Be The Good: Can Metro Manila, Philippine cities ever be flood-proof?

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Be The Good: Can Metro Manila, Philippine cities ever be flood-proof?
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We talk to flood control systems expert Guillermo Tabios III and design anthropologist Pamela Cajilig in this episode airing at 7 pm on July 26

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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”?Rappler head of community Pia Ranada will interview 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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