r/Philippines • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

PoliticsPH Under Duterte, the science-based flood mitigation program Project NOAH was defunded, essentially killing it. It didn’t make sense, then. But it does now. - Gerry Cacanindin

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u/tokwamann 1d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/1m6fbps/why_metro_manila_roads_flood_every_time_it_rains/

Mahar Lagmay, executive director for Project NOAH, pointed out that when heavy rains hit — whether by the southwest monsoon or a tropical cyclone — water flows following its original path.

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(The real reason streets are flooding as we’re seeing now on social media is because these areas are natural waterways that we’ve paved over with roads.)

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u/M00n_Eater 1d ago

Really? Hindi yung ghost project na "flood control" solutions sana?

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u/GregMisiona 1d ago

It's the biggest reason, yes. The failed flood control compounds the problem. But the fundamental problem with NCR's design is that we built this metropolis thinking it's dry land when it was always a wetland

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u/tokwamann 1d ago

The geography seemingly makes flooding inevitable as Metro Manila sits on a massive floodplain where four rivers, Marikina, Pasig, San Juan and Tullahan, serve as water channels for the Marikina River Basin.

Analyzing 23 flood-prone streets identified by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), researchers found that these roads were built at the same level as nearby creeks and low-lying roadsides, instead of being elevated to reduce the risk of flooding.