Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon reminded us all yet again of how prone Metro Manila and other Luzon cities are to flooding./r
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Is it because Metro Manila is in a river basin? Is it because of reclamation projects? Is garbage clogging drainage systems to blame? And will it ever be possible for Metro Manila and nearby cities to become “flood-proof”?/r
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In this episode of ‘Be The Good,’ Rappler head of community Pia Ranada talks to Guillermo Tabios III, professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines Institute of Civil Engineering; and Pamela Cajilig, a design anthropologist at UP Diliman’s College of Architecture./r
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https://www.rappler.com/moveph/be-the-good-episode-can-metro-manila-philippine-cities-ever-be-flood-proof/

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