There was too much flood since Monday brought about by now Typhoon Enteng. Rizal was heavily hit. Most towns except Binangonan and Angono were heavily flooded. But Pililla (at the church and embarcadero Hulo) Namay Morong, Pinugay Baras, Cardona, Antipolo, Cainta (Imelda Highway was iimpassable), San Mateo, Taytay, Marilaque, Sampaloc (Tanay) Rodriguez were flooded. We could not imagine flooding at high places like Antipolo, Tanay, Pinugay. and Tanay.
Other areas in Cavite, Paranaque and Las Pinas, Navotas, Bulacan were observed. NLEX was virtually a river.
Several theories were all ready advanced by netizens as causes:
1. Over development at the mountains. So the LGUs and regulatory bodies were blamed. As in Antipolo and Pililla (3 subdivision projects are ongoing at Bugarin).
We are quickk to blame the govt... But the citizens bear responsibility too.
Others observed by this post:
2. Reclamation at Laguna Lake and Manila Bay. Surely, the volume of the Bay and the Lake decreased with the reclamation. Bulakenos especially from Balagtas blame the new International Airport being developed at their town as the cause of the severe flooding
3. Improper solid waste disposal clogging the flood control system.
We should have proper solid waste disposal. We should follow initiative on recycling, banning plastic containers etc.
4. Lack of masterplan, and comprehensive total flood control projects
The secretary of DPWH said so.
5. Narrower clogged waterways
1. Since Ondoy, call outs were made to dredge Manggahan floodway. It has become cesspool for
illegal settelrs. The floodway has ceased functioning 100% since before Ondoy and thus unable
to rapidly drain Marikina river
2. The riverbank project lessened the water carrying capacity of riviers. They have become
narrower
3. Occupation of accretion. The sediments deposited by river were titled and occupied by
private land owners. The original areas of the river should have been preserved.
And now we are blaming the govt? Some developers in the Marikina watershed were seen
to be narrowing creeks; in gated subdivsiions, there is no flooding because they tripled the
volume of creeks: widened and made them deeper.
4. Killing creeks and other waterways. We observe this with other developers and landowners.
They build over creeks
6. Climate change
Everywhere, from Europe, China, and South America we see cases of intense rain and flooding. We
are subject to this phenomenon. Its not only China that suffers from intense rain and flooding. We
too. Unbelievable amount of rainfall are brought by typhoons. Due to elevated temparature of the
ocean brought about by global warming, and too much carbon.
We contribute to global warming. We can help lessen this:
1. Conserving electricity;
2. Less global traavel by jet or ship;
3. Riding the tricycle and smoke belching jeep;
4. Plant trees
6. Perhaps this is part of the end times.
Let us help those who were affected by floods.
Let us mind this flood mitigating measures when the weather is fine, and not after disaster strike
