Metro Manila is both exploding and imploding,' mused my environmentalist colleague Dr. Ben Malayang III, as members of our small chat group compared notes on traffic jam experiences two weeks ago, amidst widespread flooding in the city. Lory Tan, who used to lead WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)-Philippines, had messaged us all earlier: 'SLEx (South Luzon Expressway) Bicutan area is flooded and both north- and southbound are experiencing almost standstill traffic. Extent of southbound traffic has now reached Paco in Osmeña Highway.

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