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Laguna lawmakers said the LegisHear consultation led by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III in Calamba City helped bring together support for addressing recurring flooding around Laguna Lake, as they pushed House Resolution No. 906 seeking a comprehensive flood mitigation and management plan for the lake basin. Speaking at the LegisHear press briefing following the […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano challenged young people in Bulacan to help address recurring flooding and take an active role in shaping the future of their communities. “Alam ng Diyos ang paraan pero may kapangyarihan sa inyong mga bibig. Sabihin nyo ‘Lord, hindi mo ipamamana sa akin ng isang Bulacan na bahain,” Cayetano told […]
Senator Bong Go extended his condolences and assistance to the family of 41-year-old Jerland Enriquez who died after risking his life to rescue three neighbors during severe flooding in Quezon City recently. Enriquez, a fruit porter originally from Nueva Ecija, went missing after helping save a mother and her two children who were swept away […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is pushing to create a Pampanga River Basin Authority to serve as the central coordinating body for flood-control and flood-resilience efforts across the province and the interconnected areas of the Pampanga River Basin. Senate Bill No. 2516 will create a permanent mechanism responsible for basin-wide planning, project coordination, technical review, monitoring, and […]
The Department of Agriculture is looking at a major infrastructure project that could turn Pampanga’s flood-prone Candaba Swamp into a vast water storage, irrigation, and agricultural transport network, with canals potentially stretching 100 meters wide and reaching 7 meters deep. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the DA has commissioned a P150-million study with […]
The emergency response team of Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano brought food, water, and grocery packs to flood-hit communities and vulnerable sectors across Pampanga as some areas remained submerged for nearly a month. The team visited the municipalities of Candaba and Macabebe before proceeding to the municipalities of Apalit, Sasmuan, Bacolor, and the City […]
Senator Bong Go warned that the overcrowding of a Manila hospital’s emergency room amid rising leptospirosis cases shows why the government must strengthen healthcare from the grassroots level, especially as continued habagat rains and tropical systems threaten to prolong flooding and health risks in parts of Luzon. The Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital announced […]
The City Government of Manila’s efforts under Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso’s administration paid off, as a mandated weekly de-clogging drive, an uninterrupted waste collection system, and a swift evacuation response helped the city mitigate the impact of nearly a week of relentless monsoon rain as efficiently as possible. In a speech at the groundbreaking […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is calling for the development of a comprehensive national flood management plan and a full accounting of public funds allocated for flood-control projects, as heavy monsoon rains continue to inundate communities across the country. The enhanced southwest monsoon has triggered flooding in several parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces, forcing thousands […]
Bacolod City – The second leg of an initiative launched to comprehensively address the city’s issues with flooding will be held on Wednesday, a step that Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez said “is necessary to arrive at real, workable, and future-ready solutions suitable for a thriving and rapidly developing city.” The 2nd Bacolod Flood […]