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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has built three flood control structures to enhance the flood risk management in Barangay Matawe, Dingalan, Aurora Province. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said that the DPWH Aurora District Engineering Office (DEO) has constructed and improved a total […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently completed the construction of two flood control structures along Porac River to protect low-lying communities in Porac, Pampanga against the threat of river swelling during heavy rains. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, identified the newly-built slope […]
With paralyzing floods becoming more frequent in Metro Manila because of increasingly common super typhoons and heavy rains, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde on Tuesday urged the government to prioritize flood control measures and to designate a “Flooding Czar” to focus on the management and completion of flood control projects. In a privilege […]
Officials and project proponents from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Department of Public Works and Highways, as well as representatives from the World Bank (WB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), conducted meetings and site inspections to assess the status and updates of the MMDA’s activities under the Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP). […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of three flood control structures that will ensure the protection of residents against flooding in Rizal, Nueva Ecija. Citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan identified the Barangays Calaocan, Poblacion East, Poblacion Norte, and San Gregorio […]
Residents in several municipalities in the province of Aurora are now better protected against threats of unwanted inundation after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed five flood control structures in their communities. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the DPWH Aurora District Engineering Office (DEO) delivered the much-needed flood mitigating structures […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the flood control projects that the Commission on Audit (COA) cited as delayed in 2021 have been substantially completed this year. Baltazar Melgar, head of MMDA Flood Control and Sewerage Management Office (FCSMO), said the programmed 59 flood control projects in Metro Manila for 2021 were not completed […]
Project proponents from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) together with representatives from the World Bank conducted field inspections and met to discuss updates on the status of activities initiated by the MMDA under the Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP). The inspection activity began with a visit to the Vitas Pumping Station in Tondo, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of three new flood control structures aimed to ensure safety of residents in Barangays Lonoy and Cag-olango in Calbayog City, Samar. Citing a report from DPWH Region 8 Director Nerie Bueno, Secretary Mark Villar said that the flood control structures are built to […]
In an effort to further mitigate flooding in the Province of Bataan, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of three flood control structures in the Municipality of Dinalupihan. Secretary Mark Villar said that the newly-built flood walls will serve as protection for residents living in Barangays Dalao, Maligaya, and Pita […]