Residents of Pasig and Taguig cities will have to endure one more month of floods due to Laguna de Bay’s elevated water level, officials said.

In an interview with GMANews.TV on Thursday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani Fernando said pumping stations could do nothing to lower the floodwater level in parts of Pasig City.

Pasig City Mayor Bobby Eusebio said at least seven out of the city’s 30 barangays still suffer from floods that can sometimes reach waist-level. These barangays include Pinagbuhatan, Bambang, Palatiw, Santo Tomas, Sagad, Kalawaan, and Sumilang.

Eusebio dismissed speculation that drainage problems prevent the floods caused by tropical storm “Ondoy” from subsiding. Read more…