DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday, June 6, to fast-track flood control projects in the Davao region. PRESIDENT Marcos (FB) Marcos issued the directive after the region experienced severe flooding in the first quarter of...
The Marcos administration has already completed some 4,700 flood control projects from July 2022 to 2024, with 4,000 others currently being implemented, Palace press briefer Daphne Oseña-Paez said on Tuesday, May 7. During a Palace press briefing after a sectoral meeting with President...
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 said the government must build flood control infrastructures that are multi-functional to lessen flooding impacts in communities and agriculture areas. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Stressing that the impacts of climate change have...
Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan disagreed that the construction of various infrastructure projects has affected the drainage systems and waterways in Bulacan and caused the massive flooding there recently. Councilors Coach Geli Bulaong and Troy Aldaba fearlessly went down into the...
Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Tuesday, Aug. 8, defended the agency’s flood-control projects amid mounting criticisms of unresolved problem of flooding. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan (RTVM screenshot) Although the official admitted that there are some delays in...
Climate change has forever altered the Philippines’ tropical and maritime climate, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 7, as he assured that his administration is already working on critical flood control projects to stop massive destructions after calamities....
After admitting that the country is facing a water crisis, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, March 28, identified further problems in the country’s water sources and management. During a media interview following the Pag-IBIG Fund Chairman’s Report at the SMX Convention...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Feb. 10, that it has completed the construction of three multi-purpose buildings in Concepcion, Tarlac which will enable the holding of public service activities of the benefit of residents there. DPWH logo DPWH Tarlac Second...
