People like me who live in catch basin towns suffer the brunt of typhoons. The past "habagat" which dumped more rains than the 2009 killer-typhoon Ondoy flooded most of Metro Manila, and the provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Bataan and Pampanga.
Listening to the vision of Architect Palafox who glossed over the flood-control master plans of countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and the Netherlands makes one wonder why the Philippines, a perennial disaster prone nation, has not yet implemented similar designs and infrastructures.
The recent pronouncements by President Aquino and DPWH of major flood control undertakings with some being completed in three years and others going into year 2035, provide a glimmer of hope. With the administration's success in keeping PAGASA at its toes in projecting weather disturbances and advising people of forthcoming calamities and its early and massive evacuation efforts, coupled with the quick and coordinated response of delivering food and supplies, the public somehow senses sincerity in Aquino's flood control plans.
Moving to higher grounds temporarily before the recent flood wrecked havoc in our neighbourhood was the best thing we did in this "habagat" phenomenon. It was up shore and impersonal, yes, but we kept safe and dry. Thanks to relatives and friends.
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Ingat po kayo. Let's hope and pray that the government proposed flood control will see the light of day.
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