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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a revetment wall along the Busokbusokan River, providing a much-needed flood mitigation solution to the flood-prone communities of San Vicente and Busokbusokan, San Narciso, Quezon Province. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Region IV-A Director Jovel Mendoza, said that […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a flood mitigation structure and a farm-to-market road (FMR) that now fortifies community resilience and augments the local economy in the municipalities of Boac and Gasan, Marinduque. In a report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Marinduque District Engineer Richard Emmanuel Ragragio identified […]
In response to the escalating challenges posed by climate change, Secretary Manuel Bonoan has reaffirmed the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) commitment to providing long-term solutions to the recurrent flooding issues faced by many Filipinos. The DPWH has developed individual master plans for each of the 18 major river basins in the Philippines […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has constructed a protective structure along a local creek in Barangay Nagpandayan, Guimba, Nueva Ecija to protect residents from inundation. DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, in his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, said that the 570-meter long slope protection structures were built on both […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has installed booster pumps to help address flooding in the areas of Tondo, Sta. Cruz and Quiapo in the city of Manila. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH National Capital Region Director Loreta Malaluan, said that submersible axial pumps were installed to increase discharge and […]
Two river dike projects with a combined cost of P190 million were recently-constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to safeguard flood-prone barangays in Nabua, Camarines Sur. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 5 Director Virgilio Eduarte, said that new levees were completed along sections of Barit […]
The Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH) has recently completed the rehabilitation of the Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System (RIS) in Guagua, Pampanga. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said that the rehabilitation works along Porac-Gumain RIS in Barangay Pulongmasle was implemented […]
In line with its mandate to protect lives and properties from natural disasters, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a 216-meter flood control project in Sitio Namnama, Barangay Alsem, Vintar, Ilocos Norte. DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan commended Ilocos Norte First District Engineering Office for the on-time construction of the […]
Major flood control projects are underway in the 3rd district of Negros Occidental where various localities experienced massive floods that displaced thousands in the early days of January this year. Representative Jose Francisco Benitez said they requested for a funding of about P6.6 billion mainly from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for […]
The construction of a cut-off channel has solved the perennial problem of flooding during heavy rainfall in Candaba, Pampanga, said the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH). Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from Undersecretary Emil Sadain who in-charge of the DPWH Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations, said that the Candaba Cut-Off Channel […]