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Residents wade through knee to waist-deep flood along P. Florentino Street in Quezon City on July 24, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news

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RG Cruz

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172248812856120240724-flood-araneta-MT-6.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Residents wade through knee to waist-deep flood along P. Florentino Street in Quezon City on July 24, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Residents wade through knee to waist-deep flood along P. Florentino Street in Quezon City on July 24, 2024.<em> Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – The Philippines spent about P1 trillion on flood control in the last decade or so, Sen. Bong Revilla said Thursday, as he and other lawmakers went after multiple government agencies over the widespread flooding in Metro Manila and adjacent areas last week. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">During an investigation by the Senate Committee on Public Works that Revilla chairs, he noted that the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) grows yearly. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Nasa P42 billion lang yan nung 2015, pero lumobo sa halos P244.57 billion sa 2024. It grew by over P200 billion. And in less than 10 years, may isang trilyong budget kayo para sa baha,&quot; Revilla said in his opening statement.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/31/mmda-blames-metro-flooding-to-insufficient-drainage-system-improper-waste-management-1626">MMDA: Trash, insufficient drainage system to blame for Metro Manila floods</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sen. Nancy Binay said flood control projects had “failed to produce the necessary improvements to safeguard our communities.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“It is deeply concerning that despite the significant funds allocated to DPWH and MMDA, our flood management systems remain inadequate,&quot; she said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently said that some 5,500 flood control projects had been completed since 2022. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sen. Joel Villanueva, who comes from flood-prone Bulacan, said senators wanted to know whether these projects were integrated in a master plan.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The primordial question is really [whether] the DPWH has made reference to a flood control master plan for the 18 major river basins in the country. Does this exist? Do we  actually have a master plan? …Until today we have no answer with regard to this master plan,&quot; added Sen. Imee Marcos. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/7/27/how-to-handle-vehicles-submerged-in-flood-2038">How to handle vehicles submerged in flood</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3063826"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Revilla noted that many pumping stations were not working.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Yung mga lugar sa kalagatinaan ng Metro Manila na talaga namang kailangan ng pumping stations, yun pa yung wala,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Revilla pressed the government to explain whether the reclamation of Manila Bay was to blame for the flooding.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Villanueva pointed out, &quot;For the first time naranasan ng Senado na halos hanggang bewang yung baha dito ho sa labas namin and lahat ho kami nagtataka kasi parang first time ito ang laki ang taas ng tubig. And then you look at outside the Senate, wala na yung Manila Bay – Manila Sands na.” </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Hindi ho ba common sense para sa amin dahil hindi naman po kami eksperto na sabihing may kinalaman yung reclamation dahil wala nang lusutan yung tubig,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/26/poe-vows-to-challenge-2025-budget-of-dpwh-mmda-amid-worsening-floods-1216">Poe vows to challenge 2025 budget of DPWH, MMDA amid &#x27;worsening&#x27; floods</a></span><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/29/flood-control-gets-p257-billion-budget-for-2025-1520">Flood control gets P257 billion budget for 2025</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Philippines spent about P1 trillion on flood control in the last decade or so, Sen. Bong Revilla said Thursday, as he and other lawmakers went after multiple government agencies over the widespread flooding in Metro Manila and adjacent areas last week.</p>

The Philippines spent about P1 trillion on flood control in the last decade or so, Sen. Bong Revilla said Thursday, as he and other lawmakers went after multiple government agencies over the widespread flooding in Metro Manila and adjacent areas last week.

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Published August 01, 2024 12:59 PM PHT

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