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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ensured that his administration was exhausting innovative measures to address the country's flood problems.Marcos made the remark during the inauguration of the Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Project - Stage 1 in Masantol, Pampanga ."With climate change and with the effects increasing overpopulation, we expect that we will experience more and more of these historic flooding events.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan, meanwhile, recently said that 70% of Metro Manila's internal drainage system is blocked by garbage and silt, which caused flooding in some areas amid the Habagat and Carina.During his third State of the Nation of Address , the President reported that over 5,000 flood control projects had been completed.Also on Wednesday, Marcos said Pampanga has repeatedly suffered loss of lives and damage to property due to heavy flooding.
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