SENATORS agreed that a master flood control plan was imperative after floods brought by a typhoon-induced southwest monsoon submerged most of the National Capital Region (NCR) last week.
SENATORS agreed that a master flood control plan was imperative after floods brought by a typhoon-induced southwest monsoon submerged most of the National Capital Region last week.In a joint Senate committee hearing on public works, environment, natural resources and climate change, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr.
Sec Manuel Bonoan, with MMDA Chairman Romando Artes meets at a 2nd Public Hearing of Senate Committee Public Works joint with the Committees on Environmemnt, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Public Services and Finance. Majority Leader Sen. Francis Tolentino said the National Land Use Zoning Act would be useful in creating a master plan for flood control in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, noting the endeavor needs interagency effort.'We will be tackling intrinsic management skills, but that is not the aim of this hearing. This hearing should be able to produce vital, legal changes that would ensure effective collaboration among various agencies,' Tolentino said.'We have to look forward.
lacks planning, determination and transparency.She said that as early as 2012, P351 billion was allocated and approved for long-term flood management plans to solve flooding in the NCR.'Does this exist? Do we have a master plan... Until today, we have no answer concerning this master plan,' Marcos said.'We wonder. With the billions that our Congress and our Senate put aside, we did not fail to put a budget there.
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