disposal by local government units (LGUs) after President Ferdinand Marcos himself Jr. learned about the sea of trash and debris that clogged a waterway in Paraรฑaque City after intense rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon. Palace press officer Claire Castro

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