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Motorists on a standstill in both lanes of Katipunan Ave. after heavy rains submerged parts of the road on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2025. Photo courtesy of Trisha Nasam & Karmela Melgarejo/Tinig ng Plaridel

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Heavy rains flood QC

Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756627387659542226006_1265107718997815_6254199924724877271_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Motorists on a standstill in both lanes of Katipunan Ave. after heavy rains submerged parts of the road on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2025. <em>Photo courtesy of Trisha Nasam and Karmela Melgarejo/Tinig ng Plaridel</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Quezon City local government has vowed to improve its drainage system following the widespread flooding caused by a severe thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon, describing it as &quot;phenomenal.&quot; </p><p>Weather bureau PAGASA said its Science Garden station recorded 96.6 millimeters of rain, considered torrential, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday.</p><p>This number is <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/8/30/thunderstorm-dumps-5-days-of-rain-in-just-an-hour-in-quezon-city-2300">equivalent to five days of rain for the month of August</a> in the station, where the August rainfall averages 568.5 mm. </p><p>The total rainfall in three hours or between 2 and 5 p.m. is 116 mm.</p><p>For the city, this can be considered &quot;phenomenal,&quot; as the intense rains affected many main thoroughfares in Quezon City and even Nangka, Marikina.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/8/30/floods-hit-parts-of-quezon-city-amid-heavy-rains-2302">Floods hit parts of Quezon City amid heavy rains</a></div><p>This is why the QC local government said it seeks to fully implement its Drainage Master Plan (DMP) as a long-term solution to flooding.</p><p>&quot;Hindi kinaya ng drainage system ng lungsod ang napakaraming tubig-ulan sa napakaikling oras kaya nagresulta ito ng malalang pagbaha, maging sa ilang lugar na hindi karaniwang binabaha,&quot; the statement read.</p><p>&quot;Ang agaran at tuloy-tuloy na pagsasaayos ng drainage system ang sinisikap nating solusyunan base na rin sa isinasaad ng Drainage Master Plan (DMP) ng lungsod,&quot; it added. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/8/31/new-lpa-off-eastern-samar-may-bring-rains-next-week-1116">New LPA off Eastern Samar may bring rains next week</a></div><p>The LGU said the clean-up and the declogging initiatives of the Department of Engineering are among the reasons why floodwaters subsided easily, noting their year-long operations.</p><p>&quot;Patuloy na isusulong ng lokal na pamahalaan na ganap na maipatupad ang nilalaman ng DMP bilang pangmatagalan at epektibong solusyon sa pagbaha sa lungsod, sa halip na flood control projects na hindi dumaan sa pagsusuri at pag-aaral ng lokal na pamahalaan,&quot; the statement read.</p><div> </div><div><strong>CLOSER COORDINATION WITH AGENCIES</strong></div><p>For his part, QC Councilor Alfred Vargas, chair of the city&#x27;s Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction Council, the massive flooding can also be attributed to global warming.</p><p>This, however, is a reminder that the government needs to be alert.</p><p>&quot;This should also remind the national government, through the DPWH, that it needs to coordinate, if not align its flood control projects, including the declogging of drainages on national roads, with the local government,&quot; said Vargas.</p><p>&quot;We need to immediately institute close, respectful and transparent relationship between local governments and the DPWH,&quot; he added.</p><p>Aside from this, declogging efforts should be done by both the local and national agencies so that tasks can be finished easily.</p><p>This includes additional funds for local projects, he said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi kaya ng local government na pondohan ang total cost ng Drainage Masterplan lalo na’t saklaw dito ang national roads na nasa pangangalaga ng DPWH,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;The national government must provide additional funds not only for declogging drainages but for major dredging of our rivers, tributaries and waterways. Kailangan ng lungsod ang tulong na national government,&quot; he added.</p><p>He vowed to file a measure that would officially adopt the QC Drainage Masterplan &quot;as the sole source of the designs and implementation guide for all flood control projects in the city, whether it be local or national.&quot; </p><p>Climatologists have previously warned that the warming atmosphere can lead to more intense thunderstorms as it can hold more moisture, which fuels them. </p><p>More intense downpours can result in more localized flash flooding, especially in urban areas.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1XbTwLcZ4hE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Quezon City local government has vowed to improve its drainage system following the widespread flooding caused by a severe thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon, describing it as "phenomenal."</p>

The Quezon City local government has vowed to improve its drainage system following the widespread flooding caused by a severe thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon, describing it as "phenomenal."

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QC officials vow improvements to drainage after severe flooding

Job Manahan,

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Published August 31, 2025 04:23 PM PHT

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Updated August 31, 2025 04:42 PM PHT

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