PH Haiyan Highlights Lessons from Metro Manila Flooding for Tacloban's Disaster Preparedness

On August 19, 2026, PH Haiyan Advocacy, Inc. highlighted lessons from the flooding in Metro Manila, emphasizing that Tacloban's flood resilience must extend beyond individual infrastructure projects. The organization called for coordinated drainage management, environmental protection, responsible land use, effective waste management, and community preparedness.

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August 19, 2026

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𝗕𝗔𝗛𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗟𝗔: 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗡? Patuloy na nakararanas ng pagbaha ang ilang bahagi ng Metro Manila ngayong Agosto 19 dahil sa malalakas na pag-ulan dulot ng habagat. Para sa PH Haiyan Advocacy, Inc., malinaw ang aral: ang katatagan laban sa baha ay hindi dapat nakaasa sa iisang proyekto lamang. Ayon kay Pete L. Ilagan, President ng PH Haiyan Advocacy, Inc., kailangang magkatuwang ang maayos na drainage at waterways, protektadong watershed at mangroves, wastong land use, mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng solid waste management, at handang komunidad. Ang flood resilience ay hindi lamang usapin ng imprastraktura. Nangangailangan ito ng maayos na koordinasyon ng pamahalaan, mga barangay, concerned agencies, at mismong komunidad—bago pa dumating ang susunod na matinding pag-ulan. Para sa Tacloban, ang dapat itanong ngayon ay: Handa ba ang buong sistema? Katatagan ng Tacloban. Pananagutan ng lahat.

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