River merges with road in flood-hit Bulacan barangay

Persistent floodwaters in Bulacan have made it hard to tell in one barangay where the road ends and where the river begins.

In a "24 Oras" report by Cedric Castillo on Wednesday, Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan town on the Manila Bay coast has been rendered near-inaccessible by vehicle due to the floods, which have remained even after both Typhoon Egay and Typhoon Falcon have left. 

Barangay residents have resorted to sandbagging their gates and pumping out water to keep their homes flood-free, but the waters persist.

At the end of the barangay, the floodwaters make it difficult to tell which part is still the road and which part is now the river, or even Manila Bay.

According to residents, this is a normal occurrence, with the current water level already having subsided from of the peak.

“Ayan po, marka ng tubig, halos bewang ko. Oo ngayon pa lang eh, lalo na pag lumalaki,” said resident Florentino Alejo, pointing to a watermark on his wall.

Despite flooding being a regular occurrence in the province residents still hope for aid and assistance as income has been scarce.

“Dapat po abutan din kami ng konting ayuda. Wala gaanong trabaho dito eh,” tora-tora driver Romeo Villaranda said.

According to data released by the Bulacan PDRRMO, 13 of Bulakan's 14 barangays are still experiencing nonstop rains and harsh flooding since the impact of Typhoon Egay. — Jiselle Anne C. Casucian/BM, GMA Integrated News