Categories
Politics

MAMBA: CAGAYAN RIVER DREDGING A DREAM COME TRUE

The rehabilitation of the Cagayan River will start soon following the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and two operator-dredgers recently. The MOA on the Cagayan River Restoration Project was signed by DENR through Cagayan Valley regional executive director Gwendolyn Bambalan and the Great River […]

Categories
Government

BAMBOO TO PREVENT FLOODING IN CAGAYAN – CIMATU

The lowly bamboo will be playing a crucial role in the rehabilitation of the heavily silted Cagayan River, which overflowed during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses leading to massive flooding that submerged the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela and killed at least 29 people in the area. This developed as the Department of Environment and […]

Categories
Government

WIDEN MARIKINA RIVER TO REDUCE FLOODING – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu recommended the widening of Marikina River to increase its flood-carrying capacity after Marikina City and nearby areas submerged in deep floodwaters during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. “Marikina River has to be widened to reduce the risk of flooding in the area,” Cimatu said during his visit to Marikina City three […]

Categories
Politics

DESILT LAGUNA DE BAY, PREVENT FLOODING – GORDON

With the recent massive flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses in Metro Manila and the province of Rizal, Senator Dick Gordon is calling for the desilting of the Laguna De Bay to avoid a repeat of the flooding that also hit some parts of the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) region. Gordon pointed out […]

Categories
Politics

SENATE TO PROBE CAGAYAN FLOODING – PANGILINAN

Senator Kiko Pangilinan said he will be filing a Senate resolution to probe the flooding in the wake of Typhoon Ulysses that killed at least 24 persons in Cagayan. “Sunod-sunod na mga sakuna ang nangyari sa bansa nitong mga nakaraang linggo, pero dapat pa ring tanungin: Naiwasan kaya ito kung na-control nang maayos ang pagbukas […]

Categories
Politics

CREATE BODY TO PROTECT SIERRA MADRE — RIZAL SOLON

Amid the widespread flooding as a result of the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday reiterated the need to put up a government body to oversee, manage and care for the 500 kilometer-long Sierra Madre Mountain Range in order to protect the biodiverse area’s forest cover and prevent flooding […]

Categories
Politics

SEND RELIEF GOODS TO LANSLIDE-HIT BICOL TOWNS – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara has sent relief goods to residents of Camarines Sur and Albay provinces in the wake of landslides and flooding in Bicol region that hit before New Year’s Day. Angara’s office handed over 7,000 relief packs to concerned local officials for distribution to victims of the landslides and flooding triggered by Tropical Depression […]

Categories
Politics

I WILL HELP FUND DUMANGAS EVACUATION CENTER IMPROVEMENT– VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar has assured residents of Dumangas town in Iloilo that she will fund the improvement of their evacuation center. Villar, who visited the town to join in the celebration of their annual festival, said she already received the letter of request of the town government and she is now processing the necessary documents […]