When the Monsoon Rain Brings Hopes of Social Development
The driver sighed a long dismayed sigh when he heard that the heavy rain has brought about the news of flood in northern Makati . At least now he had an explanation for the heavy traffic on the mainthoroughfare heading north into the heart of Metro Manila. The semi-closed highway, an extension of the main expressway going south into the satellite towns of southern Luzon , is the fastest, least trafficked way to cut through the dense city. Yet on that rainy day, traffic jammed up all the way to its exit tool gates.