In dire need of a sound bite? Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed last week that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) purportedly directed the immediate ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) issued an urgent call on Monday to all local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas to promptly assess, upgrade, and ...

Congress has currently earmarked 779.38 billion Philippine pesos ($13.9bn) for the DPWH flood control efforts in 2025, approximately 12 percent of the proposed national budget.

MANILA, Philippines—A recent bill filed in Congress proposing a massive flood control system with an expressway on top is causing more alarm among environmental and marine conservation groups ...

South Manila District Engineering Office (DPWH-SMDEO) has recently started the construction of a drainage system to minimize ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed government agencies concerned to ramp up efforts in mitigating the effects of the ...

According to Momo, the $500-million Metro Manila Flood Management Project received funding from the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for $207.6 million each in 2017 ...

We talk to flood control systems expert Guillermo Tabios III and design anthropologist Pamela Cajilig in this episode airing at 7 pm on July 26 MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) and ...

MMDA acting chair Don Artes says small drainage systems and improper waste disposal reduce the effectivity of flood control projects. ... sync Metro Manila drainage system. Aug 3, 2023 11:17 AM PHT.

Reports suggest that Governor Edduba has maneuvered to control the project, sidelining local representatives, including the representative from Kalinga's lone district and a party-list legislator who ...

SENATORS agreed that a master flood control plan was imperative after floods brought by a typhoon-induced southwest monsoon submerged most of the National Capital Region (NCR) last week. Sunday, ...

“This does not include foreign-assisted projects purportedly for flood mitigation, but it already totals to P349,332,963,000, or P957,076,610.9589 per day of flood control funds.