The World Bank has cited some inroads in the long-delayed Metro Manila flood control project, which is being partly funded by a loan it approved eight years ago."The progress is moderately satisfactory with 38 pumping station construction sites and solid waste reduction activities," the...
After the World Bank loan for the delayed project aimed at mitigating flooding in Metro Manila was extended last year, the Washington-based multilateral lender reported implementation progress at a number of pumping stations.In a March 27 implementation status and results report, the...
Officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hold a consultative meeting on March 13, 2025, to discuss flood control initiatives in major river basins nationwide. (Photo: DPWH)Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has brushed off as "fake news" the reports that he or his family...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Development Council in Central Mindanao and the Mindanao Development Authority are eyeing foreign donors to fund infrastructure projects to mitigate perennial flooding within the Mindanao River Basin area. RESIDENTS wade through a marshy field that used to be a...
As requested by the Philippines, the World Bank has extended by two more years its soon-to-lapse loan for a big-ticket infrastructure project aimed at mitigating flooding in Metro Manila, which had been plagued by delays and underspending due to government inefficiency.Official documents showed that...
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 other...
"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)Marcos...
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 Upper...
