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...
photo: SMC At least eight million tons of silt and waste were removed from 136 kilometers of river systems in...
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...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to secure financial and technical assistance from bilateral and multilateral development partners to roll-out more flood control and other climate projects, Public Works Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said.On the sidelines of a business...
Stressing that climate change will bring more floods to the country, President Marcos encouraged local government units (LGUs) and ordinary citizens on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to properly maintain their waterways and promote recycling to ensure the efficiency of flood control projects.President Ferdinand...
Days after the massive flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, President Marcos ordered government agencies to intensify various preventive measures to avoid Carina-like flooding during the La Niña phenomenon. LRT 1 passengers in Balintawak Station in Quezon City ride a makeshift boat...
Flood control should be a national plan, President Marcos stressed as he dwelled on the impacts of super typhoon Carina and enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat in various parts of Luzon this week.President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inspects the aftermath of typhoon Carina at the Mauban...
The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed the P50-million Nalubbunan flood control project on the Magat River in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya.THE Nalubbunan flood control project in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya. The project funded under the Regular Infrastructure Fund for Fiscal Year 2023 has...
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...
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...
