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Sa mga nakalipas na araw, hinagupit ng Super Typhoon Carina at habagat ang Metro Manila at mga karatig probinsya. Marami sa mga residente, nagulat at hindi inasahang aabot ng lampas tao ang baha. May ilang na-trap sa bubong ng kanilang mga bahay at may mga commuter din ang pahirapang ma-rescue matapos lumubog ang sinasakyang pampasaherong bus sa Quezon City. Dahil sa taas ng tubig, isa-isa na silang umakyat sa bubong ng bus para makaligtas.
Nangyari ang malawakang pagbahang ito dalawang araw lang matapos ang ikatlong State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, kung saan ibinida niya ang mahigit 5,500 na natapos na at kasalukuyang pang ginagawang flood control projects sa bansa.
Ano nga ba ang nangyari sa mga proyektong ito at paano masisigurong hindi na mauulit ang malawakang pagbaha sa bansa?
Sa mga nakalipas na araw, hinagupit ng Super Typhoon Carina at habagat ang Metro Manila at mga karatig probinsya. Marami sa mga residente, nagulat at hindi inasahang aabot ng lampas tao ang baha. May ilang na-trap sa bubong ng kanilang mga bahay at may mga commuter din ang pahirapang ma-rescue matapos lumubog ang sinasakyang pampasaherong bus sa Quezon City. Dahil sa taas ng tubig, isa-isa na silang umakyat sa bubong ng bus para makaligtas.
Nangyari ang malawakang pagbahang ito dalawang araw lang matapos ang ikatlong State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, kung saan ibinida niya ang mahigit 5,500 na natapos na at kasalukuyang pang ginagawang flood control projects sa bansa.
Ano nga ba ang nangyari sa mga proyektong ito at paano masisigurong hindi na mauulit ang malawakang pagbaha sa bansa?
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00:00In the past few days, the Metro Manila and nearby provinces have been hit by a super typhoon.
00:13Thousands of residents are stranded.
00:18We're drowning.
00:20It's getting deeper.
00:22There's water inside our house.
00:25Many places were flooded.
00:29We're drowning.
00:31There's nothing we can do.
00:33It has become difficult to rescue those trapped in the flood.
00:37Why aren't you leaving? Why aren't you coming back?
00:48Just like this passenger bus that drowned in the flood in Quezon City.
00:53It's deep.
00:55The bus was completely flooded with more than 50 passengers.
01:03It's full of passengers.
01:04You're still young.
01:06We're trying to find a way to rescue the passengers.
01:11One by one, the passengers boarded the bus while waiting for the rescue.
01:16Even though there's a rescue, we're still stuck inside.
01:19In Doña Imelda, Quezon City, a 5-month-old baby baby was brought to a resident to be rescued.
01:33I was so scared.
01:35But we can't panic.
01:37Of course, it's our baby.
01:40We trusted her.
01:42We trusted that she would be able to do this.
01:44We didn't expect this to happen.
01:50Help!
01:52And in Marikina City, some rescuers are shouting in the middle of the flood.
01:58Rescue!
02:00Rescue!
02:02Help!
02:04They were hit by a strong wave of water.
02:06I can't swim.
02:08I can't swim.
02:09I can't swim.
02:10And they were hit by trees and poles attached to some of the residents they rescued.
02:16I can't swim.
02:17I can't swim.
02:18I can't swim.
02:19I can't swim.
02:21How can they be rescued from this tragedy?
02:23You're right. We can't swim.
02:27This huge flood happened just two days after the third State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Bongo Marcos Jr.
02:36where he announced the Flood Control Project in the country.
02:40More than 5,500 Flood Control Projects have been completed
02:45and many more are currently being carried out across the country.
02:50Rescue!
02:52Rescue!
02:54Help!
02:56Please start rescuing people in the middle of the flood.
03:03What is the reason for the flooding in Manila and the surrounding provinces?
03:08Were the Flood Control Projects effective?
03:16What is the reason for the flooding in Manila and the surrounding provinces?
