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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

“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.

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.

DPWH completes P92-M flood control project in Sampaloc, Manila. July 14, 2022 ... “The improvement of drainage system utilized a series of 2.40 by 1.80 meter of reinforced concrete box culverts that ...

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 ...