Residents living close to rivers in the province of Pampanga now have much needed protection during times of heavy rain thanks to four newly-completed slope protection structures by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, identified the recipient towns of the slope protection structures as the Municipalities of Porac, Guagua, and Lubao in Pampanga.
Completed along the banks of Pasig-Potrero River in Barangay Manuali, Porac, Pampanga is a 310.31-lineal-meter slope protection built on a steel sheet pile foundation in the amount of P96.2 million funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
“The slope protection is connected to the previously completed 232.54-lineal-meter structure also in Barangay Manuali to prevent flooding and soil erosion in residential areas near the Pasig-Potrero River.”
According to Bonoan, the slope protection is connected to the previously completed 232.54-lineal-meter structure also in Barangay Manuali to prevent flooding and soil erosion in residential areas near the Pasig-Potrero River frequently affected by rapid flow of water caused by excessive rain.
In Guagua, Pampanga, slope protection structures on both sides of the Betis River at Barangay Sta. Ines section measuring a total of 245.6 lineal meters ensures better protection of lives and properties.
The protective structure along Betis River was completed in the amount of P29.39 million funded under the 2023 GAA.
The DPWH through the Pampanga Second District Engineering Office has also delivered the completion of two slope protection structures along Sapang Gumi in Barangay Sta. Catalina and Patangue Creek in Barangay San Antonio in Lubao.
The DPWH through the Pampanga Second District Engineering Office (DEO) has also delivered the completion of two slope protection structures along Sapang Gumi in Barangay Sta. Catalina and Patangue Creek in Barangay San Antonio in Lubao, Pampanga.
The 263.86-linear-meter Sapang Gumi Slope Protection Project, valued at P29.4 million and funded through the 2023 GAA, was built adjacent to another slope protection works in the area.
Meanwhile, the Patangue Creek Slope Protection Project included the construction of slope protection structures on both sides of the creek in the amount of P19.59 million sourced from the 2023 national budget.
