Why is Metro Manila prone to floods? Urban planner explains why

In this 2018 interview with #TheChiefs, urban planner and architect Paulo Alcazaren explains the "batya concept" which details why Metro Manila is prone to flooding.
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[@spacegabxx]

Watched this because of recent flood in Manila. I hope it will priority the proposed flood control projects in this administration.

[@kiko69]

Garbage is another contributor in the problem!

[@oneyedthing]

Contrary to popular belief garbage has always been the excuse of corporations and govt to bring the blame to the people.
Destruction of nearby mountains to give way for residential and commercial spaces is what causes major flood problems. Not to mention the removal of mangrove trees more than A 100 years ago in manila bay or any bay for that matter.
No matter how clean the drainages are, the only way flood can be prevented is to remove every concrete jungle away from any bodies of water and mountain range.

[@jeromeclemente3672]

Why don't we build that Paranaque floodway underground? Yes it's expensive but it will pay for itself in the long run.

[@blazingfire_0712]

Prolly because of right of way... seeing that the floodway will cut through the metropolis.

[@jeromeclemente3672]

@@blazingfire_0712 underground. They have to build deep underground. Solves the right of way issue

[@geraldpestano5789]

@@jeromeclemente3672 it's all about the budget. eka nga ni MDS pag gagawa ka ng project saan kukuha ng pondo? we are in a pandemic now. the government must set priorities muna sa health and dealing with pandemic. although it is also risky kasi di naman nagdeday off ang bagyo at pagbaha lalo na La Niña season tayo. well we can blame those politicians na hindi nagprioritize ng mga ganitong proposals way back 30 to 40 years ago. revenge politics at its finest

[@evilydal]

Yes JAPAN, is an expert in these underground floodways.

[@JinKazama92]

because people need to sell their homes

[@B_y1n]

So how confident are you the Subway won't flood?

[@domsarmientochannel]

Daming infra projects na di kailangan, redundant, maayos pa binubungkal na, why not do projects na magsolve ng problems at makinabang ang marami kesa mga projects na nakikinabang Lang mga contractors at politicians. Haist

[@tsundre]

7 months later abd uts flooding right now

[@fayefaye_4908]

So ano na gingawang action ng gobyerno dito?Kung meron ano nang progress? Ano hintayin nyong tuluyang lumubog?

[@kzx1348]

1986 pa dapat natapos yan sir pinatigil lang ni Cory at nung naging Presidente si Noynoy pinatigil din. Pero nung February 2021 natapos na ang Feasibility Study ngaun under preparation na. Hindi basta basta na project yan sir ang alam ko Underground tunnel yan at JICA ng Japan ang hahawak nyan. Madali na lang magresearch ngaun dahil hindi mo yan mapapanood sa mga paborito mong Balita lalo na sa ABS GMA CNN at ABC dahil magpapabango yan sa administrasyon ni Duterte. Kaya basa basa din wag puro reklamo.

[@theworthy9411]

Wala nga nga!

[@oneyedthing]

@@kzx1348
Politko front lamang yan. Corporations ang nag didikta ng batas.
Kahit sino ang iupo sa Pinas kung hindi ma ddisiplina ang mga corporations bale wala.
Sila din ang nag papatayo ng mga commercial spaces at residential spaces sa mga lugar na dapat hindi lagyan.

[@jimmymcenborg9355]

the paranaque spillway should have solve or atleast improved the flooding in metro manila but the project never pushed through because of the edsa revolution…. end of story.

[@vxdarwayn824]

Politics

[@Master-nd1ir]

Expensive? Try nyo mag tanim ng mga puno hindi lang baha masusulosyunan pati climate change, tsaka na pu purify pa yung hangin

[@jonathanencisa9419]

Bakit ayaw nyong project ni marcos yan na hindi naumpisahan dahil kay cory?

[@mariahsbeaconheels4925]

Di naman yan tinigil ni Cory. Natigil yan dahil kulang tayo sa budget sa dami naman inutang ni Marcos. Sinabi na rin yan mismo ng gobyerno. Fake news ang sinabi mo in short.

[@niloantonio3661]

better to dredge tge whole laguna de bay including the major rivers in NCR. theres no need to construct the proposed spillway.. the dredging alone can address most of the flooding problems in metro manila.

[@eegt628]

thats the most stupid idea i ever heard. dredging is purely band aid solution.

[@neilandrada1515]

People from other provinces migrate to M.Manila and take up much space thats why there's no space for drainage. So its better to send them ( squatters) back to their respective places!

[@geraldpestano5789]

but their reasons are mahirap ang buhay sa province and lack of opportunity to uplift their lives. mas maganda idevelop yung mga cities (independent component cities) and other municipalities para si magsiksikan dito sa M.Manila. kaso inuuna kasi ng politicians yung politics eh kaya nagkandaleche leche na tayo.

[@worldofely4907]

Hindi kasi distrubuted fairly ang progress nasa metro cities lang lahat like metro manila , metro cebu and metro davao . Fast ang progress sa mga yan my progress sa ibang lugar pero ang slow at maliit ang sahod . Kaya kailangan ang federal govt para patas lahat or my control every state sa sweldo ng kanilang estado .

[@evilydal]

Federalism is the key.

[@mark.jabel23]

There are more dense cities than Metro Manila, so density is obviously not problem

[@gran.9169]

@@mark.jabel23 squatter spotted