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With classes being suspended in Quezon City and 16 out of Metro Manila’s 17 local government units due to the threats posed by flooding, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde on Wednesday urged the national government to fund and implement proposed QC flood control projects intended to address chronic flooding not only […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed two flood control projects along the Magat River, benefiting the low-lying communities in the towns of Bagabag and Quezon in Nueva Vizcaya. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan explained that the construction of new flood control structures was initiated to address the significant flooding issues that have long plagued […]
Riverside communities in Palimbang and Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat are now better protected against flooding with the completion of two flood control structures by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The completed projects identified by DPWH Region 12 Director Basir Ibrahim are the construction of a 400-meter riverbank protection structure in Barangay Baranayan, Municipality […]
The low-lying communities of Barangay Balinsasayao in Abuyog and Barangay San Isidro in Baybay, Province of Leyte are now protected from flooding with the completion of two flood control structures by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Leyte 5th District Engineer Eusebio Culas said […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed two flood control projects along the Bauang River Basin in Barangays Pudoc, Nagrebcan and Parian Este, Bauang, La Union. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manual Bonoan, Region I Director Ronnel Tan said that a total length of 800 meters flood control structure was completed for […]
Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed to develop a detailed plan for the Project Enhancement of the Flood Control Strategy in the Pasig-Marikina River and Cagayan River Basins, two of the major river basins in Luzon identified as top priorities for Japan-funded […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed a vital infrastructure project aimed at safeguarding lives, properties, and agricultural lands in Lagawe, Ifugao. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region CAR Director Khadaffy Tanggol said that the completed flood control project at the Tungngod Side and Baliwong Flood Structure along the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) finished two flood control structures for the low-lying communities of Orani and Hermosa in the province of Bataan. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Bataan 1st District Engineer Erlindo Flores, Jr. said that a 441.50-meter flood control system project was completed in Barangay Tapulao, Orani. […]
The municipalities of Talavera and Llanera in the province of Nueva Ecija are the recipients of two completed infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, in his reports to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary for Operations in Central Luzon Roberto Bernardo, said that […]
“Flooding” the 2024 national budget with flood control projects – worth one-quarter of trillion pesos – could lead to “watered down development that drowns out more urgent social spending,” Senator Chiz Escudero said. The amount proposed for 2024 – P255 billion – “looms large by any yardstick,” Escudero said. “It is too big for tubig,” the […]