03:25We are now in the center island of Erza, Munoz, in Mike Nelson City.
03:31The flood has stopped.
03:33Because of the heavy flooding in both directions,
03:35northbound and southbound of Erza,
03:38there are no buses and cars.
03:42Many of the commuters are stranded.
03:46We can see some of them are already walking to reach their destination.
03:52According to what we were told earlier,
03:54those who have already crossed the whole stretch of the flood portion here in Erza
03:59are reaching Lampas Tugod and Bintiyong Tubig.
04:03That's why the cars will really stop
04:06and there will be no choice but to walk.
04:13The water level is even higher in other parts of Quezon City.
04:19Around 7 in the morning of July 24,
04:22a passenger bus in Tatalon, Quezon City,
04:26was slowly passing by a bus that has a fare view of Quezon City,
04:30on a muddy road.
04:35After a few minutes, it reached the deeper part of the flood.
04:39The passenger bus is full.
04:41It didn't move at all.
04:46In this video captured by a passenger,
04:48you can see that the bus is slowly entering the flood water.
04:57Is there a child there?
04:58We're doing a live broadcast so that the barangay can see and rescue the passengers.
05:03The passengers are asking for rescue.
05:06There are a lot of them.
05:08According to the uploader of the video,
05:10the passengers tried to break the window of the bus.
05:14But when they couldn't break it,
05:16some passengers got off the bus and the flood water was swept away.
05:21There, the passengers are getting off.
05:24The other passengers climbed up the roof of the bus one by one to be saved.
05:29There's a rescue, but there are a lot of passengers.
05:33After more than 30 minutes,
05:35some rescue boats arrived and immediately rescued the passengers of the bus.
05:40There's the rescue.
05:46In the afternoon, the flood reached the barangay of Doña Imelda, Quezon City.
05:51It's not decreasing, it's increasing.
05:56The residents are heading out of the Esquinita.
06:02While others are climbing up the higher floors of their houses.
06:11The five-month-old baby was wrapped in a blanket
06:14and brought by her mother to some residents who are helping to rescue the people.
06:25The next day,
06:28the reporter's notebook was discovered to be safe
06:31and the child, Aviana, was with her parents, Princess and Angel.
06:36Even though there were wounds, Angel didn't hesitate to jump into the water
06:40to follow the child while being rescued.
06:43I was able to go inside the cooler and there was an umbrella.
06:48I chose to jump even though there were wounds here
06:51because there was no one to take care of her.
06:54I followed her right away because I didn't know where to bring her.
06:58Princess is very thankful to the people who brought her to the rescue.
07:03Princess is very thankful to the people who brought her to the rescue.
07:09The water reached the tree
07:13and the man who rescued my child, he was already up there
07:19while we were at the window worrying about the child.
07:23This is where my brother's troop was stationed to rescue our child.
07:29We were able to get close to the water while she was in the cooler.
07:34They were able to get closer to the water little by little.
07:38Whenever it rains heavily, the water level in Princess' area is usually high.
07:44But this time, the houses were flooded more quickly.
07:51At that time, we had to stop crying because our child was in pain.
07:57We were really scared.
07:59But we couldn't panic, of course, our baby.
08:03Fortunately, we were able to get to the top.
08:07It was my first time to get to the top.
08:10But when I stopped, the water level here was already this high.
08:15They put a riprap there.
08:17It takes a long time for the water to enter.
08:20That's all.
08:21When it rains, it takes a long time.
08:24When we went to the so-called riprap,
08:28it was already filled with garbage around the houses.
08:33According to Ruby Lee, the people who lived next to the riprap
08:37ran away when they saw that the foundation was about to collapse.
08:40It was a stick pile that was placed on the side of the river
08:44so that it wouldn't get flooded.
08:46We could hear the sound of the riprap.
08:48So we immediately ran away and went to the roof.
08:52We went to the roof with the children.
08:57We trusted her, ma'am.
08:58We trusted that she would be able to do it.
