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Magat Dam to release water Saturday, cites ‘heavy inflow’ due to monsoon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 12:16 AM

Based on the notice signed by the dam's flood operation manager, the dam will release water starting 5 a.m. on Saturday. Read more »

Urban planner’s suggestion? Smart tunnels, not flood walls to control metro inundation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 05:32 AM

"Smart tunnels" are 3-layered structures that serve as spillways and could also be used as roads, says architect and urban planner Jun Palafox. Read more »

DPWH says working on 3 major flood control projects in Metro Manila

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 11:58 AM

MANILA - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday said it has been working on at least 3 major flood control projects that are expected to rise in the next decade, as several provinces and cities in Luzon reeled from recent typhoons that saw historic flooding.  Read more »

Pangilinan wants inter-agency task force on water management

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:59 AM

An executive order that will make different agencies work together on managing issues on water may be better instead of instituting a separate department, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

12 barangay sa Pasay, posibleng maapektuhan ng pagpapakawala ng tubig ng flood control ng Makati

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 03:35 AM

Pinaghahanda ng mga lokal na opisyal ang mga residente sa 12 barangay sa Pasay City sa posibleng pagbaha bunsod ng pagpapakawala ng tubig sa isa sa mga flood control units ng Makati. Read more »

Poe asks why 2021 budget for flood control higher than proposed DOH funding

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 01:51 PM

MANILA - Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday questioned why the 2021 budget allocation for flood control projects was P18.78 billion higher than the proposed funding for the Department of Health (DOH), which leads the Philippines' fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

MMDA handa para maiwasan ang pagbaha ngayong tag-ulan

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 03:26 PM

Handa ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) para maiwasan ang pagbaha sa capital region ngayong panahon ng tag-ulan.   Read more »

'370,000 kabahayan makikinabang sa flood control projects ng gobyerno'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 10:10 PM

Aabot sa 370,000 kabahayan ang makikinabang sa nakaambang flood control projects ng gobyerno, ayon sa Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. Read more »

Pagpondo ng DBM sa flood control project kinuwestiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 09:20 PM

May ilan daw na mga lugar na nabigyan umano ng pondo kahit hindi naman binabaha.  Read more »

Fourth tranche of salary hike for gov’t workers out in February: DBM

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 06:23 PM

In a statement, the budget department assured that the increase would be implemented upon the approval of the 2019 general appropriations act.  Read more »

Duterte: What budget insertion?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 03:39 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte came to the defense of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno over the latter’s tiff with House Majority Rolando Andaya Jr. involving the alleged “insertions” in the proposed 2019 national budget. Read more »

'Illusory,' Diokno says of Andaya's budget insertion yarn

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 04:16 PM

Diokno reiterated that the "legitimate adjustment" was done to support the government's commitment to bring infrastructure spending to at least 5 percent of gross domestic product. Read more »

Diokno in-laws' firm bagged P551 million in gov't projects - Andaya

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 10:41 PM

MANILA - The construction firm owned by the in-laws of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno cornered P551 million in government projects in Sorsogon and Catanduanes last year, according to House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. Read more »

House begins probe on alleged 2019 budget insertions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:03 PM

A total of P119 billion out of the total DPWH budget, was allocated for flood control projects for 2019, House Majority Floor Leader Rolando Andaya Jr said. Read more »

Andaya: DPWH should clarify selection process for flood control projects at House hearing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 06:53 PM

The House Committee on Rules will focus on the "Sorsogon flood control scam" where contractor CT Leoncio allegedly cornered billions worth of projects in the Bicol region, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr said.  Read more »

Lawmaker says flood control projects are new cash cows

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 12:09 PM

Flood control projects may be a new way for corrupt politicians and contractors to pocket public funds, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya said Monday. Read more »

'San Juan, Marikina River, di kinaya ang ulang dala ng habagat'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 12:18 AM

Hindi kinaya ng San Juan at Marikina River ang bulto ng tubig na dala ng habagat kaya lumubog ang maraming bahagi ng Metro Manila, ayon sa MMDA. Read more »

'Naantalang flood control projects, ilan sa nagpapabaha'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 11:54 AM

Inamin ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority na isa sa mga dahilan ng patuloy na pagbaha sa ilang bahagi ng Metro Manila ang mga delayed o naantalang flood control project nila. Read more »

Ilang flood control project sa Kamaynilaan, hindi pa tapos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 02:20 AM

Binaha ang ilang lugar sa Metro Manila dahil sa magdamag na pag-ulan. Read more »

DPWH, di tiyak kung matatapos ang flood control project bago ang tag-ulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 10:50 PM

Ongoing pa ang ibang flood control projects ng DPWH kaya hindi pa nila maipangako na masosolusyunan ang pagbaha sa iba pang lugar sa Kamaynilaan. Read more »