FLOODED-VEHICLES & “GHOST” FLOOD CONTR0L PROJECTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Being in the typhoon belt, most Philippine typhoons will not leave the archipelago without floods, which causes monstrous damage on people’s lives and properties. Whilst the Philippines  “export” some 26 typhoons a year to Taiwan, Japan and Hongkong, the nation is also beset with over 20 typhoon-caused floodings a year about the same number as the “Ghost” flood control contractors who misappropriated some PHP 120 Billion ( US Dollars 2.14 Billion) of flood control funds from the country’s 2024-2025 budgets. This rampant misuse of funds has made Philippines flood control corruption a worsening national tragedy.

In the 1900’s, flooding in the Philippines were tolerable, angle deep at worst. However, years after, there were really huge devastating typhoons in the country. Typhoon Gloring, a.k.a. Typhoon Rita caused “The Great Philippine Floods of 1972”.  Several areas of Manila submerged underwater, hundreds drowned and died and, the rescue vehicles that were used also drowned underwater. Improvised canoes made of bamboo or wood were used to rescue people and bring help to flooded communities.

The other stronger typhoons in the Philippines where Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 putting the whole Metro Manila in standstill for one week due to deep flood waters and, putting thousands of vehicles underwater a repairs emergency situation for the car service centers then and, a nightmare for insurance companies.

And the worst in history was Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, with a death toll of about 5,000 people, with damages to crops and properties recorded into muti billion level, and, with residual suffering to business and industry in the affected areas felt until the present,  It is no wonder why Filipinos prefer SUV’s over sedans as SUV’s and pick-ups wade thru knee deep flood waters like amphibious military tanks.

If I had my way, I will drown all these corrupt congressmen and senators in flood waters! Only when accountability is enforced can the cycle of Philippines flood control corruption finally end.