PHThe Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured senators on Monday that it was implementing measures to mitigate flooding in the country.
Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan made the statement during the Senate hearing on his department’s proposed P898-billion budget for 2025.
Several senators pointed out that many Filipinos still suffer from perennial flooding despite the big budget allocated to the DPWH for flood control and management.
According to Bonoan, the agency has been implementing flood control projects under the Build Better More program of the Marcos administration.
“But at the end of the day, we cannot experience its benefits by next year … we just want to manage the expectations of our fellow citizens because despite the huge funding we put in, once we’re hit by the ‘habagat’ (southwest monsoon), we’ll get flooded again,” Sen. Nancy Binay told Bonoan.
Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan made the statement during the Senate hearing on his department’s proposed P898-billion budget for 2025.
Several senators pointed out that many Filipinos still suffer from perennial flooding despite the big budget allocated to the DPWH for flood control and management.
According to Bonoan, the agency has been implementing flood control projects under the Build Better More program of the Marcos administration.
“But at the end of the day, we cannot experience its benefits by next year … we just want to manage the expectations of our fellow citizens because despite the huge funding we put in, once we’re hit by the ‘habagat’ (southwest monsoon), we’ll get flooded again,” Sen. Nancy Binay told Bonoan.
