I’m serious and I’m not exaggerating. Read on, and you will be convinced that President Aquino is culpable not only for the flooding in Laguna and the South Luzon Expressway but even at least partly, for the worsening flooding in the metropolis.

The worsening of the flooding in Laguna in the past few days, as its governor Emilio Ramon Ejercito himself pointed out the other day, was basically due to the fact that the Laguna de Bay was so much silted that it could not contain the heavy monsoon rainwater. He pointed out that from an average depth of 12 meters “during the time of Jose Rizal”, the lake is now just 2. 5 meters deep.

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