President Marcos wants to revisit the Bicol River Basin Development Program, a project that started during his late father's administration
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In a briefing on Monday, October 28 in Camp Aguinaldo, Department of Public Works and Highways Manuel Bonoan said that the project had a flood control component but it was not the main focus. “As a program principally of technical physical infrastructure projects, the BRBDP needed perfect designs, which in several areas was not achieved, creating problems for both agencies and the beneficiaries,” the paper read.
The Asian Development Bank, which is supporting this initiative in six river basins in the Philippines, The basin’s geography makes it susceptible to flooding, especially the areas near the San Miguel Bay which are prone to storm surges caused byA 2015 document from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources attributed the risk to the “combined effect of the regular passage of typhoons, high runoff in the surrounding volcanic and sedimentary terrains and the natural low elevation of the Bicol Plain.
The flooding did not only cause damage to property, it also impeded the distribution of aid to affected communities.
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