To combat heavy flooding during the rainy season and inclement weather, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking work in the installation of new booster pumps along Estero de San Miguel in Manila.

DPWH National Capital Region (NCR) Director Loreta M. Malaluan said that the ongoing booster pump project has received a P100 million allocation forphase 1 and another P100 million for phase 2.

She explained that the initial phase involves the installation of one booster pump including its accessories which is now 70 percent complete and is expected to be finished within the year.

Work in the second phase is currently on-going where another booster pump and ancillary equipment will be installed.

When completed, Malaluan noted that each booster pump will be able to discharge one cubic meter per second of floodwater, reducing the overflow of Estero de San Miguel which will prevent flooding in the area.

DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan stated that the installation of booster pumps is being implemented in Metro Manila along with other structural and non-structural measures to mitigate flooding on major roads during the rainy and typhoon season.