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Families stay at a temporary shelter in Barangay Niog, Bacoor City, Cavite on August 10, 2026 after heavy rains inundated parts of Cavite. Disaster response teams, health personnel, and local government units (LGUs) have established temporary shelters and evacuation centers for families displaced by the widespread flooding. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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HABAGAT- FLOODING- BACOOR

Vivienne Gulla

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178643559537620260810-habagat-bacoor-cavite-flooding-JC8347.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Families stay at a temporary shelter in Barangay Niog, Bacoor City, Cavite on August 10, 2026 after heavy rains inundated parts of Cavite. Disaster response teams, health personnel, and local government units (LGUs) have established temporary shelters and evacuation centers for families displaced by the widespread flooding. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA -- The 2027 National Expenditure Program has proposed P107.4 billion in funding for flood control projects, according to Acting Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon.De Leon assured that safeguards will be in place to prevent anomalies in its implementation.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/8/10/dbm-submits-p7-2-trillion-2027-budget-to-marcos-2035" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DBM submits P7.2-trillion 2027 budget to Marcos</a></div>In 2026, no budget for locally funded flood control projects was allocated, following allegations of anomalies in the implementation of past projects.But De Leon stressed the need to complete and maintain projects to mitigate flooding amid heavy rains.“Lalo na ngayon na nag-uulan, nakikita po natin, number one, ‘yung kahalagahan ng pagkakaroon ng maaayos na flood control projects upang maiwasan na makapaminsala ‘yung excessive water na lumalabas sa ating mga kalsada,” he explained.“Hindi naman din po natin puwedeng pabayaan ‘yung mga naumpisahan na flood control projects, at hindi po magiging maayos ‘yung epekto kung mananatiling nakatiwangwang ‘yung mga naumpisahan nang flood control projects,” De Leon added.“Kaakibat din po nito ‘yung mga operating requirements… including ‘yung mga pumping station, facilities na kailangan mong i-sustain year-on-year,&quot; he noted.&quot;Kaya ito po yung naging dahilan kung bakit kami nag-agree sa ilang proposal ng Department of Public Works and Highways para sa kanilang mga existing flood control projects na dapat ipagpatuloy, tapusin, ayusin para ma-realize ‘yung actual intended benefit para sa ating mga kababayan,” De Leon explained.The proposed allocation will be under the budgets of different departments and agencies. Of the proposed P107.4 billion, P19.6 billion is for ongoing foreign-assisted projects, and P3.4 billion is under the MMDA for the operation and maintenance of existing structures.The DBM gave assurances the projects proposed by the DPWH have been “strictly vetted”, and there will be additional safeguards to ensure they will not end up as “ghost projects”.“Siniguro natin na properly identified, properly tagged ang location ng mga projects, duly supported, ngayon pa lang, ng actual program of works ang mga ito upang masiguro natin na hindi ito magiging mga ghost flood control projects kapag ito ay naaprubahan ng Kongreso,” De Leon said.“From appropriations to release, these will be made public sa pamamagitan ng ating compass, and their implementation will be closely monitored sa pamamagitan ng transparency portal ng DPWH,&quot; he said.&quot;Gayundin ang project DIME ng DBM o ‘yung tinatawag nating Digital Imaging for Monitoring and Evaluation, kung saan hindi lamang tayo magre-rely sa documentary reports na ganito na kalaki ‘yung accomplishment, but we will also be utilizing technology, satellite data, to verify kung talaga bang nage-exist ‘yung mga reported structures,” he added.<div>“BIG GUIDE”</div>House leaders, for their part, said allocation for priority flood control projects will be guided by Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards), which provides disaster-related information. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/8/11/dbm-turns-over-p7-2-trillion-budget-bill-to-house-1323" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DBM turns over P7.2 trillion budget bill to House</a></div>The lower chamber also vows to exercise its oversight function to make sure that the projects are implemented correctly.“I think Project NOAH is going to be a big guideline as to what the priorities are going to be… Project NOAH is a study by the University of the Philippines as to who and where are the most flood-prone areas in the country. So that will hopefully be the priorities,” House Majority Leader and Presidential Son Sandro Marcos said.Will the House allow amendments to the proposed funding for flood control?“It depends on Project NOAH. I think that is the best indicator,” Marcos said.The House majority leader also made a distinction between “insertions” and “amendments” to the proposed national budget.“Amendments, if they are institutional, are part and parcel of the jurisdiction of Congress. In other words, kung mayroong departamento na binigyan ng budget, P100, pero P50 ang ginastos nila. Ibig sabihin, in line with the zero-sum policy of the DBM, ibig sabihin sinayang nila ‘yung P50,&quot; Marcos said.&quot;So sayang lang ‘yung pondo kung hindi ginastos. Ibig sabihin, kailangan ilipat sa ibang departamento kung saan mas magaling silang gumastos,” he explained.The President gave no marching orders on the proposed 2027 national budget, according to the House Majority Leader.“The President respects the separation of powers between the Legislative and the Executive. And I think it is the prerogative of the Legislature to see whether or not the funds that were allocated in certain places should stay as such or whether they should be reallocated more efficiently to departments that deserve it more,&quot; Marcos said.

The 2027 National Expenditure Program proposes P107.4 billion in funding for flood control projects.

The 2027 National Expenditure Program proposes P107.4 billion in funding for flood control projects.

2027 NEP proposes P107.4 B funding for flood control

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2027 NEP proposes P107.4 B funding for flood control

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published August 11, 2026 04:10 PM PHT

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