09:01We didn't expect this to happen.
09:04Even though the house was flooded by the ripprap,
09:07only a few trees were left.
09:09This is all that's left.
09:11When it was removed, it would fall down.
09:14It was just hanging there.
09:16It was really scary, ma'am.
09:17You can't imagine how you would feel
09:20because of what happened.
09:21This is the first time we've experienced something like this.
09:24While our team was in the area,
09:26we were told by the residents to go back
09:29because the cement that was left was about to collapse.
09:38Let's go there.
09:39Let's go there.
09:42We can't shoot here anymore, right?
09:45Yes, because we're having a hard time here.
09:47I'll just take care of this.
09:49You can't go here anymore.
09:51It's not safe anymore.
09:53It's just hanging there.
09:54Let's just wait.
09:55Take care, sir.
09:57Thank you very much.
09:58Thank you.
10:05Since the entire Metro Manila experienced flooding,
10:08Metro Manila was placed under the State of Calamity.
10:12This is one of the most affected areas by flooding
10:15when the Marikina River reached more than 20 meters.
10:19Go straight ahead.
10:21The Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade
10:24was one of the groups who went around the city on July 24
10:27to rescue the residents who were stranded by the river.
10:37Help!
10:38But when the flood hit at 8 p.m.,
10:40they didn't expect what would happen.
10:46Help!
10:48Because of the rapid flow of water,
10:50their rubber boat capsized.
10:58It's a good thing that the residents and other rescue teams
11:01immediately responded.
11:03If not, they would have been swept away by the Marikina River.
11:08Wait, wait.
11:10Wait, wait.
11:14He's a kid.
11:16How old is he?
11:18He's just a kid.
11:20He's just a kid.
11:22He's just a kid.
11:24Stretcher, stretcher.
11:35One day after the flood hit,
11:38the reporter's notebook found
11:40the volunteer rescuers at their station.
11:44They were carrying stretchers and stretchers.
11:47According to the group,
11:48five residents were already on board
11:50when they were rescued to the evacuation center.
11:53Rescue!
11:56But when the strong flow of water passed
11:59and they were swept away by the river,
12:05their rubber boat capsized.
12:08Help!
12:11The strong flow of water suddenly increased.
12:14We went up to the coast,
12:16to the corner of Cabayani Road.
12:18The water subsided,
12:19and the boat capsized.
12:21Rescue!
12:23Rescue!
12:24We were separated.
12:26As the strong flow of water increased,
12:28if one of us couldn't do it,
12:30we would separate.
12:32Help!
12:34I made the kid do it.
12:36We walked on a tree.
12:37We were separated on a tree.
12:39The tree gave way,
12:40and we held on to it.
12:43We're complete, sir!
12:46We're complete, sir!
12:49One day after the flood hit,
12:52the volunteer rescuers
12:54were with a family in Marikina.
12:59They brought them to the place
13:01where they were swept away by the river.
13:04They asked,
13:05how are the mother and child
13:07who were rescued?
13:13The children are getting stronger,
13:15but they are still thankful
13:17for those who gave their lives.
13:19How are you, mother?
13:20I'm fine.
13:23It's a good thing they're here.
13:24They didn't abandon us.
13:26They gave us strength to fight.
13:32Miguel is five years old.
13:35He had to hold on to a pole
13:37while the flood was raging.
13:39He's in a good condition.
13:42Thank you, sirs and sisters.
13:45Thank you. Thank you very much.
13:47You helped us a lot
13:50to get stronger.
13:53In our next stop in Marikina City,
13:57we were greeted by a thick fog.
14:00This is the last experience
14:02of the residents of Provident Village
14:04in Marikina City.
14:05This type of fog
14:07on their roads,
14:08inside their houses.
14:10In 2020,
14:11when the flood came,
14:13the residents of Marikina City
14:15experienced it for the first time.
14:17It was the first time
14:18that they experienced
14:20the typhoon Ulysses in 2020.
