TITLE: Mindanao/Davao Region needs your help!

AUTHOR: @pingsalinas

DATE PUBLISHED: February 4, 2024

KEY INFO: By failing to segregate waste and poor maintenance of sewage systems like canals, etc. We are condemned to experience these phenomena like national roads not being passable due to flood, evacuation centers getting flooded, failing to learn that we must segregate and recycle waste, and planting and creating more green spots to mitigate the effects of flooding in Mindanao.

TITLE: Drainage struggles

AUTHOR: Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit

DATE PUBLISHED: June 20, 2019

KEY INFO: Office of the City Building Official (OCBO) head Cirinia Grace Catubig said in a previous report that Davao City's current drainage system is inefficient enough to hold the water brought by the rains.

TITLE: MMDA: Clogged drains caused EDSA flood

AUTHOR: Mark Ernest Villeza

DATE PUBLISHED: September 25, 2023

KEY INFO: Due to multiple factors, such as improper waste disposal, significant volumes of rainwater, and the modest capacity of the drainage systems in Manila, floods have been a constant concern. The article stated that the Infrastructure Committee of the Management Association of the Philippines proposed the construction of large-diameter underground drainage tunnels to mitigate the problem. Similarly, Davao City struggles with the same issues but lacks the primary initiative to improve the canal infrastructure.

TITLE: Plastic waste puts millions of the world's poorest at higher risk from floods

AUTHOR: Karen McVeigh

DATE PUBLISHED: May 24, 2023

KEY INFO: The article discussed how plastic pollution in slums, particularly in third-world countries, has made flooding more severe by blocking drainage systems. This is connected to our problem in Davao City because we are prone to water-related natural disasters like typhoons; however, we lack the proper infrastructure and enforcement to mitigate the effects of these calamities.

TITLE: Drainage System Projects Kontra Baha, Prayoridad Ni Mayor Joe

AUTHOR: Panabo City Information Office

DATE PUBLISHED: February 2, 2023

KEY INFO: The video segment shows that the mayor of Panabo City has begun infrastructure projects to improve the drainage systems to help manage the flooding issue.

TITLE: Snowmelt overwhelms small town sewage system, causes flooding

AUTHOR: Emily Tencer

DATE PUBLISHED: March 31, 2023

KEY INFO: The lack of a sewage system overwhelms the people in Bear River City when water enters their homes and ruins their infrastructure. The Philippines, especially in Mindanao, also experiences rain frequently, and communities that lack well-maintained drainage systems are expected to have more problems when rain occurs.

TITLE: Primer on Enhanced Segregation at Source

AUTHOR: EMB Northern Mindanao

DATE PUBLISHED: July 29, 2021

KEY INFO: As the graphic states, "In addition to the basics, such as reading labels placed on the waste container, the implementation of color-coded waste bins for segregation (with examples) is prominently displayed as an important measure for enhanced segregation at source." By creating measures at simplifying recycling and trash segregation by simply color coding the trash bins so that they can be easily identified, thus making a more systematic and efficient way of segregating waste and preventing the waste from being thrown into water bodies and creating clogs, affecting significantly greater floods within their area. 

TITLE: Clogged Canal Advocacy Campaign

AUTHOR: ABM 11 TAYLOR

DATE PUBLISHED: February 06, 2023

KEY INFO: The problem of blocked drains occurs when foreign materials such as plastic, paper, leaves, styrofoam, and such block the drain. In the beginning, the materials are in small amounts. With time, water stops flowing freely as the number of objects increases. This issue is also present in Davao City, mirroring its relevance within our community.

TITLE: 'Within Seconds Everything Was Gone': Devastating Floods Submerge the Philippines

AUTHOR: Jason Gutierrez

DATE PUBLISHED: Nov 18, 2020

KEY INFO: In the magazine article, the writer interviews multiple residents of Cagayan, detailing their struggles amid a disastrous flood caused by a dam break. Similarly, the inadequate canal systems in Davao City cannot contain significant volumes of water, leading to similar calamities. As the writer explains, these floods result from the Philippines' vulnerability to natural disasters and the deteriorating global climate. These factors, along with the inadequate waterway infrastructure in the Philippines, have exacerbated flood risks.

TITLE: Political Deluge In Metro Manila: Flood Control And Municipal Politics Under Authoritarianism

AUTHOR: Gregorio Escribano

DATE PUBLISHED: August 06, 2020

KEY INFO: Although the Philippines obtained its independence from the United States after the Second World War, the residents of Manila and its neighboring towns continued to suffer from destructive floods, as the city's drainage system remained unimproved since 1909. This problem is also evident in Davao City, as most of the city's drainage systems are not well-maintained.

TITLE: Davao City Reports: Agdao Proper Drainage Problem

AUTHOR: Byaheng Do30

DATE PUBLISHED: August 5, 2019

KEY INFO:  The video states that their main problem is the canals overflowing regardless of the weather conditions. According to the residents, there is a lot of trash in the central canal on their street, and it can be challenging to clean because of the accumulated garbage waste.

