President Marcos said the government will take another look into its comprehensive national masterplan to improve the country's systems and reduce the impact of future typhoons.

Marcos said this following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon in different parts of the country this week.

In an Instagram post, the President said the review was necessary to protect communities from the effects of calamities such as typhoons.

"To reduce the impact of future typhoons, we will revisit our comprehensive national master plan to further improve drainage systems, construct flood barriers, and enhance our early warning systems," he wrote.

"We need to make sure that all these moving parts are in place so we can protect our communities," he added.

President Marcos has been visiting areas hit by Carina and the habagat these past few days.

In a situation briefing in Mauban, Quezon, he emphasized the need for a national flood control plan following the massive floods that submerged many parts of the country.

"Let's prepare for the next flood. This is the first typhoon during La Niña season, we have a long way to go. We have to prepare for that," Marcos said.

"There are places that used to be marked safe from floods, but it is not the case now. That's what we have to figure out, bakit nagbago 'yan (what changed)," he added.

One of Marcos' orders was to conduct a study on building weirs or small barriers that control and raise the water level slightly on the upstream side. Weirs are also used to prevent flooding, measure water flow, and hold water. The impounded water can be used in towns, homes, industry, or irrigation.

"If there's a weir pinapadaan niya ang tubig pero mayroon siyang binabagalan yung takbo (it allows water to flow but slows it down as well)," he said.

"I don't see a weir here in this country which is parang bagay na bagay sa atin yun. Maybe it's applicable here in the Philippines. I think it might be because I've seen it in other places and although the water passes, mababa yung tubig dito sa baba, mas mataas yung tubig doon sa taas. Pero dumadaan yung tubig, pati isda nakakadaan (the water level is low down here but it is higher upstream. Still, the water flows, even the fish can pass through)," he added.

The President also said that the government has constructed numerous pumping stations and other flood control projects but the amount of trash that blocked them caused them to not work properly.