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Retention pond at the Quezon Memorial Circle. Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News

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Johnson Manabat

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17863444258071786343063581306.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Retention pond at the Quezon Memorial Circle. Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Retention pond at the Quezon Memorial Circle. <em>Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- A retention pond at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) has played a major role in Quezon City&#x27;s efforts to reduce flooding within the vicinity of the QMC and nearby areas.</p><p>The facility, which was inaugurated last July 8, aims to help ease flooding and eventually help the park reduce its dependence on water supply from water concessionaires. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/10/12-dead-over-380k-families-affected-by-habagat-1355">READ: 12 dead, over 380K families affected by Habagat</a></div><p>&quot;Ito po yung open field natin, meron tayong retention pond… Para sa run-off ng tubig tuwing tag-ulan ay may mapupuntahan at makaiwas ito ng baha,&quot; said QMC administrator Windsor Bueno. &quot;Around nasa 651-cubic meters yung kaya niya ipunin.&quot;</p><p>The retention pond was designed to automatically catch rain water within the park. </p><p>&quot;Pupunta siya don sa collecting tank natin at yung retention pond natin. ‘Pag napuno po yun, unti-unti nating ibubuga doon sa drainage system natin,&quot; Bueno explained.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2086379302908838164&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-10T07%3A45%3A27.253473%3A8e8187dc-e56a-4ad1-97eb-d0a2b057a2bf%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=639c7feaf9238c380672a2c5893be549e9b94c7a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:675px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2086379302908838164"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Eventually, there will also be a filtration system that will cleanse impounded water to be used for watering the plants at the park, he said.</p><p>In a social media post, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said she believes the QMC retention pond helped lessen the flooding in the area during the peak of habagat or southwest monsoon.</p><p>&quot;Sa kabila ng patuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan, pansamantalang naiipon ang tubig-ulan sa ating Retention Pond upang makabawas sa banta ng pagbaha,&quot; said Belmonte.</p>

<p>A retention pond at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) has played a major role in Quezon City's efforts to reduce flooding within the vicinity of the QMC and nearby areas.</p>

A retention pond at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) has played a major role in Quezon City's efforts to reduce flooding within the vicinity of the QMC and nearby areas.

Retention pond in Quezon Memorial Circle helps ease flooding—QC LGU

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Retention pond in Quezon Memorial Circle helps ease flooding—QC LGU

Johnson Manabat,

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Published August 10, 2026 02:51 PM PHT

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