TITLE: A Way Out For Wastewater

AUTHOR: Diana F. David

DATE PUBLISHED: April 29, 2017

KEY INFO: This infographic includes information on the significance and severity water pollution brings upon communities. It includes how lack of sewage drainage can affect our lives, especially our health, how this issue happens, having more information on matters relating to wastewater, and what the government has done about this issue. This problem is relevant, especially in Davao City, where frequent flooding happens due to the lack of comprehensive and well-maintained drainage systems.

TITLE: Davao City Government Intensifies Canal Clean-Up

AUTHOR: The Official Website of the City Government of Davao

DATE PUBLISHED: October 16, 2019

KEY INFO: To cite the article, "We will intensify our clean up operation, not just in Panacan, but in all canals in the city to prevent street flooding during heavy rains," Whenever the canals in Panacan City are clogged, it can cause a massive effect in terms of the intense floods that are occurring in the area, and by intensifying the clean up operations of the canals in Panacan City, it will effect in preventing street floods during heavy rains in Panacan City.

TITLE: UST commences stormwater drainage improvement project for Manila

AUTHOR: University of Santo Tomas

DATE PUBLISHED: Nov 12, 2018

KEY INFO: To minimize the adverse effects of heavy rains and flooding on the campus, the University of Santo Tomas commenced a stormwater drainage improvement project. The project will replace the existing drainage lines with a new drainage system and provide detention facilities to accommodate flood water within the 21.5-hectare campus. While this university isn't situated in Mindanao, drainage issues similar to those of Central Philippine University in Iloilo persist in other schools. Both institutions require drainage improvement.

TITLE: The Philippine Flood Problem - Mini Episode 1

AUTHOR: Tristan Dyln Tano

DATE PUBLISHED: November 28, 2020

KEY INFO: In the podcast mini-episode, the hosts discuss how the outdated infrastructure in the Philippines, along with its susceptibility to natural disasters such as typhoons, has led to disastrous flooding. Although they do not explicitly mention canals, they delve into the inadequacy of Philippine dams in handling the vast volumes of water they receive, resulting in their collapse. This parallels the issue faced in Davao City, where the canal infrastructure is not sufficiently wide enough to accommodate heavy rainfall, amplifying flood risks.

TITLE: Deadly Disasters: Floods

AUTHOR: Free Documentary

DATE PUBLISHED: December 22, 2023

KEY INFO: While this documentary doesn't show trash-caused floods, it reiterates that flooding is still a significant problem in other countries, especially in tropical countries, particularly in natural disaster-prone countries near large bodies of water. Hence, we must continuously advocate for well-maintained canals, not only within Davao City but across the entire country, to prevent the occurrence of such calamities.

TITLE: The Marikina North Sewage Treatment Plan

AUTHOR: Manila Water

DATE PUBLISHED: May 11, 2021

KEY INFO: The video showcases that the Marikina North plans to make a treatment plant to treat over 100 million liters of wastewater daily. In Davao City, they struggle with maintaining the drainage systems' cleanliness and garbage overflowing. This webinar provides information and treatment plans for how Davao City can address its growing issue with well-maintained and sustainable drainage systems.

TITLE: Sewerage and Sewage Treatment

AUTHOR: Harrold E. Babbitt

DATE PUBLISHED: April 7, 2020

KEY INFO: Though the book isn't within a Philippine context, it discusses how a well-maintained sewage system benefits our communities, mainly how it helps minimize water pollution. Furthermore, it mentions how improper waste disposal contributes to clogged drainage systems. This is relevant because citizens carelessly throw their garbage around the environment in most Filipino cities, including Davao City, paralleling the issues the book discusses.

TITLE: Social Impact Assessment of Sustainable Drainage Systems in Ozamiz City, Philippines

AUTHORS: Markdy Y. Orong, Aida S. Lasaca, Timoteo B. Bagundol

DATE PUBLISHED: August 2016

KEY INFO: As the study states, "The situation could be a threat to public health without a proper drainage system because low-lying areas in the city are easily flooded with heavy rain that causes the overflowing of canals, thereby making possible the spreading of pollutants lodged in these canals." By failing to recycle and dispose of our wastes and just by simply dumping them into a body of water, causing the waste to build up and clog these canals and, in effect, this irresponsible action could risk the lives of individuals, especially those residing in low-lying areas in the city.

TITLE: STOP LITTERING

AUTHOR: Adrian Galano

DATE PUBLISHED: October 05, 2020

KEY INFO: "When we litter the canals with our plastic garbage, It will clog our city's system of drainage, This not only causes floods, but it also aggravates them, which then cause destruction and mayhem." Due to our acts of littering, we make flood management a much bigger problem." Galano's spoken poetry stanza resonates profoundly with its timely reminder, urging the residents of Mindanao and the entire nation to cease littering in our canals. Such actions are crucial in mitigating the more significant issue of floods plaguing our communities.