Apparently, even here, we once had a bank named Provident Bank and it developed Provident Village in a flood plain. Project NOAH – National Operational Assessment of Hazards – provided hydrometeorological hazard maps, which included barangay-level flood hazard maps for major river basins, storm surge maps for coastal communities, landslide hazard maps, and even hazard maps for debris flows. An engineer told me that Provident Village is on land that forms part of the metes and bounds of waterways. Unfortunately, in a few days the shocking stories of rooftop rescues at Provident Village will be forgotten. We never learn!

Source: Philippine Star November 15, 2020 15:56 UTC