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    Quote Originally Posted by vinj View Post
    Yan yung problem ng friends ko sa Manila at sa Guagua, Pampanga. Tinaasan yung roads so the water goes into their property.
    local governments kasi dont want to dig up and lay proper road foundations kaya tinatapalan lang nila yung existing level kaya the road levels keep rising.

    the street in front of our house used to become flooded (or become the floodway) but since the government wasn't doing anything. a wealthy neighbor had the entire street dug up and had a new drainage system installed. we haven't been flooded since, even with the strong typhoons we had this year.

    if there's a will there's a way. problem lang is walang political will ang government to displace groups of people for better urban planning/design because they fear losing voters in the next election.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roninblade View Post
    the street in front of our house used to become flooded (or become the floodway) but since the government wasn't doing anything. a wealthy neighbor had the entire street dug up and had a new drainage system installed. we haven't been flooded since, even with the strong typhoons we had this year.

    if there's a will there's a way. problem lang is walang political will ang government to displace groups of people for better urban planning/design because they fear losing voters in the next election.
    I saw a similar place like this in the province, an entire stretch of road was fixed and raised by the homeowner who had his home and business warehouse (distribution) there.

    Quote Originally Posted by lowslowbenz View Post
    I have an officemate who just recently (about 2 years ago) bought a lot at Bay Breeze Executive Village (oh my gulay!). Before he built his house, he asked neighbors for info on how high the flood was when Ondoy came. Based on that info, he started to raise his lot to Ondoy level PLUS one (1) meter.

    This guy already knows the state of that subdivision whenever it rains but still he went on with his project house.

    Then Habagat came, flooded his village, to the extent that the first floor of his house had a inch or flood water! Remember, nagtambak sya ng kaparehas ng Ondoy flood plus 1 meter, tapos pinasok pa sya ng tubig habagat ngayon.

    Sayang ang pera!
    I see that village whenever i pass by C6... crazy to build there, even when you just look at a googlemaps image of the place, it's bound to go under.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Retz View Post
    safe na safe na yan sir. lagyan na lang ng stairs and ramp pa akyat.
    Quote Originally Posted by lowslowbenz View Post
    I have an officemate who just recently (about 2 years ago) bought a lot at Bay Breeze Executive Village (oh my gulay!). Before he built his house, he asked neighbors for info on how high the flood was when Ondoy came. Based on that info, he started to raise his lot to Ondoy level PLUS one (1) meter.

    This guy already knows the state of that subdivision whenever it rains but still he went on with his project house.

    Then Habagat came, flooded his village, to the extent that the first floor of his house had a inch or flood water! Remember, nagtambak sya ng kaparehas ng Ondoy flood plus 1 meter, tapos pinasok pa sya ng tubig habagat ngayon.

    Sayang ang pera!
    Wala nang "safe na safe" ngayon, lalo na at alam mong binabaha ang lugar.... :twak:

    You are just being naive about the situation... Puro wishful thinking lang iyan.... Kapag umulan ng malakas,- kinakabahan ka na...

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    As long as urban development is rpid and no equal effort form the Gov't to address drainage systems, floods are bound to happen.

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    Ano ba magandang solusyon lalo na sa mga buildings na may basement? eh mas papasukan ng baha un basement kasi.

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    Use pumps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    Use pumps.
    Agree with you bro.,- Walandyo,- no brainer na naman... :hysterical:

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