Some streets in Hagono have been impassable in recent years, with rain levels reaching as high as two metres.
Motorcycle taxis, a popular form of transport in rural Philippines, have had steel tubes added to the forks of the vehicles, boosting them by a few extra feet to allow them to operate in the worst kinds of floods.
Some streets in Hagonoy just outside the capital Manila have been impassable in recent years, with rain levels reaching as high as two metres in monsoon season, when residents either wade through thigh-deep water or travel in small boats. One of the town's problems, according to officials, is the rapid rise in informal dwellings along a nearby river and lack of adequate waste management solutions.
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