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Despite a whopping P255 billion allocated for the Department of Public Works and Highways’ flood control projects in the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, Senate President Francis Escudero was dismayed by the agency’s failure to stop chronic flooding in Metro Manila.
Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito advocated for a comprehensive master plan for infrastructure development to prevent massive flooding. This plan would include high-impact flood mitigation and control projects alongside transportation modernization efforts. During last year’s budget deliberations, Escudero noted that the P255 billion budget for flood control far exceeded the allocations for irrigation , the construction of new hospitals, and the capital outlay budgets of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health .
He urged these agencies to collaborate with LGUs in inspecting flooded areas to recommend medium- and long-term solutions to prevent flooding.
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