More than 5,000 flood control projects are currently being implemented across the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Saturday (July 27).
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According to DPWH Undersecretary Cathy Cabral, these projects are not included in the 5,521 flood control projects completed between July 2022 and May 2024 that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reported on Monday during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA).
“We have completed more than 5,500 flood control progress reports from July 2022 to May 2024, while more than 5,000 are currently ongoing,” Cabral said at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.
Cabral said that while the recent massive rainfall caused by Super Typhoon Carina and habagat (monsoon rains) was unprecedented, the National Capital Region (NCR) and many other parts of the country could have suffered worse consequences if it were not for the government's flood control projects.
