UNFINISHED drainage systems and ongoing piping rehabilitation of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the two water concession­aires were identified as the culprits behind last Thursday’s floods that crippled several areas in Metro Manila.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino on Friday said that the ongoing road projects prevented rainwater from flowing.

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