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With the country’s farmers facing the threats of the El Niño phenomenon, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Monday urged the government to maximize state educational institutions like the University of the Philippines (UP) to produce crops that can survive extreme weather conditions that lead to extended droughts and damaging floods. “We should all […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has constructed a flood control structure along the Digmala River in the Municipality of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija to protect residential areas and farmlands from threats of inundation. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, based on submitted reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the flood […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it expects its P2-B Pasig River cleanup project to cross the 1 million metric tons threshold in silt and solid wastes removed, by next month, as its dredging teams focus their efforts on both ends of the river–the Manila Bay and Laguna Lake, where significant water flow restriction is known […]
Floods caused by shear line-driven heavy rains which began last Christmas weekend have displaced hundreds of families and affected the provision of basic services including drinking water, food and health in affected communities. In line with this, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramped up its relief operations, alongside its rescue preparations, to assist flood-hit families […]
Senators Bong Go and Robin Padilla brought aid to two residents of Mindanao that were recently hit by floods. Go and Padilla went to Sta. Maria in Davao Occidental, where they distributed P2,000 each to 2,500 residents affected by flooding. The senators distributed P2,000 each to 2,500 residents. The legislators also distributed balls and bicycles […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri proposed to the city government of Zamboanga to build a mega dike in danger zones to prevent devastating floods in the future. Zubiri flew to Zamboanga City to turn over to Mayor John Dalipe some 15 metric tons of rice that he and several civic groups donated to the victims of […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill No. 4340 or the proposed “Rainwater Harvesting Facility Act,” which seeks to require the establishment and maintenance of rainwater harvesting facilities in all new institutional, commercial, and residential development projects in Metro Manila. HB 4340, principally authored by Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winston Castelo […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo wants answers from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as to why Metro Manila was left flooded last Saturday and Sunday by the monsoon rains. Castelo, Chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development said Metro Manila and its suburbs […]