President Marcos Jr. reveals that Maguindanao and North Cotabato are among the country's most flood-prone provinces but have not received new flood control projects. This finding comes as he launches the website sumbongsapangulo.ph for a public audit of the DPWH's projects.
TWO Mindanao provinces, including Maguindanao and North Cotabato , have been identified among the country’s 10 most flood-prone areas, even as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered a comprehensive investigation into the government’s multibillion-peso flood control program.Speaking at a Palace press conference on Monday, August 11, 2025, Marcos Jr. unveiled sumbongsapangulo.
Pero parang hindi tumutugma,” he said.Another irregularity noted was that of the country’s 170 pumping stations, 157 are in Metro Manila, where many are rendered ineffective by garbage accumulation in waterways. He also cited multiple projects in different locations with exactly the same contract price. “Imposible ‘yan… for one barangay, even if they are next to each other, to have the exact same project, to the exact same amount, with the exact same contractor?” he said.
Bongbong Marcos Flood Control Projects DPWH Audit Sumbongsapangulo.Ph Maguindanao Flooding North Cotabato Mindanao
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