14:23The residents we talked to said
14:26it's easier to escape
14:27than to return to their normal lives
14:30because cleaning
14:32will take weeks.
14:39How many weeks is this?
14:40It's been a long time.
14:41Huh?
14:42It's been a long time.
14:43I'm used to it.
14:44So, you need to find
14:46other appliances.
14:48Appliances.
14:49Appliances.
14:50I'm sure it's a short-short.
14:51Maybe it will take longer
14:53to clean.
14:57Our team also followed
14:59how the flood flooded
15:01many places in the Camanava area
15:03which is considered
15:04the catch basin of the flood.
15:08Around 7 in the morning,
15:09the flood suddenly increased
15:10here in this part of Valenzuela Exit
15:13of North Luzon Expressway.
15:15That's why it didn't pass
15:16any type of vehicle.
15:18That's why in these moments,
15:19since this morning,
15:21the line of vehicles
15:23in the northbound direction
15:26to the southbound direction
15:28of this North Luzon Expressway
15:29is very long.
15:30The southbound direction
15:31of the index
15:32that we are walking
15:33in these moments,
15:34there are no vehicles
15:35passing through
15:36because the vehicles
15:37are tied up
15:39where the flood is high
15:41and they can't pass.
15:42You'll get hit
15:43or hit by a truck.
15:47By the end of the day,
15:49this is the situation of the road.
15:51The Expressway is already
15:52in the middle of the sea.
15:55Some commuters
15:56have nothing to do
15:58but to swim
15:59until the water is deep.
16:07The next day, July 25,
16:10Reporters Notebook
16:11joined the Philippine National Police
16:15Maritime Group
16:16in Valenzuela City.
16:21On the way,
16:22you can see the edge
16:23of the super typhoon
16:25and the flood.
16:29The vehicles are still floating
16:35and there's a sinking bus.
16:42When it comes to the area,
16:43the water level is still high.
16:47One of the people
16:48asking for help
16:49is the family of M. Lugto
16:51who has six children.
16:54Outside our house,
16:55it's up to here.
16:57Inside our house,
16:58it's up to Thai Park.
17:02There's a child
17:03who has no electricity.
17:05At 12.20 a.m.,
17:06they confirmed
17:07that the flood hit our place.
17:09At around 3.20 a.m.,
17:12we couldn't drive anymore.
17:15Some residents
17:16are doing their own discharges
17:18to evacuate
17:19their belongings.
17:24While the rescue team
17:25of the Philippine National Police
17:26Maritime Group is on their way,
17:29the truck suddenly stopped
17:32because of the flood.
17:35But the residents
17:36who want to evacuate
17:37are still driving.
17:43The super typhoon
17:44and typhoon
17:45outside Metro Manila
17:46also felt the impact.
17:51In this video,
17:52a resident was able to capture
17:54the strong flooding
17:55of the water
17:56in Wawa Dam in Rizal.
18:04The water level
18:05in other barangays
18:06in Montalban, Rizal
18:07also rose rapidly.
18:13In this other video,
18:15you can see
18:16that the water level
18:17rose rapidly.
18:20That's why some residents
18:21were trapped
18:22inside their houses.
18:25And others
18:26climbed up the roof
18:28while waiting for the rescue.
18:34Because of the continuous
18:35flooding and rising water level,
18:39the local government
18:40of Montalban, Rizal
18:41and the other residents
18:42were forced
18:43to stop the rescue operations.
18:51But in the middle
18:52of the rescue operations,
18:53it became difficult
18:54to save the residents
18:55because of the narrow road.
19:06After the flood,
19:07the reason why
19:08the road was blocked
19:09was to prevent
19:10the rescuers
19:11from entering the road.
19:20According to the
19:21National Disaster Risk
19:22Reduction and Management
19:23Council,
19:24or NDRRMC,
19:25more than one million
19:26residents were affected
19:27by the combined
19:28Hagopit,
19:29Super Typhoon
19:30Karina
19:31and Habagat.
19:34Fourteen died
19:35and two were missing.
