Bricks made of volcanic ash are laid out outside a brick-making facility in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
BINAN (Reuters) - A Philippine city shrouded in ash from the nearby Taal volcano has turned adversity into an opportunity to help neighbouring towns hit by the natural disaster.
The mayor of Biñan has ordered residents to collect ash blanketing homes, cars and roads and put it in sacks to be sent to a state-owned factory and turned into bricks.
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