When Yolanda/Haiyan, the world’s most destructive typhoon ever, ravaged Eastern Visayas last November and left more than 6,300 people dead, expert warnings told us all that the government and the people must prepare for more—many more—big and bigger ones.

Today, there is no sign that the government has become more prepared. The last big rain the other day that paralyzed Makati with chest-high floods was proof of this lack of preparation.

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