The floods and the presidentiables

I WAS away from Manila the past week but not away from the news of how the typhoon and habagat stopped work and cancelled classes, rendering city streets unsafe and public transport useless.

To say that the rains make our already unstable city life even more dangerous would be an understatement. In a country where development is championed, but done unthinkingly; with a government that makes promises but does not fulfill them, the rainy season as respite from the heat of summer is a comfort that does not last for long.