19:37More than 300 millimeters
19:38of rain was caused
19:39by Habagat.
19:41Or the rain
19:42last Wednesday.
19:45Imagine,
19:46the first month of rain
19:47was poured
19:48half of it
19:49in one day.
19:52But why did the flood
19:53of Metro Manila
19:54and nearby provinces
19:55continue?
19:58Why did the flood
19:59of Metro Manila
20:00and nearby provinces
20:01continue?
20:04One reason
20:05is that
20:06other waterways
20:07and drainage systems
20:08in Metro Manila
20:09are outdated.
20:11In fact,
20:12during the Spanish
20:13period,
20:14some waterways
20:15were built
20:16in the National Capital Region,
20:17or NCR.
20:20Some waterways
20:21were no longer visible
20:23and were built
20:24by the road,
20:25house or house.
20:26The problem
20:27of clogged
20:28or barred
20:29waterways
20:30was even worse.
20:31In fact,
20:32after the flood,
20:33a lot of garbage
20:34was collected.
20:36To help
20:37the water flow,
20:38there were 72
20:39pumping stations
20:40in Metro Manila.
20:41The role of these stations
20:42was important
20:43for flood control.
20:44But there were
20:45instances
20:46where instead of water,
20:47garbage was going
20:48to the pumping station.
20:52In addition to the
20:53cause of the flood,
20:54the so-called
20:55land subsidence
20:57is a natural
20:58phenomenon
20:59in which
21:00the land
21:01is gradually
21:02falling.
21:03In other places,
21:04the land subsidence
21:05is only 1-2 cm
21:06per year.
21:08But in Metro Manila,
21:09it reached
21:102-4 cm
21:11per year.
21:14One of the reasons
21:15for this is
21:16the high
21:17groundwater extraction.
21:18When you
21:19pump water
21:20from the bottom,
21:21there is a space
21:22in the bottom
21:23and the soil
21:24will sink.
21:25When it sinks,
21:26because it is
21:27next to the sea,
21:28when it sinks,
21:29the sea water
21:30will enter
21:31and there will be
21:32a gap
21:33between the
21:34water and the
21:35ground.
21:37In his
21:383rd State of the
21:39Nation Address
21:40or SONA,
21:41President
21:42Bongbong Marcos
21:43announced
21:44the 244 million
21:45flood control
21:46projects.
21:47More than
21:485,500 flood
21:49control projects
21:50were completed
21:51and many
21:52more are
21:53currently being
21:54done
21:55throughout the
21:56country.
21:57But the
21:58question is,
21:59what happened
22:00to these
22:01projects?
22:02And when
22:03President
22:04Marcos
22:05asked about
22:06this,
22:07we have more
22:08flood control
22:09projects now
22:10than before.
22:11This is
22:12what the
22:13effects of
22:14climate change
22:15are.
22:16The only
22:17problem is
22:18I hope
22:19people will
22:20learn not
22:21to throw
22:22paper in
22:23the trash
22:24because
22:25the trash
22:26is what
22:27polluted
22:28our banks
22:29so it is
22:30better
22:31to throw
22:32paper in
22:33the trash
22:34because
22:35the trash
22:36is what
22:37polluted
22:38our banks
22:39so it
22:40is better
22:41to throw
22:42paper in
22:43the trash
22:44because
22:45the trash
22:46is what
22:47polluted
22:48our banks
22:49so it
22:50is better
22:51to throw
22:52paper in
22:53the trash
22:54because
22:55the trash
22:56is what
22:57polluted
22:58our banks
22:59so it
23:00is better
23:01to throw
23:02paper in
23:03the trash
23:04because
23:05the trash
23:06is what
23:07polluted
23:08our banks
23:09so it
23:10is better
23:11to throw
23:12paper in
23:13the trash
23:14because
23:15the trash
23:16is what
23:17polluted
23:18our banks
23:19so it
23:20is better
23:21to throw
23:22paper in
23:23the trash
23:24because
23:25the trash
23:26is what
23:27polluted