Traffic was snarled in the affected areas for much of the day even as government workers were sent home in the afternoon. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority reported that except for one pumping station that was being repaired, its 66 other stations were working fine. This slowed down the pumping operations, prolonging the time that it took to make the floods recede. Mobility restrictions have been eased, so there is no excuse for inefficiency in the collection of garbage. The poetic justice here is when the destructive floods caused by drainage systems clogged by garbage hit the homes of the polluters.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2021 15:56 UTC