Top 20 provinces with the most flood control projects

Bulacan, Cebu, and Isabela are the top three provinces with the most number of flood control projects.

They are also the top three provinces in terms of the total contract cost of the flood control deals, according to the sumbongsapangulo.ph website.

The top 20 provinces with the largest number of flood control projects are as follows:

1. Bulacan    - 668
2. Cebu - 414
3. Isabela - 337
4. Pangasinan - 313
5. Pampanga - 293
6. Albay - 273
7. Leyte - 262
8. Tarlac - 258
9. Camarines Sur - 250
10. Ilocos Norte - 224
11. Negros Occidental -208
12. Cavite - 192
13. Batangas - 189
14. Misamis Oriental - 181
15. Davao Del Sur - 180
16. Iloilo - 168
17. Rizal - 167
18. Cagayan - 167
19. La Union - 166
20. Nueva Ecija - 163

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., in his State of the Nation Address in July, served notice to government personnel who steal public funds, such as those for flood control projects, that they will be dealt with under the law.

"Kamakailan lang, nag-inspeksyon ako sa naging epekto ng Habagat at bagyong Crising, Dante at Emong.  Kitang-kita ko, maraming proyekto sa flood control mga palpak at 'yung iba, guni-guni lang," Marcos said.

(Just recently, I looked at the aftermath of the effects of the Southwest Monsoon, and the cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong. I saw many flood control projects that have failed. Others were just figments of imagination.)

He then tasked the Department of Public Works and Highways to submit a list of flood control projects in the last three years.

"We will publish this list so that the public can see it," he said. "At the same time, there will be an audit and performance review of these projects to check and make sure, and to know how your money was spent." –NB, GMA Integrated News