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Who is to blame for the widespread flooding in Metro Manila? The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) partly ...
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Billions down the drain

Just one weekend of intense rainfall, and there it was, a terribly familiar sight—Metro Manila, the country’s capital, ...
Why do some roads in Metro Manila become death traps during floods while others remain passable? According to a disaster ...
It is also the outcome of forces, such as colonial histories, profit-driven development, and decades of policies that have prioritized capital over care ...
The habagat-induced rains have turned different parts of the Philippines into a waterworld all over again. They have ...
Sen. Loren Legarda called for the strict and immediate implementation of environmental laws, particularly the Ecological ...
TINGOG party-list, in close coordination with the Office of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, on Wednesday conducted simultaneous ...
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Who wins when the rains come and tariffs rise?

AS torrential rains from Typhoon Wipha submerged Metro Manila and sent tens of thousands fleeing to evacuation centers, ...
President Marcos on Tuesday immediately suspended all preparations being made for his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on ...
Malacañang on Tuesday ordered the suspension of all preparations for the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of ...
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Broken flood- control record

Horrific floods in Texas in the United States have killed at least 121 people over the July Fourth holiday, including young ...
WHILE it may be an anecdotal observation, it seems a virtually universal one: flooding problems around Metro Manila are rapidly worsening. Areas of the city that have always been prone to flooding now ...