This past weekend saw some monsoon rains yet again, and the flooding was worse. Pampanga was the worst hit and a lot of places are probably still submerged.
One of the notable places that was flooded heavily was a section of NLEX, or Northern Luzon Expressway. I think it was in San Simon and the roads were basically impassable. A friend of mine who went to Pampanga from the weekend until Tuesday had to extend another day and risked driving home at night. His travel time was 9pm to 5am.
This is crazy. Frustrating, and just pathetic. People's lives are being affected by monsoon rains. This did not use to happen when I was younger. A lot of this, in my opinion, has to do with corruption and elected government officials who are in it to fatten their bank accounts. This probably isn't even an opinion but a fact.
I don't usually write about these things but I feel like I need to vent. We Filipinos don't deserve this, and I honestly feel like we're being taken for a ride by elected government officials.
What a shitshow this country is in right now. I never imagined myself growing up and experiencing these things.
Out.
