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00:00Before we continue, the flood still hasn't reached some parts of Laguna after the flood of Baguio-Christina and Baguio-Leon.
00:13In one barangay, the flood has been there for two weeks and the number of people affected has reached more than 1,000.
00:20From San Pedro, Laguna, Saksi Live, Niko Wahe.
00:24Oh!
00:28It's been more than a month since the flood reached the areas near Laguna.
00:36Many residents are already sick and the number of people affected by the flood is high,
00:43just like here in a barangay in San Pedro, Laguna.
00:46Day by day, after the flood of Baguio-Christina and Baguio-Leon, there are still floods in some parts of Laguna, especially in the areas near Laguna Dibay.
01:00Here in Barangay Landayan in San Pedro, the flood has been there for two weeks.
01:04The water is already black and smelly.
01:07The garbage and dirt is already mixed.
01:11Luz' house has a roof inside so that her family won't get wet in the flood.
01:17Their beds are already wet in the water.
01:20Our house is already smelly. Sometimes, we even throw up. It's already smelly.
01:27They've been here for a long time and they don't plan to leave.
01:31It's hard to buy a house. It's too expensive.
01:34We can't afford to buy a house because I'm just a planter.
01:40In this part of Barangay Landayan, they are using this raft.
01:45Because until now, the situation is still the same.
01:48The flood is still severe. The water is still reaching Bayuang.
01:53The residents are not leaving because they always say, they are used to it.
01:58Joanne's family, even though they are used to it, is still having a hard time in this situation.
02:03The children here are also suffering from the flood.
02:07When it rains, their ears hurt.
02:09They are also having a hard time getting a job.
02:12It's hard to get a job.
02:14It's like you're swimming and when you get there, you're still drowning in the flood.
02:18Other residents are also suffering.
02:20I'm already scared. It's been five days already.
02:23Even though the residents are using a raft, there are still people who need to swim in the flood.
02:28According to the Barangay, there are more than 1,200 cases of flood here in Landayan.
02:33When you swim in the flood, you have to carry water.
02:36You have to deliver it.
02:37Maybe it's because of the water.
02:39The water is already black.
02:41Inside our house, there is no raft.
02:43It's just that our feet are shaking because of the water.
02:48There are more than 20 cases of flood in the Barangay.
02:51We are next to a lake.
02:53Until now, we have experienced water from our neighbors next to the lake.
03:01What's happening?
03:02Our place is low.
03:05That's why the water is stopping.
03:07The water reached us in December.
03:09According to San Pedro LGU, Laguna Lake is too silted
03:13so that it cannot receive water.
03:16There are too many puddles under the lake.
03:19That's why when it floods, it doesn't fall right away.
03:22Is there a solution to the long-term problem?
03:25Our waterways are continuously declogging, desilting,
03:33and we are putting in slow protection and retaining walls, flood control projects
03:40so that the water that rains on us and comes from the upper areas
03:45goes straight to Laguna de Bay.
03:48San Pedro LGU is also talking to the LGU of Binan and Maguing in Muntinlupa
03:53to help solve the slow floods, especially in lakes or barangays.
04:03More than a hundred families are staying in evacuation centers here in Barangay Landayan.
04:09Most of them cannot rest in their homes.
04:15And when will they return?
04:17That's what they still don't know.
04:19Live from San Pedro, Laguna, for GME Integrated News,
04:23I'm Nico Jae, your witness.