Flood is something we’ve already taken up in this space, but we’re revisiting it simply because it is too big a topic. Moreover, there are developments that cry out for comments and clarification.

President Benigno Aquino 3rd announced yesterday that his administration would relocate 20,000 families living on riverbanks to areas presumably more conducive to a healthy family life. He also warned Metro Manila mayors—and this is the funny part—that they would be sanctioned if they allow these informal settlers to return to their old haunts.

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