All the classeswere suspendedin Quezon City, and 16 out of Metro Manila’s 17 local government unitswere affectedby heavy flooding just recently. Quezon City 1st District Representative Juan Carlos "Arjo” Atayde on Thursday urged the national government to fund and implement proposed QC flood control projects intended to address chronic flooding not only in his district, but the rest of Quezon City. All the classes were suspended in Quezon City, and 16 out of Metro Manila’s 17 local government units were affected by heavy flooding just recently.
"Malaki talaga ang epekto ng baha sa buhay ng mga taga QC, lalo na sa Distrito Uno. Classes in private and public schools at all levels were once again suspended in the city, and the national government saw fit to suspend work in government offices and classes in public schools in NCR. We cannot simply accept this.
Hindi naman pwede ganito forever; kailangan na natin aksyunan ito," Atayde stressed. "My constituents, and the residents of Quezon City, are a resilient people. Pero di naman makaturungan na i-expect na taon-taon magtitiis sila kung kaya naman natin tugunan ang problema na ito.
" Atayde pointed out that Quezon City already has a comprehensive flood mitigation study and actionable plans to address flooding. The study, conducted by the University of the Philippines and commissioned by the QC local government, was presented to Atayde by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte. The legislator explained that "ang kailangan po ay pond.