Could disaster preparedness have prevented the Provident Village Marikina flooding?

JUST LOOKING AT THE MAP OF PROVIDENT VILLAGE, IT IS EASY TO SEE THAT WHAT HAPPENED THERE WAS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. 

IT IS A SUBDIVISION ON A DELTA. 

THE RIVER FLOWS RIGHT TO LEFT, THE NORTHERN MOST PERIMETER WALL PROBABLY FAILED.

BEING A RIVERSIDE AREA, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH EARLY WARNING ALARMS, BOATS, AMPHIBIAN VEHICLES, ETCETERA...

DID THE CITY OF MARIKINA JUST HOLD ITS HOPES ON A FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT?