Rising waters caused by nature? Calumpit blames anomalous flood control projects

Rising waters caused by nature? Calumpit blames anomalous flood control projects

BULACAN, Philippines – It was barely raining on a Thursday morning, but the houses in a few barangays in Calumpit, Bulacan were already submerged in water.   For residents who have lived there for decades, the sight was nothing new. The flooding, they said, was something they had learned to live with over the years. “Actually, it’s not really scary anymore. We’re used to it. You could say that flooding has become part of life here,” said Josafat…