Aiming towards a flood-free Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that the local government has formed a primary flood control committee that is tasked to create the city’s first ever Comprehensive Flood Control Master Plan. Sotto made the announcement during the inauguration of the two new...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Public Works and Highways-La Union First District Engineering Office has completed two flood control projects on the Amburayan River in Bangar, this province. District Engineer Jose G. Ginete Jr. said the two projects are located in two...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed five flood control projects in Aklan province. One of the new flood control projects in Aklan province. (DPWH-6) “These new structures will benefit Aklanons during the rainy season. In particular, residents of...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, August 5, that it has kicked off the construction of a flood control project in Dingalan, Aurora that would replace the old structure protecting the residents. Photo by Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH Secretary Manuel...
AERIAL photograph shows the flood that hit Capiz due to rains from tropical depression ‘Agaton’ last April. (Capiz Kabalaka Information Center) ILOILO CITY – An official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has said that massive flood control projects are needed in three major river systems...
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Tuesday, July 26, the completion of a P25-million 274.2-meter concrete revetment flood control structure in Barangay Libtong here. This project will benefit the residents as they will be less susceptible to floods....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a flood control structure in Ormoc City which is expected to provide protection for around 300 households that have been battling flooding during rainy season over the years. DPWHSec. Manuel Bonoan said the project cost P28.5 million...
CAGAYAN -- Hundreds of residents near the river in Barangay Masi, Pamplona will soon be less susceptible to the risk of flood and water overflow. PHOTO: (DPWH-CSDEO) On Sunday, the Department of Public Works and Highways–Cagayan Second District Engineering Office (CSDEO) said that the...
A strawberry farmer in Benguet. (Photo by Zaldy Comanda) LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Strawberry farmers here appealed for the termination and transfer of a flood control project which will displace them and affect their source of livelihood. Lawyer Richard Kilaan, lead convenor of Lawyers for Farmers,...
The Pasig City local government inaugurated on Tuesday, July 27, its two new pumping stations to help ease flooding in the city during heavy rains and storms. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto led the inauguration of the Dela paz (Hakbangan Creek) and Sta. Lucia...
It’s the accomplishment of 6.5 million Filipino workers TRAVERSING CAGAYAN RIVER Pigalo Bridge in Angadanan, Isabela (Wilzon Valdez for DPWH) Build, Build, Build has been the target of fake news, trolls, and critics. They have tried to redefine it far from its scope — and in their “proud,...
The agricultural lands surrounding Lamut River in Ifugao--dubbed the country's cleanest river--is now protected by a P26.8-million flood control structure. PROTECTIVE WALL--A concrete flood control structure has been built along the stretch of Lamut River in Ifugao Province, dubbed the cleanest...
