Before the rains come: Why Davao City’s garbage is flooding its streets (1)
1st of two parts DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 June 2026) — Johnsan Temple did not only check the weather app or listen for storm warnings, he had to …
Before the rains come: Why Davao City’s garbage is flooding its streets (1)
1st of two parts DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 June 2026) — Johnsan Temple did not only check the weather app or listen for storm warnings, he had to monitor the rising waters in the narrow canal in front of his convenience store on Veloso Street, Brgy. 20-B, Poblacion, so he could decide when to move his stock of softdrinks on the side of his store a couple of meters higher, before the canal overflows. “We don’t even have to wait for a typhoon anymore. A short downpour is enough for the canal to overflow and impact our business,” he said, standing outside his store on a Friday afternoon, the day after a brief but heavy downpour flooded Veloso St. and left the canal stagnant with water. Johnsan Temple outside his convenience store in Veloso St. Brgy. 20-B in front of a stagnant canal after a heavy rain on 14 May 2026 . Photo by NOVA MAE FRANCAS Temple is a resident of Brgy. 20-B, and has been running a ...
