Makati City has resumed its clean-up operation to unclog the drainage system in barangays and prevent severe flooding in the city during the rainy season.
For the last four months, the city’s Engineering and Public Works department was able to remove 257 metric tons of silt and assorted solid waste during a massive unclogging operations in the city.
The Metro Manila Development Authority has included four areas in Makati in its list of flood-prone areas: Osmeña to Skyway (northbound and southbound), Don Bosco University area, Buendia -South Super Highway (northbound and southbound) and Pasong Tamo Magallanes Tunnel.
Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay said the latest clean up operation covered seven barangays, namely Pio del Pilar, San Antonio, Palanan, San Isidro, Bangkal, La Paz and Singkamas. Joel Zurbano