April 13, 2022 | 12:02 am“Climate change is creating more severe weather events. Metro Manila can barely handle the heaviest rains, and we have areas that are naturally low-lying — from houses to streets, subdivisions, and even cities,” said Ricardo Noel R. Gervasio, supervising health program officer of the Health Promotion Bureau, in.
There are 1,500 tons of garbage that are either dumped or burned illegally in Metro Manila alone, he added,“For context, a compact sedan — let’s say a Toyota Vios — weighs around one ton,” Mr. Gervasio told the webinar audience. “Imagine burning or dumping 1,500 Toyota Vioses everyday… and that’s just from illegal dumping.”
Garbage is the “number one cause” of flooding in Metro Manila as it blocks drainage, said former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benjamin de Castro Abalos, Jr. in a June 2021Flooding can lead to waterborne diseases such as leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that people are susceptible to when they have to wade through contaminated water.
Mr. Gervasio added that the upcoming elections will be key in implementing the national health roadmap: “Our votes count and can shape climate change resilience, the environmental impact our community has, and health in general.” —
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