SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) If SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta would have his way, he would have the Commission on Audit (COA) conduct more timely audits on flood control projects. Marcoleta said that doing so...
President Marcos said the government will take another look into its comprehensive national masterplan to improve the country's systems and reduce the impact of future typhoons. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this following the onslaught of Super Typhoon...
Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo (Facebook) The failure to implement Metro Manila's flood control masterplan will only hold back the country’s economic progress. Thus, said Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo...
Following the massive flooding in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the Rizal Province, President Marcos has directed government agencies to study the building of weirs along tributaries to control the water flow from Sierra Madre down to nearby areas. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee provides food to stranded families that have taken shelter at AGRI headquarters (Rep. Lee’s office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee opened the headquarters of his party-list in order to provide shelter, food,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is batting for the urgent update and implementation of the flood management masterplan for Metro Manila in the wake of massive flooding caused by Typhoon "Carina"-enhanced “habagat” or...
Some senators lamented how the billions worth of flood control projects were not felt despite its increasing budget allocation every year. (Noel Pabalate/MB file photo) Senator Grace Poe said that the worsening flooding in Metro Manila appears "not to complement" the increasing budget. "With every...
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...
President Marcos appealed to the public to dispose of their trash properly as he noted that the government's flood control infrastructures did not work as intended due to the garbage that blocked them. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (MPC Pool) Marcos said this as he conducted ocular...
The ‘ may liwanag ang buhay ’ mantra did not prevail over the wrath of typhoon Carina after many parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces were submerged into extreme flooding on Wednesday (July 24) and that triggered electricity service cut-off to many consumers, yet power utility giant...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued Flood Bulletin No. 2 on Tuesday, July 23, for the Metro Manila, Pasig-Marikina, and Laguna de Bay river basins due to continuous light to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,"...
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...
