A NUMBER of flood control projects of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) had only been finished when the capital was either already awash in or drained of rainwater.

The Commission on Audit disclosed in its latest report on the MMDA that for last year, 41 out of the 49 flood preventing projects were completed when the country in already experiencing heavy rains.

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