Asia’s Flood Crisis: Regional Reckoning with Urban Inaction
Manila takes the brunt of climate procrastination
By: Jun Burgos
As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address amid rising floodwaters, residents of Metro Manila are once again wading through waist-deep despair, with at least six dead and thousands displaced in the 13.4-million conurbation. Rainfall, brought about by the enhanced southwest monsoon, known as…
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