Urban planner Architect Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr. on Friday affirmed the warning issued by President Rodrigo Duterte that Metro Manila will be a dead city in 25 years.

“It’s happening now. In 1976, what we said then, Metro Plan Manila is one of the best metro plans in the world. We said that time, with the do-nothing scenario, we will have catastrophic traffic, catastrophic flooding, lack of decent housing, and what do we have now?” Palafox said in a radio interview.

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