(First of three parts) MANILA, Philippines—In the Philippines, floods are as familiar as the rain. They arrive with the monsoon, fill up city streets within minutes, and swallow entire barangays. For many, it’s not a question of if it will flood, but when. And each time, the same haunting question rises with the waters: Why, despite the billions allocated to protect communities, does the country remain just as defenseless? In places like Bulacan and Pampanga, the floods arrive so often that people treat them like seasons. “Parang normal na lang (It’s like it’s normal now),” one resident said, shrugging at […]... Keep on reading: Billions flow to flood control, but not to save us from rising waters