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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.
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”?
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.
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