BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to revise the country's flood control masterplan. Residents of Vista Verde Executive Village in Cainta, Rizal use boats while some wade through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Kristine on Friday, October 25, 2024. (Santi San Juan) Marcos made the...
photo: SMC At least eight million tons of silt and waste were removed from 136 kilometers of river systems in...
The construction period for two of the government's flood mitigation projects in Cavite and Metro Manila has been extended to up to five more years and consequently received additional funding. President Marcos on Tuesday, Nov. 5, first approved the extension of the construction period and...
"Go ahead." President Marcos is unfazed as he welcomed calls to investigate the government's flood control projects following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine that left several areas in the country flooded last month. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)...
The Senate is keen on scrutinizing once again all funds allocated for flood control mitigation but there is a necessity to also inquire into the government’s programs on climate change and climate adaptation, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, November 3. The...
Senator Imee R. Marcos on Thursday, October 31 questioned the continuing severe flooding in the Bicol region, as she questioned how the P132 billion allocation for its flood control project since 2018 was utilized. “It’s unacceptable that ₱132 billion has been designated for...
"Hindi kayo namin nakakalimutan (We have not forgotten about you)." This was President Marcos' assurance to the people of Naga when he visited them following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, saying the government is ready to assist them as they recover from the typhoon's effects....
Some senators on Friday, October 25 expressed plans to question key government agencies on their respective budget allocation for flood control projects. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero disclosed his plan while noting how several areas in the country are still submerged in...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (CO’s Facebook page) There is no "billion-peso budget" for food control in Bicol, for the record. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co had this to say on Friday,...
With about three-fourths of loan proceeds reaching billions of pesos still unspent just months before they expire, the Philippines wants to extend for two more years the financing for a delayed major flood control project in Metro Manila, the country's business and commercial hub that's also the...
Nearly three-fourths of the loan for a flood control project in Metro Manila that the World Bank extended to the Philippines seven years ago remained unspent even as this financing is scheduled to end before yearend. A Sept. 30 implementation status and results report seen by Manila Bulletin...
