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Residents wade through knee to waist-deep flood along P. Florentino Street in Quezon City on Wednesday. Metro Manila woke up to floods in various areas of the capital region as the red warning level was raised by the weather bureau PAGASA due to intense rainfall brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news

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METRO-FLOODS

Johnson Manabat

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175249520182320240724-flood-araneta-MT-6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Residents wade through knee to waist-deep flood along P. Florentino Street in Quezon City on Wednesday. Metro Manila woke up to floods in various areas of the capital region as the red warning level was raised by the weather bureau PAGASA due to intense rainfall brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has identified 49 flood-prone areas in the National Capital Region (NCR).</p><p>In a press conference on Monday, MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said these include G. Araneta Avenue, Banawe Avenue, EDSA near Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Maysilo in Mandaluyong, España Boulevard and Taft Avenue in Manila, among others.</p><p>&quot;Talaga pong mababa &#x27;yung lugar na &#x27;yun (Banawe cor. N.S. Amoranto), doon naiipon galing sa taas sa QC—kailangan talaga kung makikita nyo apat na pumping station ang nakapalibot sa area… talaga pong volume dahil masyado siyang mababa para i-pump-out ang basura,” according to Artes.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2024/12/5/part-i-communities-struggle-to-stay-afloat-as-delays-impede-flood-management-in-metro-manila-2003">[Part I] Communities struggle to stay afloat as delays impede flood management in Metro Manila</a></div><p>Artes also believes the dolomite beach project contributes to the flooding along Taft Avenue and other parts of Ermita Manila.</p><p>&quot;Kung makikita nyo, may tatlong labasan ng tubig, Faura, Remedios. Nu&#x27;ng ginawa ang dolomite beach… Sinaran itong tatlong outfalls na ito, in-intercept...&#x27;yung tubig ay pinadaan sa sewerage treatment plant para paglabas ng tubig ay malinis. Ang observation lalo pag tag-ulan ay hindi kayang i-convey kaya naiipon,&quot; said Artes.</p><p>The ongoing MRT-7 construction, meanwhile, contributed to the recent &quot;carmageddon&quot; along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City brought about by heavy downpour and floodings, according to Artes.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/6/24/mondays-carmageddon-due-to-floods-rush-hour-says-qc-traffic-1828">Monday&#x27;s &#x27;carmageddon&#x27; due to floods, rush hour, says QC traffic</a></div><p>&quot;Sa Commonwealth Avenue—yun pong poste ng MRT-7 na ginagawa... Nakaharang siya don po sa isang drainage na naharang na niya &#x27;yung drainage kaya hindi agad nakalabas yung tubig,” Artes explained.</p><p>MMDA is also ironing out plans to build a water impounding facility inside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City to address the rampant floodings along EDSA near the camp.</p><p>Artes said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will also be constructing additional pumping stations.</p><p>For now, according to Artes, there are 71 pumping stations managed and maintained by its agency.</p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2024/12/8/lack-of-accountability-costly-mistakes-and-delays-keep-manila-prone-to-flooding-1026">[Part III] Lack of accountability, costly mistakes and delays keep Metro Manila prone to flooding</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F5lgbtTu5BY?si=2yrbmtvZZ4Ll-IiY" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has identified 49 flood-prone areas in the National Capital Region (NCR).</p>

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MMDA identifies 49 flood prone areas in NCR

Johnson Manabat,

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Published July 14, 2025 10:04 PM PHT

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