A worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEA worker collects garbage from residents on Acacia Lane in Mandaluyong on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, as part of the city's 'Palit Basura Para Sa Pagkain Sa Mesa' project. The trash is converted into bricks, which are used as construction materials. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE