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DPWH hit for no flood national master plan
By J.Lo
“So there’s admission in the part of DPWH, that in fact, national flood control master plan still does not exist?” Sen. Imee Marcos asked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) , admitted that there was no national master plan yet to address floods in the Philippines as planning was largely limited per area.
Senators were eager to question officials from DPWH during Committee on Public Works hearing, with lawmakers interjecting in DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan’s opening statement and beginning their questioning before the other agency heads were able to speak.
According to Bonoan, there are 18 major river basins in the country and there are existing plans on how to mitigate each river basin. However, Bonoan admitted that many of these plans are still being updated.
“To some extent that is correct, Madame Senator,” Bonoan replied.
Sen. Joel Villauneva brought up Bonoan’s promise last year that Central Luzon – Pampanga Floodway will commence this 2024. DPWH chief said project could help mitigate flooding in Bulacan and Pampanga.
To Villanueva’s dismay, however, project was still in its planning stages. Bonoan explained that they are in detailed engineering stages.
Super Typhoon Carina and southwest monsoon triggered widespread floods in the Philippines. Some senators believed that flooding has gotten progressively worse in the past few years, despite DPWH getting massive chunk of budget for flood projects.
“Taunan ng lumulobo ang budget ng DPWH para sa baha…nasa P42 billion na lang, nung 2015, pero lumobo ng halos P244.7 billion nung 2024…it grew by over P200 billion…and in less than 10 years, may P1 trilyon budget kayo para sa baha,” Sen. Ramon Revilla, chairs Committee on Public Works, said.
Yearly, DPWH’s budget for flood increases. In 2015, it was just at P42 billion, now it is at P244.5 billion in 2024. It grew by over P200 billion. And in less than 10 years, there is P1 trillion for floods
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