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Flood-prone
The Philippine Star
|July 05, 2025
EDITORIAL
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Classes were suspended in several areas in Metro Manila last Thursday because of heavy rainfall that caused flooding at daybreak. Tropical depression Bising has left the country, but more heavy rainfall is forecast this weekend by the weather bureau.
According to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, at least 664 barangays in Luzon, 412 of them in Metro Manila, are at risk of rain-induced flooding, landslides and debris flow.
The start of the heavy flooding this year revived questions about the utilization of billions of pesos allocated for flood control programs. Parts of Metro Manila, especially in the western section, are low-lying areas that are gradually sinking into the sea, with the phenomenon exacerbated by rising sea levels caused by global warming.
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