Group mulls creation of ‘underground tunnels’ vs intense EDSA floods

October 11, 2023 | 5:24pm

A photo which gained significant attention was that of EDSA Camp Aguinaldo Northbound, with floods reaching knee-deep high making it unpassable to light vehicles at around 1:54 p.m.

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MANILA, Philippines — A coalition supported by business and civil organizations once again enjoined the government to consider the construction of “underground storm drainage tunnels” as a permanent solution to Metro Manila floods, particularly along EDSA.

This was the call of the Green EDSA Movement (GEM) as flooding in major national roads continue to cause “severe and costly disruption to the economy and all other sectors of society.”

“It is