Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has thanked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon for his timely response to the flooding in the city amid the intermittent rains.

Yamsuan, in a statement Sunday, Aug. 9, specifically cited Dizon's presence at the city's flood-prone Fourth Estate locality.

“Nagpapasalamat tayo kay Secretary Vince Dizon sa mabilis niyang aksyon at personal na pagbisita sa ating komunidad sa Fourth Estate para makita kung ano ang maaring agarang aksyon ang maipatupad at gayundin ang  pangmatagalang solusyon na dapat mailatag para malunasan na ang pagbaha sa Fourth Estate at iba pang lugar sa ating lungsod,” he said. 

(We thank Secretary Vince Dizon for his swift action and personal visit to our community in Fourth Estate to see what immediate measures can be implemented, as well as the long-term solutions that must be laid out to finally address the flooding in Fourth Estate and other areas in our city.)

“Makakaasa ang mga Parañaqueño na tututukan natin ang problemang ito (Parañaque residents can be assured that we will focus on this problem) and we will closely coordinate with Secretary Dizon to find long-term solutions to the flooding in Parañaque,” he added. 

Yamsuan also reiterated his appeal to Parañaque residents to be part of the solution by properly disposing their trash and to stop throwing garbage into creeks and other waterways.

Last May 18, Yamsuan and Dizon inspected flood-prone communities in Parañaque, particularly the area along Dr. Santos Ave. (formerly Sucat Road). 

To ease flooding in this heavy-traffic thoroughfare, Dizon immediately sent  an amphibious excavator to declog Villanueva Creek, one of the waterways that overflows and causes severe flooding along Dr. Santos Avenue during heavy downpours. 

On top of dredging operations, Dizon said during his May 18 inspection that the DPWH would also begin the implementation of a flood interceptor project along Dr. Santos Avenue.

The  DPWH will allocate an initial P50 million from its savings to get the project going this year and  will include it for funding in  its proposed budget for 2027. 

Dizon said he will also propose funding under the 2027 national budget for the upgrading of old dikes in the city and the construction of detention basins beneath basketball courts and open spaces, similar to projects implemented in Manila and Quezon City.