Integrated flood-control masterplan 'non-existent' in PH

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DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan admitted on Thursday, August 1, 2024, that the Philippines has no integrated flood-control masterplan.

In short, presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos said these were band-aid solutions to mitigate flooding.Senator Joel Villanueva who hails from Bulacan, one of the hardest-hit areas of the recent calamity, said the problem is floodwaters tend to spill over to the nearby province of the one with a working flood control system.

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