President Marcos has instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to integrate water conservation into its flood control and management projects to ensure that flood water can be reutilized for irrigation, water supply, and power generation, Secretary Manuel Bonoan said on Tuesday,...
President Marcos assured on Monday, April 29, that the government has an integrated approach in addressing and easing the impact of the La Niña phenomenon as the country is poised to face more cyclones this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of the...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno gestures during a meeting with technical experts and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 15, 2024. The officials tackled ways to improve flood mitigation in the...
CABATUAN, Isabela – The Department of Public Works and Highways recently completed the Magat River flood control project in Barangay Culling East here. THIS flood control project in Cabatuan, Isabela will protect people and properties from hazards during the rainy season. (Photo via Liezle...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday, February 21 said she is disappointed that the Philippine delegation that participated in the 10 th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is supporting the tobacco...
The Philippines, through the Department of Health (DOH), expressed readiness to further implement its international commitments to tobacco control. Courtesy of DOH In a statement issued Sunday, Feb. 11, DOH stated that the Philippines has also joined countries in protecting the environment from...
The Philippines has assured the international community that it will continue to undertake efforts against tobacco use in the country. Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Hubert Dominic Guevara stated that the Philippines will continue to engage constructive dialogues, collaboration and share its...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has underscored the need for the creation of a Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control following the declaration of a gastroenteritis outbreak in Baguio City. Gatchalian is a co-author of the proposed Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways-La Union First District Engineering Office has completed two significant projects worth P58 million in this province. THE Baroro River flood mitigation project in Barangay Santa Rosa, San Juan, La Union. (Photo via...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has reported that a P95.5-million flood control project in Barangay Masgad, Malimono, Surigao de Norte is 90 percent complete. DPWH-13 (Caraga) Regional Director Engr. Pol M. delos Santos, in his progress report to DPWH Secretary...
SOLANA, Cagayan – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Cagayan Third District Engineering Office has completed the construction of a flood control system on the Cagayan River in Barangay Andarayan here. District Engineer Mariano B. Malupeng said the project fortifies the safety and...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez on Tuesday, November 28, said Japanese consultants are interested in helping address flooding here. “They’re going around the city trying to identify the best solutions for our flood,” Benitez said in a press briefing. BENITEZ...
